Action Against Hunger
Non-profit | |
Purpose | To end child hunger whilst providing communities with access to safe water and amazing solutions to hunger. |
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Headquarters | New York, USA; Toronto, Canada; London, UK; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; Mumbai, India; Milan, Italy |
Region served | Over 51 countries around the world |
Staff | Over 7000 |
Website | www.actioncontrelafaim.org (FR) www.actionagainsthunger.org (US) www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk (UK) www.actioncontrelafaim.ca (CA) www.accioncontraelhambre.org (ES) www.actionagainsthunger.in (IN) www.azionecontrolafame.it (IT) |
Action Against Hunger (
Pakistan's situation has significant ramifications for food security, particularly with the ongoing high levels of inflation. The added impact of climate change intensifies security concerns, leaving an increasing number of individuals without viable means to provide food and shelter for themselves and their families.[1]
In 2022, Action Against Hunger worked in 56 countries around the world with more than 8,990 employees helping 28 million people in need.[2][3]
Action Against Hunger was established in 1979 by a group of French doctors, scientists, and writers. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Alfred Kastler served as the organization's first chairman. Currently, Mumbai-based businessman and philanthropist Ashwini Kakkar serves as International President of Action Against Hunger network.[4]
The group initially provided assistance to
The international network currently has headquarters in eight countries – France, Germany, Spain, the United States, Canada, Italy, India, and the UK. Its four main areas of work include nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, and advocacy.[6]
The integrated approaches with various sectors of intervention are:
- Nutrition and Health
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Food Security & Livelihoods
- Emergency Response
In 2022, Action Against Hunger USA is leading a
Restaurants against hunger
Action Against Hunger partners with leaders from the food and beverage industry to bring attention to global hunger. Each year, several campaigns are run by the network to raise funds and support the organisation's programs : Restaurants Against Hunger and Love Food Give Food.[8][9]
Countries of intervention
In 2022, Action Against Hunger International Network is present in 56 countries:[10]
Africa
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Chad, Zimbabwe, Zambia
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Poland
Middle East
Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Occupied Territories, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq
Latin America
Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Honduras
Action Against Hunger international network
Since 1995 Action Against Hunger developed an international network to have a bigger global impact.
The Network has headquarters around the world: France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, India, and Italy.
Action Against Hunger has also a West Africa Regional Office (WARO) located in Dakar, a Horn and Eastern Africa Regional Office in Nairobi, and five logistic platforms (Lyon, Paris, Barcelona, Dubai, Panama).
This network increases the human and financial capacities and enables specialisation per headquarter.
- Action Against Hunger in France, Spain and the USA are the operational headquarters. They manage the interventions directly on the field. In order to maximize efficiency and coherence, these three operational headquarters work under the principle of one headquarter per country of intervention.
- Action Against Hunger UK focuses on research, monitoring and evaluation, notably with Hunger Watch. The UK headquarters also plays an intermediary role with DFID.
- Action Against Hunger Canada raises public and private funds in North America and plays an increasing role on the national level.
- Action Against Hunger / Azione contro la Fame Italia raises private funds and promotes important campaigns in order to sensitize the Italian public opinion on hunger and malnutrition.
See also
2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers
References
- ^ Hansberry, Cate (2023-09-15). "Empowering Pakistan's youth to address climate change risks". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "About Action Against Hunger Canada | Action Against Hunger". actioncontrelafaim.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ ActionAgainstHunger_GlobalPerformanceReport_2020.pdf
- ^ "Mr. Ashwini Kakkar elected chairman of Action Against Hunger's International network".
- PMID 10188315.
- ^ "Nos missions humanitaires dans le monde". Action contre la Faim (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Action Against Hunger USA to Lead USAID-Funded Global PROPEL Adapt Project". Action Against Hunger. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ "Restaurant fundraising | Action Against Hunger UK". www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Restaurants Against Hunger". Action Against Hunger. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Countries | Action Against Hunger". www.actionagainsthunger.org. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
Further reading
- Michelle Jurkovich. 2020. Feeding the Hungry: Advocacy and Blame in the Global Fight against Hunger. Cornell University Press.