The Hunger Project was founded in 1977, in the wake of the
rising debate on world hunger triggered by the first Rome World
Food Conference. Rather than simply being another relief
organization, The Hunger Project was created as a strategic
organization. Over the years, The Hunger Project has reinvented
itself time and again to meet each challenge along the path of
ending hunger. Global Will and Commitment, 1977-1989. The Hunger
Project carried out the world’s largest public education and
advocacy campaign on the issue of hunger, designed to mobilize a
global constituency committed to the end of hunger. Aligning the
hunger response community, 1979-1986. The Hunger Project played
a catalytic role in mobilizing international support to stop
famines in Cambodia (1979), Somalia (1980) and the entire
African continent (1983-85). It was instrumental in the
formation of InterAction – the coalition of US-based
international relief and development organizations. Committed
leadership in Africa, 1987… After the 1985 fami