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The Evidence Project

What can microfinance do – or not do – for the chronically hungry poor? As microfinance expands, these questions have never been more important. Our new blog, written by Chris Dunford, takes a fresh look at what the evidence tells us about the value of offering microfinance – and more.

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Microfinance and Health Pairing to be Model for Global Expansion

Our pioneering work to bring women microfinance combined with health services in India is now being developed as a model for global expansion.

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A Healthy Life for Her Children


Malaria is a constant threat to Mariam and her family. In Mali, West Africa, it’s estimated that every child under 5 will develop malaria at least once a year.

Self-Help through Microfinance — and More.

We bring poor women in Africa, Asia, and Latin America a powerful combination of microfinance, education, and health protection to help them achieve a sustainable, self-help end to world hunger.

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Microfinance and World Hunger News and Updates!

Catholic Relief Services to use Freedom from Hunger's Business Education Module in Savings Groups

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16,000 Women in Benin and Burkina Faso to Benefit from Saving for Change, Thanks to Major Grant

Women who participate in Saving for Change are among the poorest Freedom from Hunger serves. Thanks to a major grant, Freedom from Hunger will soon expand Saving for Change from Mali to Benin and Burkina Faso and will pilot new technologies to reduce the challenges of serving women in rural areas. Learn more.

Leveling a Mountain

One of the biggest obstacles a poor family faces in their steep climb out of poverty, is illness. Money that could be invested in education, a home-based business, or even a new roof, must often be diverted to pay for medical care. But Freedom from Hunger's new partnership with Oikocredit is about to help thousands of families in the Andes turn a daunting peak into a rolling hill. Learn more.

More than the Three Rs: Making Education Work for Poor Women

Many of the women Freedom from Hunger serves have never been to school. But they’re quickly absorbing and applying lessons about child nutrition, microenterprise management and safeguarding family health. In a new article, Freedom from Hunger’s trainers describe what works and what doesn’t in adult education. Learn more.

Health Loans Preserve the Hard-won Successes of a Mother and Entrepreneur

Laily Begum nearly saw her sewing business wiped out when a series of health calamities struck her family. But thanks to our health protection initiative, she had an alternative to begging: she took out a health loan. Learn more.

Microfinance and Health Pairing to be Model for Global Expansion

Our pioneering work to bring women microfinance combined with health services in India is now being developed as a model for global expansion. Learn more about this Johnson & Johnson and Ashmore Foundation collaboration between Freedom from Hunger and the Microcredit Summit Campaign.