Hunger Blog

The Hunger Blog is an open dialogue that highlights how microfinance, when combined with lifeskills and health services, empowers women to improve their incomes, safeguard their childrens’ health and achieve lasting food security.

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“Mejor”

I am a Freedom from Hunger Trustee. I recently traveled with staff to Peru to meet the women Freedom from Hunger is serving through its partner, FINCA Peru. What amazed me most was the determination of the women to provide something “mejor” (as the women said in Spanish), or “better,” for themselves and for their children. I met a woman, Herlinda Hinahosa Lizarraga, who was using her loan toward a “chupetera,” which was a machine to freeze water into ice. This was important to her business helping her husband sell fish. Women like Herlinda are the reason I support the powerful work of Freedom from Hunger. I am interested in your comments about the Peru stories you have heard today.

Health, Hunger, & Education

As a Trustee of Freedom from Hunger, I am passionate about their work to address hunger through integration of health programs with microfinance. After all, hunger is inextricably linked to poverty and poor health status. In my view, helping women and families lift themselves out of poverty through micro-finance initiatives while equipping them with the knowledge and tools to improve health status is a true recipe for success. I would love to hear what others think.

Freedom from Hunger Day Video

This is Jane Pauley. I am pleased to take part in Freedom from Hunger Day and to be part of this video premier. I would love to know what you think about the video. I hope it has inspired you to become part of the solution to end hunger for good.

--Jane Pauley | 09-28-07 | Permalink | Comments (5)

Categories: Everyday Advocates