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Action Against Hunger supports yarn spinners in Mali. Photo courtesy: Susana Vera
Map of Mali.
Global Hunger Index 
Serious
Population 
13 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old 
27.9% in 2006
Beneficiaries 
59,060 in 2011
(Sources)
Partners 
AECID (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development)
DER
ECHO (European Commission Humanitarian Aid)
EU (European Union)

Recent News

Children like this little Mauritanian girl are at risk of malnutrition. Millions in the Sahel Face Food Crisis without Increased Funding April 23, 2012 Breaking News   Press Releases
A huge gap in funding for aid projects aimed at preventing the deepening food crisis in the Sahel is threatening to leave millions of people hungry in the coming months, a coalition of aid agencies has warned today....  Read
A vulnerable mother in Mali receives rations. Photo: L. Grosjean, ACF-Mali. Sahel Crisis: Regional Food Emergency Intensifies in Mali, Mauritania April 9, 2012 Current Events
As the regional food crisis intensifies in Africa’s Sahel region, we’ve worked to provide you with the latest information. Most recently, we wrote about the situation on the ground in Chad, where food shortages, price hikes, and drought have put many thousands of children in danger....  Read
A cash-for-work program to construct a reservoir in Niger. Photo: ACF-Niger Cash Transfers a Successful Antidote to Sahel Emergency March 7, 2012 Breaking News
Although it may seem counter-intuitive in the context of a humanitarian emergency, money can be one of the most effective mediums for saving lives during emergencies such as that unfolding across the Sahel—a crisis in which three million children are expected to become severely malnourished in the coming months....  Read
Children are fed at an ACF clinic. Credit: ACF-Mauritania, F. Lenoir Pastoral Populations Face Food, Fodder Shortages Across the Sahel February 17, 2012 Breaking News
A major food crisis looms over the Sahel, a zone that extends across the African continent, separating Sahara and savanna. Some 2.6 million children are at risk of deadly malnutrition as pastoralist populations, largely dependent on biomass-rich pastures for grazing livestock, face widespread shortages of food and fodder....  Read
ACF-Mauritania, François Lenoir A Million Children At Risk of Deadly Malnutrition in the Sahel February 2, 2012 Breaking News
More than 10 million people are at risk of food shortages across Africa’s Sahel region, including communities in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Ethiopia....  Read

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