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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 announces the 2nd annual "Restaurants Against Hunger" program
High-Profile Restaurants From New York to Los Angeles Join Forces to Support World Food Day and the Battle Against Hunger
October 11, 2004
New York, NY — American's best restaurants are joining forces to battle hunger around the world. On October 19, restaurants from some of America's culinary capitals - New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco - will donate 20 percent of their revenue to support the 2nd annual Restaurants Against Hunger program.

For a list of participating restaurants near you, visit: www.restaurantsagainsthunger.net.

The Restaurants Against Hunger fundraising campaign was created by Action Against Hunger, an organization that helps vulnerable populations gain their self-sufficiency, to honor World Food Day. Now in its 23rd year, World Food Day is a United Nations designated day observed worldwide to mark the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on October 16, 1945. World Food Day encourages all sectors of society to increase awareness, understanding and year-round action for the critical issue of hunger.

"The challenge posed by World Food Day is Herculean: 800 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished; 200 million children age five and younger suffer from acute and chronic malnutrition; each year 30 million babies are born with impaired growth because their mothers were inadequately nourished," said Anne-Sophie Fournier, Executive Director of Action Against Hunger USA, "Today and every day, Action Against Hunger--USA applauds all efforts, large and small, that serve to reduce these appalling numbers."

The roster of restaurants and star chefs participating in this year's Restaurants Against Hunger program include:

  • Antoinette Bruno, StarChef.com - New York, NY
  • Chef Kim Sklar - Los Angeles, CA
  • Xavier Noel, Paris Gourmet - Boston, MA
  • Chef Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin - New York, NY
  • Claude Solliard, Seppi's - New York, NY
  • Chef Alain Eigenmann, Vatel Club - New York, NY
  • Chef Tom McCauley, Miracle Bar and Grill - New York, NY
  • Chef Charles Phan, Slanted Door Restaurant - San Francisco, CA
  • Rick Smilow, Institute of Culinary Education - New York, NY

Restaurants Against Hunger began in 2002 when New York's Miracle Bar and Grill raised $10,000 for Action Against Hunger during a 3-day event. In 2004, ACF is expanding its impact by bringing Restaurants Against Hunger nationwide to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Both Restaurants Against Hunger and the World Food Day Gala, an annual ACF fundraising event, raised an estimated $300,000 in 2003. This year's gala will take place on October 5 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. Honorary guests include former South African President Nelson Mandela, Marten E. Franklin of Jarden Corporation and Dr. Yvonne Grellty of ACF.

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.

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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