ACF International Network
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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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Where We Work

Liberia
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Although the country has stabilized somewhat after 15 years of war, Liberia undergoes a fragile transition period. While the area keeps being unstable (Ivory Coast, Guinea), a major part of its infrastructure has been destroyed and numerous families have to rebuild their lives from scratch.

Program Information

Directing HQ: 
Action Against Hunger - France
Launch Date: 
January 1991
World Region: 
Africa
Location(s): 
Monrovia, camps of refugees in Montserrado and Margibi, Lofa and Bong
Expatriates: 
17
Local Staff: 
231
Beneficiaries: 
78,500people
Funding: 
DFID, SDC, Cooperation from The Netherlands, ECHO, DAH, OFDA, World Food Program (WFP), private donors

Area(s) of Work

Nutrition: 
  • Creation of a Therapeutic Feeding Center in Monrovia
  • Psychosocial support
  • Support to the global strategy of the country
Food Security: 
  • Distribution of seeds and farming tools
  • Training for farmers
  • Monitoring of the food security conditions
Water & Sanitation: 
  • Construction and rehabilitation of water points
  • Creation of water management committees
  • Distribution of hygiene kits
  • Training of salesmen in water systems spare parts
  • Evaluation of knowledge, abilities and practices of the population in water and sanitation