What is The Hunger Projects History?
The Hunger Project was founded in 1977 by several individuals who believed that worldwide hunger could be ended if enough people had an awareness of the issue and the will to end it. These founders included Werner Erhard, John Denver, Bob Fuller, Joan Holmes, Dana Meadows and Roy Prosterman. None of the founders, save Joan Holmes who sits on The Hunger Project’s Global Board of Directors, are involved in the present-day Hunger Project. Now, more than 30 years later, The Hunger Project is a very different organization from when it was first founded. While we find our roots in education and advocacy efforts, we now focus our energies on on-the-ground programs throughout the developing world which mobilize communities and enhance and build the capacities of women, men and children to end their own hunger and poverty.
