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Action Against Hunger has developed its water and sanitation expertise over nearly three decades of field work, advancing a number of solutions for populations at risk from water insecurity.
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Central to the targeting of malnutrition, Action Against Hunger extends water and sanitation improvements to communities with little or no access to proper sources.
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Action Against Hunger's programs are sustainable because of our commitment to community participation—to build local capacity and harnesses a population's energy and resources.
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Though strategies may vary, our food security interventions all share a common goal: to fight hunger by preserving and strengthening livelihoods in a sustainable and contextual manner.
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Action Against Hunger’s innovative food security programs offer a broad range of solutions for generating income, boosting food production, and strengthening livelihoods.
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Our comprehensive approach to hunger involves extending water and sanitation services to communities faced with water scarcity, unsafe drinking water, and inadequate sanitation.
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Action Against Hunger occupies a unique place among international organizations: our expertise encompasses emergency relief, longer-term development, and the terrain in between.
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We have developed an effective method to treat acute malnutrition that includes field-tested protocols and nutritional products backed by an international scientific advisory committee.
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Action Against Hunger helps rehabilitate and restock public health infrastructure, fields mobile health clinics, and trains local medical personnel on preventative and diagnostic care.
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Our comprehensive programs address the linkages between disease and malnutrition by coordinating with local expertise and strengthening existing public health systems.
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2007 Benefit Gala - Live Auction Items

The Action Against Hunger Benefit Gala at Capitale on November 7, 2007 will include a Live Auction to help support our field programs. Live Auction Items (list in formation):

For further information or to place an absentee bid, please contact Karen Dumonet at 212-967-7800, Ext. 136.

Field Trip to Uganda

For the first time ever, we are auctioning off the opportunity of a lifetime. Witness first-hand how Action Against Hunger provides clean water and food for displaced persons thanks to your support.

Up to four people will travel to Uganda for four days with ACF-USA Executive Director, Nan Dale, to visit camps of internally displaced persons in the Gulu Region. Our program staff have devised some ingenious ways to deliver water, sanitation, and food security to these people. See for yourself how much your support means to them. This will be scheduled at your convenience between mid February and mid March 2008 or 2009. Value: Priceless -- and almost entirely tax-deductible!

Robert Polidori Portrait Session

The winning bidder will have the chance to sit for a personal photo portrait by Robert Polidori. He is a featured photographer at the New Yorker and is a contributing photographer for magazines such as Conde Nast Traveller, House and Garden, Newsweek, and Vanity Fair. Polidori is a master of urban portraiture and is also one of the world’s pre-eminent architectural photographers.

His stunning work was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year and is in the collections of such museums as the LA County Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The winner will also receive an autographed copy of After the Flood, Polidori’s extraordinary photo documentation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Value of Polidori Photo Portrait Session: $15,000.

2 Cases of 1988 Chateau Lafite

The winning bidder will enjoy two cases of the 1988 Chateau Lafite Rothschild red Bordeaux. This gorgeous bouquet is known for its beautifully-integrated soft cedar, leather, and cigar flavors. Rated by Robert Parker as “87T”, these bottles deserve to mature for a few more years in order to be enjoyed at their full potential. Value of 2 cases of 1988 Chateau Lafite Rothschild: $14,000.

Dinner in DANIEL’s "The SkyBox"

The dining experience at DANIEL awakens all the senses. Chef Daniel Boulud’s inner sanctum, known as “The Skybox”, is the venue for the winner and 3 special guests to savor a five-course tasting menu in the Chef’s exclusive glass encased dining room. Suspended above the 1,800 square foot state of the art kitchen, live the thrill and savor the dishes as Chef Daniel Boulud leads his team of over 30 cooks chopping, sautéeing, searing and saucing dinner for you and New York’s most discerning gourmets. Available Monday to Wednesday ONLY. Wine, other alcoholic beverages, and gratuity not included. Value of Dinner for 4 in “The Skybox” at Daniel’s: $1,000.

Painting of Tevye, by Samuel (Zero) Mostel

Best known for his Fiddler on the Roof Broadway performances, Samuel (Zero) Mostel was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the mid-‘50s. He supplemented his income by selling his paintings until 1958. Nicknamed Zero by a press agent because he was a "guy who started from nothing", Mostel starred as Tevye in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof in 1964, as well as performed in its 1976 Broadway revival. Value of Tevye’s portrait by Zero Mostel: Priceless.

A Grand Evening at Gramercy Tavern

Get ready for a night on the town! Don an elegant coatdress reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn by Tomasz Starzewski, renowned English designer to London’s upper crust and Royal family, and a stunning necklace by Odile de Schietere. This size 6, six-ply silk dress in espresso features a Peter Pan collar and belted waist. The beautifully designed three-strand necklace of semi-precious stones, white gold, onyx and Swarovski crystals is a wonderful addition to any woman’s collection. Now head over to Gramercy Tavern for an intimate dinner prepared by this evening’s featured chefs. The winner and three special guests will have an opportunity to once again delight in Chef Michael Anthony’s savory contemporary American cuisine and Pastry Chef Nancy Olson’s sumptuous desserts in the rustic elegance of the Tavern’s main dining room. Gratuities not included. Value: $6,000.