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

Zimbabwe
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The economic situation of the country has significantly deteriorated since the end of the 1990's. The new agrarian reform has damaged the production system, resulting in a reduction of agricultural output. Combined with recurrent climatic difficulties, these factors have contributed to a precarious nutritional situation.

Program Information

Directing HQ: 
Action Against Hunger - France
Launch Date: 
January 2002
World Region: 
Africa
Location(s): 
Manicaland and East Mashonaland (Harare) provinces
Expatriates: 
8
Local Staff: 
61
Beneficiaries: 
161,116people
Funding: 
ECHO, private funds

Humanitarian Context

Zimbabwe became officially independent in April 1980 after 15 years of armed conflict following a unilateral declaration of independence. The Zimbabwe African Union Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) of Robert Mugabe has been in power since this time. The country is confronted with endemic poverty and a very high prevalence of HIV/AIDS (around 1/3 of the adult population is HIV positive). Access to basic services e.g. water, health, is insufficient.

The economic situation of the country has significantly deteriorated since the end of the 1990's. In a country where the debate over the ownership of land remains a source of tension, this deterioration has been accentuated by the implementation of a difficult agrarian reform aiming to redistribute land belonging to the white minority. This reform has damaged the production system, resulting in a reduction of agricultural output. Combined with recurrent climatic difficulties, these factors have contributed to a precarious nutritional situation.

Area(s) of Work

Food Security: 
  • Development of traditional agricultural activities
  • Support to vegetable production
  • Distribution of vouchers to buy forage and seeds
  • Distribution of farming tools and phytosanitary products
  • Monitoring and analysis of the general food security situation
Water & Sanitation: 
  • Rehabilitation of water points, wells and reservoirs
  • Technical training for well maintenance
  • Construction of latrines
  • Promotion of hygiene practices