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452:, describe in their 2010 book how their family sold their home and donated half the proceeds (about $ 800,000) to The Hunger Project. The family used the other half of the proceeds to buy a smaller, less expensive home. Their donation was earmarked to help 30,000 rural villagers in over 30 villages in Ghana.
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The Rural Bank is able to mobilise the community's wealth to create more wealth, as well as meeting its aim of providing the community with sustainable access to savings and credit facilities . In practice, the program saw success as THP's Iganga
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In India, THP facilitates the mobilization and training of elected women panchayat leaders. In
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malnutrition, maternal and child mortality, gender discrimination and inequality, illiteracy, and corruption. In Latin
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