Guatemala
On June 1, 2010, tropical storm Agatha battered much of Central America, including Guatemala, where 250 people were killed or went missing and at least 125,000 others lost their homes, livelihoods, and small trades. Action Against Hunger mounted an emergency response for 50,000 people in the hard-hit area of Escuintla, where severe flooding contaminated drinking water and threatened food supplies for thousands of families.
Global Hunger Index
Serious
Population
14 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old
17.7% in 2002
Beneficiaries
55,356 in 2011
In Guatemala since 1998, Action Against Hunger responded to the immediate needs of the affected population by helping families left homeless by the storm relocate to shelters and other safe spaces; distributing emergency food provisions of corn, beans, sugar, oil, and vitamin supplements; and supplying tools to assist the local population with clean-up efforts. Already providing ongoing support to people affected by Hurricane Stan, which destroyed large swaths of the country in 2005, ACF teams rehabilitated damaged wells and restored safe water in areas where supplies were contaminated by the recent flooding.
Partners
Recent News
Floods Destroy Food Crops, Threaten Livelihoods in Guatemala
October 31, 2011
Breaking News
Following torrential rains and flooding triggered by a tropical depression in Guatemala, more than 16,700 families have been affected in the worst hit coastal areas of Escuintla, Santa Rosa, Jutiapa and San Marco, according to an assessment carried out by humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International.... Read
Financial Times Seasonal Appeal Raises $1.6 Million for ACF
February 9, 2011
Partnerships
NEW YORK, NY—The Financial Times Seasonal Appeal in partnership with Action Against Hunger | ACF International raised a total of $1,639,185 for the global humanitarian organization’s life-saving programs around the world.... Read
ACF Launches Emergency Response to Tropical Storm Agatha
June 7, 2010
Breaking News
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA—In the aftermath of tropical storm Agatha, global humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International is providing emergency relief to 50,000 people in the hard-hit region of Escuintla, Guatemala, where severe flooding has destroyed homes, contaminated drinking water, and threatened food supplies for thousands of families.... Read
Extreme Food Insecurity Surfaces in Guatemala
December 23, 2009
Breaking News
CHIQUIMULA, GUATEMALA—Surveys carried out by Action Against Hunger | ACF International along the Guatemalan border with Honduras show widespread food insecurity and high levels of malnutrition in a region buffeted by the global recession and poor rainfalls.... Read
Global Water Initiative Created in Response to World Water Crisis
October 23, 2007
Impact Partnerships
New York, NY—A new partnership has been launched to address the declining state of the world’s fresh water supply and the lack of access to clean water services by the world’s poorest people.... Read
We're a Top Nonprofit
Action Against Hunger has been named one of the top nonprofits of 2012 by reviewers at Great Nonprofits!
