Update to the Global Board (October 2008). Amidst the challenge of the world food crisis, most Hunger Project-Benin epicenter food banks are fully stocked to ensure the food security of the communities.
Update to the Global Board (October 2008). Due to unfavorable farming conditions, microfinance partners have faced challenges repaying their loans on time. However, with the help of the epicenter and loan committees, partners have increased their repayment rates by 13 percent.
The West African nation of Benin has experienced one of the most stable democracies in all of Africa. Despite this and recent economic growth, Benin remains one of the poorest nations in Africa and the world. The Hunger Project has been working in Benin since 1997 and is currently empowering over 31,000 partners in 12 epicenter communities to end their own hunger and poverty.
The African Woman Food Farmer Initiative (AWFFI) microfinance program is designed to address the critical missing link for the end of hunger in Africa: the economic empowerment of
