Bolivia
A protracted drought in Bolivia resulted in severe water scarcity and ruined staple crops across the country in 2010. Action Against Hunger, in coordination with local institutions, ensured an emergency water supply for 50 communities facing extreme shortages and helped 4,500 farming families whose harvests were destroyed through corn and seed distributions.
Global Hunger Index
Serious
Population
10 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old
4.5% in 2008
Beneficiaries
26,398 in 2011
To help poor farmers conserve their scarce arable land for the future, Action Against Hunger implemented a sustainable community-based agriculture program. In areas affected by recurrent drought, ACF promoted a variety of measures to preserve moisture and avoid soil erosion, from introducing environmentally-friendly manure, to teaching crop rotation techniques, to offering solutions to the problem of livestock overgrazing.
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ACF Emergency Team Responds to Floods In Ecuador
February 29, 2008
Breaking News
The phenomenon known as La Niña has left 20 dead in Ecuador, 61 in Bolivia and 13 in Peru, according to government sources in those countries. For several weeks Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) has been working in the Santa Cruz department of Bolivia helping flood victims.... Read
Floods in Ecuador
February 27, 2008
Breaking News
The phenomenon known as La Niña has left 20 dead in Ecuador, 61 in Bolivia and 13 in Peru, according to government sources in those countries. Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) has been working in the Santa Cruz department of Bolivia helping flood victims.... Read
Help Comes to Victims of Bolivian Floods
February 16, 2006
Breaking News
In the next few hours, international aid organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) will send experts in water, nutrition, and logistics to Bolivia to assure that approximately 20,000 flood victims will have clean water, food, and basic sanitation. Accompanying the experts will be a shipment of humanitarian aid including five emergency food drops, two water pumps, and water purification tablets.... Read
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