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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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Action Against Hunger To Open NASDAQ Market
ACF to be honored during televized broadcast from Times Square, New York City
November 26, 2003

Alexis Azria, member of Action Against Hunger USA's Board of Directors, will join host Jeff Singer, Regional Vice President of NASDAQ, to preside over the Market Open.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite, 4 Times Square, 43rd & Broadway -- Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.

Why:

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, The NASDAQ Stock Market proudly welcomes Action Against Hunger, a world leader in the fight against hunger, to the Market Open. With programs in 40 countries and 4,500 staff, Action Against Hunger offers emergency assistance to people suffering from the dire consequences of man-made crises and natural disasters with a commitment to helping vulnerable populations regain their self-sufficiency.

About Action Against Hunger

Since 1979, Action Against Hunger has addressed hunger on four fronts with programs in nutrition, water and sanitation, food security, and health. They are responsible for pioneering the F100 therapeutic milk formula that dramatically reduced the mortality rate during the treatment of severe acute malnutrition from 25% to 5%. The F100 formula is now an industry standard, used worldwide by major humanitarian organizations. Action Against Hunger's programs are also cost effective -- 91% of all donations go directly to the field.

Feed Information

The market open ceremony is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 4R C/transponder 20. The downlink frequency is 4100 vertical; audio: 6.2/6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions please contact the NASDAQ Traffic Department at (646) 441-5220.

About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF), an international relief and development organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children and families, provides sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. For nearly three decades, ACF has pursued its vision of a world without hunger by combating hunger in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity.

Press Contact

Action Against Hunger - USA

James L. Phelan
Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
Cell: 646-265-7796