60 percent of the world's hungry are women.4
50 percent of pregnant women in developing countries lack proper maternal care, resulting in over 300,000 maternal deaths annually from childbirth.4
1 out of 6 infants are born with a low birth weight in developing countries.5
Malnutrition is the key factor contributing to more than one-third of all global child deaths resulting in 2.6 million deaths per year.14
A third of all childhood death in sub-Saharan Africa is caused by hunger.6
Every five seconds, a child dies from hunger-related diseases.6
The Hunger Project firmly believes that empowering women to be key change agents is an essential element to achieving the end of hunger and poverty. Wherever we work, our programs aim to support women and build their capacity.
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