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The Seed Collective:
One Handful. Self-Reliance.
The Spark
In the remote villages where The Hunger Project works, women hold the secret for ending hunger. They don’t wait for help; they look to each other.
They gather in a circle. Each woman brings what she has to 'put-in'—a single handful of rice, a few grains of maize, a few coins. They pool it. It becomes a collective contribution given to one woman to start her journey when it is her turn.
It is not charity. It is her first capital investment. She takes that shared handful to market, turning a small gesture into the starting funds for her future.
The Movement
The Seed Collective aims to expand these womens' groups to New Zealand. We are pooling resources to fuel a cycle of independence. Your 'put-in - no matter the size - will be used to provide the training, access to tools and infrastructure, and the leadership a woman needs to implement her own solution to hunger.
The Investment
We aren't saving victims; we are backing leaders.
When you invest in The Seed Collective, you aren't just giving a gift. You are providing the capital for a woman to stand on her own two feet.
Your Seed. Her Capital. Our Shared Future.
What your 'Put-In' can fund.
$50
The Seed
Your essential "put-in" amount.
This amount could provide an opportunity for a woman to take part in a locally held skills workshop where she can learn new skills to either add to her income or create new opportunities for income generation.
$75 - $150
The Seedling
Your growth seed funding.
This amount could provide a group of young girls in India with the training and tools to prevent forced marriages in their community and keep girls in school. Providing them with the ability to create powerful futures.
$250 - 500
The Harvest
The leadership investment.
This amount could fund the tools and mentorship for a group of up to 10 women to access the leadership and skills traning to help lead their community out of hunger and poverty.
$1,000+
The Visionary
The community builder.
This level of investment could fund a number of different programmes in a community - from leadership development to skills development to training on improved farming practices which will contribute to gaining self-reliance.
Meet a few of our leaders
Adwoa Yaaba, Ghana
Adwoa turned her participation in a skills building workshop into a thriving business making soaps. One that has helped to meet the needs of her family and created self-reliance.
The Women of Purba Sayera, Bangladesh
With leadership training a small group of women have implemented several changes which have created prosperity for their community.
His Grace's Mothers Club, Uganda
Rejeya Khatun, Bangladesh
Hungry but with no formal education and no prospects for work, Rejeya took a 6 month course in sewing and tailoring - creating a vocation and independence.
Small Loans, Big Impact
Enma Ballesteros, Peru
Women Leaders Reshaping Communities, India
The Single Best Investment to End Hunger
The Amplifier Effect
The Hunger Project focuses on empowing women in our communities because we know that an empowered woman will create the change that is required to end generational hunger and poverty. There is a multiplier effect in place you empower a woman that leads to community change.
- 90% Reinvestment: Women reinvest up to 90% of their income into their family's health and education.
- Family Lifted: When a woman gains economic footing, her entire household and surrounding community rise with her.
- Leadership Created: Investing in women strengthens local governance and creates female leaders.
