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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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Press Release for 2007-oct-26

New ACF Publication: Hunger and HIV, From Food Crisis to Integrated Care

New York, NY — Action Against Hunger, the international humanitarian agency, announces its latest research publication, Hunger & HIV: From Food Crisis to Integrated Care.

Annual Benefit Nets $1 Million for Global Hunger Programs

New York, NY — The international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger raised $1.2 million at its annual benefit in New York on November 7th at Capitale.

Field Surveys Show Massive Harvest Losses in Coastal Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh — With Cyclone Sidr’s devastating human toll continuing to climb past 5,000 (with more than 3 million people affected), Action Against Hunger’s field teams have just announced more disquieting

Saving Lives in Bangladesh: Emergency Response to Cyclone Sidr

Dhaka, Bangladesh — In response to the devastating cyclone that touched down in southern Bangladesh on November 15, international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger has dispatched emergency crews and li

Expanding the Ready-to-Eat Revolution: New Tools Target Malnutrition

The nutritional product “Plumpy’nut” has received some media attention recently.

Global Water Initiative Created in Response to World Water Crisis

New York, NY — A new partnership has been launched to address the declining state of the world’s fresh water supply and the lack of access to clean water services by the world’s poorest people.

Film Director Terry George to Receive Humanitarian Award

New York, NY — The humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger has announced that Academy Award nominee and film director Terry George will receive the 2007 Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award

World Food Day: The State of Global Malnutrition

New York, NY — Since 1980 when the UN first celebrated World Food Day, October 16th has served as a day to “heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle agains

Peru: Rebuilding Vital Water Networks Will Take Months

Responding to the devastation caused in Peru by the August 15 earthquake, Action Against Hunger’s emergency response team is on the ground in Cañete, Chincha, and Pisco to assess the level

Devastating Floods Sweep Bangladesh

Though water levels continue to subside following the devastating floods in Bangladesh, affected populations remain in a precarious situation.

Emergency Response in the Wake of Peru’s Devastating Earthquake

Madrid, Spain — Following the Peruvian government’s call for emergency assistance, Action Against Hunger-Spain is sending a team of three representatives—an emergency coordinator, a logistician, and a water-

ACF Response to a Recent Statement by the Sri Lankan Government

Action against Hunger (Action contre la Faim - ACF) has been informed that a letter was sent by Professor Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary General of the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Pea

Condolences: ACF is Thankful for Your Kind Words at This Difficult Time

ACF Team Members Killed in Sri Lanka

One year after Muttur massacre: "We will never forget them."

New York, NY — One year ago, on August 6, 2006, 17 Action Against Hunger humanitarian aid workers were found savagely assassinated in the organization’s office in Muttur, located in northeast Sri Lanka.

The Long Hard Struggle to Rebuild Chechnya

In the wake of devastating conflicts, Chechnya has launched a reconstruction program that is convincing displaced Chechens, who found shelter in the neighboring republic of Ingushetia, to resettl

Emergency Response to Pakistan Flooding

In response to severe flooding in Pakistan, Action Against Hunger participated in joint assessments of conditions in Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan provinces during the last week of June and in

Mali: Estimated 96% of Mothers Bet on Breastmilk During First Hours of Life

Madrid, Spain — Some 96% of mothers in Mali’s Gao region do not consider colostrum dangerous for their infants, and eight of every ten allow them to breastfeed in the first 24 hours after birth.

Art Auction to Promote Emerging Artists

New York, NY — The work of nearly 30 emerging artists will be represented at an art event and auction that has promised a portion of the proceeds to Action Against Hunger.

Darfur: Will the provision of humanitarian assistance continue?

Despite the fact that efforts of humanitarian workers in Darfur have been jeopardized by widespread insecurity, for the moment the humanitarian situation remains relatively stable.

A Political Solution is Essential to Achieving Security in Darfur

Witnessing the atrocities committed against Darfur’s population on a daily basis, Action Against Hunger’s teams are among the few NGO’s still present in this hard-hit province in Sudan.

Humanitarian Crisis: Threatens Thousands Displaced in Chad

In South-Eastern Chad, recurring violence, attacks and fighting have forced nearly 120,000 people to be displaced and seek refuge close to towns and villages that have been spared by the violence

Action Against Hunger's Blazej Mikula is Outstanding Winner in InterAction's Fifth Annual Photo Contest

InterAction's annual photography contest traditionally focuses on the tremendous work done by humanitarian agencies in the field.

Chefs for Humanity and Action Against Hunger Announce Hunger Partnership Initiative

New York, NY — Month-long campaign in the United States and Canada invites diners to "Save a Life in 30 Days"

Humanitarian Agencies Warn Darfur Operations Approaching Breaking Point

Aid agencies today warned the enormous humanitarian response in Darfur will soon be paralysed unless African and global leaders at the AU Summit take urgent action to end rising violence agains