Over 3 billion human beings live in absolute poverty, on less than $2 a day. 800 million people, many of these children, suffer chronic malnutrition. Every day 20,000 children age 5 or under die from hunger or hunger-related causes. These harsh realities face millions each day, unrelentingly. Enacting our mission to improve the quality of life of people in West Africa and Africa as a whole. HLI’s Project Partners work hard to bring both short-term relief and long-term solutions.