Public Criticism
The Hunger Project has been the object of criticism, focused on:
- the organization's original ties (severed in 1991) to Werner Erhard, Erhard Seminars Training, and their philosophies. The origin of the Hunger Project can be seen in the source document "The End of Starvation: Creating an Idea Whose Time Has Come", from 1977, written by Werner Erhard.
- the failure of the Hunger Project to reach its goal of "ending world hunger by 1997...";
- the focus of the Project (1977–1990) on public education and advocacy, rather than providing food and other direct action (on May 30, 1981 the board of directors of Oxfam Canada passed a resolution which stated they would not endorse any activities or programs sponsored by The Hunger Project, nor would they accept funds from the project.)
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