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 Devrig Velly
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Devrig Velly, Food Security Advisor
Department of Operations

Mr. Devrig has been the Food Security Coordinator with ACF-USA since March 2004. Before working at the ACF Headquarters in New York, Devrig worked with Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in missions directed by the Paris office. Mr. Devrig has designed and managed programs in Mozambique (2001, resettlement activities following the flood of Zambeze river), North Caucasus (2001, Food aid activities), Indonesia (2002-2005, Targeted Seeds and Tools, Fishing equipment, Income generating activities, Food security surveillance system), Sri Lanka and Papua-Indonesia (2004, Food Security Surveys). A few days after the South Asian Tsunami Mr. Devrig was sent to the province of Aceh, Indonesia to lead assessments on food security conditions and coordinate emergency food aid activities.

Devrig studied Geography and land planning in Brittany (Brest and Nantes). He worked for 2 years in urbanism and architecture agencies in Brittany and Paris before he commenced his work in a humanitarian field.