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{{Short description|Global humanitarian aid organization}} {{Infobox organization | name = Action Against Hunger | image = Eng Col RGB - Copy.png | image_border = | size = 210px | caption = | map = | msize = | mcaption = | formation = {{start date|1979}} | extinction = | type = [[non-profit organization|Non-profit]] | purpose = To end child [[hunger]] whilst providing communities with access to safe water and amazing solutions to hunger. | headquarters = New York, USA; Toronto, Canada; London, UK; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; Mumbai, India; Milan, Italy | location = | region_served = Over 51 countries around the world | membership = | language = | leader_title = | leader_name = | main_organ = | parent_organization = | affiliations = | num_staff = Over 7000 | website = [https://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/ www.actioncontrelafaim.org (FR)] [http://www.actionagainsthunger.org www.actionagainsthunger.org (US)] [http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk (UK)] [http://www.actioncontrelafaim.ca www.actioncontrelafaim.ca (CA)] [https://www.accioncontraelhambre.org www.accioncontraelhambre.org (ES)] [https://www.actionagainsthunger.in www.actionagainsthunger.in (IN)] [https://www.azionecontrolafame.it www.azionecontrolafame.it (IT)] | remarks = }} '''Action Against Hunger''' ({{langx|fr|Action Contre La Faim - ACF}}) is a global [[humanitarian organization]] which originated in France and is committed to ending [[world hunger]]. The organization helps [[Undernutrition in children|malnourished children]] and provides communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. Action Against Hunger worked in 56 countries around the world with more than 8,990 employees helping 28 million people in need.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://actioncontrelafaim.ca/about-acf-canada/|title=About Action Against Hunger Canada {{!}} Action Against Hunger|website=actioncontrelafaim.ca|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref><ref>ActionAgainstHunger_GlobalPerformanceReport_2020.pdf</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en/press/mr-ashwini-kakkar-elected-president-of-action-against-hunger-international/|title = Mr. Ashwini Kakkar elected chairman of Action Against Hunger's International network}}</ref> The group initially provided assistance to [[Afghanistan refugees|Afghan refugees]] in [[Pakistan]], famine-stricken [[Ugandan]] communities, and [[Cambodian humanitarian crisis|Cambodian refugees]] in [[Thailand]]. It expanded to address additional humanitarian concerns in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and elsewhere during the 1980s and 1990s. Action Against Hunger's Scientific Committee pioneered the therapeutic milk formula ([[F-100 (food)|F100]]), now used by all major humanitarian aid organizations to treat [[acute malnutrition]]. Early results showed that treatment with F100 has the capacity to reduce the mortality rate of severely malnourished children to below 5%, with a median hospital fatality rate quoted of 23.5%.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Definition and evaluation of therapeutic food for severely malnourished children in situations of humanitarian emergencies| pmid=10188315 | volume=182 | journal=Bull Acad Natl Med| pages=1679–90; discussion 1691–5 | last1 = Desjeux | first1 = JF | last2 = Briend | first2 = A | last3 = Prudhon | first3 = C | last4 = Greletty | first4 = Y | last5 = Golden | first5 = MH| year=1998 | issue=8 }}</ref> A few years later, the therapeutic milk was repackaged as ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs), a peanut-based paste packaged like a power bar. These bars allow for the treatment of malnutrition at home and do not require any preparation or refrigeration. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/missions/|title=Nos missions humanitaires dans le monde|website=Action contre la Faim|language=fr|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> 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 [[USAID]]-funded project to address health and nutrition challenges associated with policy, advocacy, financing, and governance in communities around the world, and will work in partnership with leading organizations such as [[Pathfinder International]], [[Amref Health Africa]], [[Global Communities]], [[Humanity & Inclusion]], [[Kupenda for the Children]], and [[Results for Development]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/press-releases/action-against-hunger-usa-to-lead-usaid-funded-global-propel-adapt-project/|title=Action Against Hunger USA to Lead USAID-Funded Global PROPEL Adapt Project|website=Action Against Hunger|language=en|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref> == 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/who-are-we/our-supporters/restaurant-industry-supporters|title=Restaurant fundraising {{!}} Action Against Hunger UK|website=www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/restaurants-against-hunger|title=Restaurants Against Hunger|date=2015-08-07|website=Action Against Hunger|language=en|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> == Countries of intervention == In 2022, Action Against Hunger International Network is present in 56 countries:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries|title=Countries {{!}} Action Against Hunger|website=www.actionagainsthunger.org|date=7 August 2013|language=en|access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref> === 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 === [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Cambodia]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Philippines]], [[Transcaucasia|South Caucasus]] === Caribbean === [[Haiti|Haïti]] === Europe === [[Turkey]], [[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]], [[Romania]], [[Poland]] === Middle East === [[Afghanistan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian Occupied Territories]], [[Yemen]], [[Jordan]], [[Iraq]] === Latin America === [[Colombia]], [[Guatemala]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Honduras]], [[Venezuela]] == 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== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * Michelle Jurkovich. 2020. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctvrxk1j8 ''Feeding the Hungry: Advocacy and Blame in the Global Fight against Hunger''.] Cornell University Press. ==External links== *[http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/ Action Against Hunger US website] *[http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/ Action Against Hunger UK website] *[http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/ Action Contre la Faim France website] *[http://www.accioncontraelhambre.org/ Acción Contra el Hambre Spain website] *[http://www.actioncontrelafaim.ca/ Action Contre la Faim Canada website] *[http://www.aktiongegendenhunger.de/ Aktion gegen den Hunger Germany website] {{in lang|de}} *[http://www.azionecontrolafame.it/ Azione contro la Fame Italy website] {{in lang|it}} {{Humanitarian Aid}} {{Humanitarian partners of the European Commission}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Development charities based in France]] [[Category:Hunger relief organizations]] [[Category:International charities]] [[Category:Organizations based in Paris]] [[Category:Organizations established in 1979]] [[Category:1979 establishments in France]]
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