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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About David Blanc
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David Blanc, Program Director
Department of Operations

As Program Director for Action Against Hunger – USA, David Blanc has chief responsibility for managing the field operations of humanitarian relief programs in six countries, including D.R. Congo, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. Mr. Blanc began with Action Against Hunger in 1995 as a program manager in Armenia. He has held field assignments in Sudan, Uganda, Myanmar, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he served as Head of Mission. After serving as Desk Officer at the New York Headquarters, he subsequently was promoted to lead the department in his current position as Director of Operations. Most recently, Mr. Blanc worked closely with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation in shaping the Global Water Initiative, a visionary $150 million, 10 year initiative designed to help some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities in 13 countries across Africa and Central America.

Mr. Blanc holds a degree in engineering from the Water Sciences and Technologies School at Montpellier University in France. He is a contributor to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Populations at Risk (Paris: Hermann Editeurs des Sciences et des Arts, 2005). Prior to Action Against Hunger, he worked as a researcher for Hydraulics Research Ltd. (Wallingford - UK) and Anjou Recherche (Rungis - France).