Peru
Global Hunger Index
Moderate
Population
29 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old
5.4% in 2005
Beneficiaries
37,477 in 2011
Partners
Recent News
Our field staff regularly conducts health and nutrition-focused interviews with residents of a rural Andean region of Peru, an area where around 40% of families live in extreme poverty and up to 33% of children under five years old suffer from chronic malnutrition. Six in ten children here are anemic, which means they do not have enough iron in their blood.... Read
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
Peru: Rebuilding Vital Water Networks Will Take Months
August 23, 2007
Breaking News
Responding to the devastation caused in Peru by the August 15 earthquake, Action Against Hunger’s emergency response team is on the ground in Cañete, Chincha, and Pisco to assess the level of destruction to the water and sanitation infrastructure in the areas most affected by the quake.... Read
Emergency Response in the Wake of Peru’s Devastating Earthquake
August 16, 2007
Breaking News
Following the Peruvian government’s call for emergency assistance, Action Against Hunger-Spain is sending a team of three representatives—an emergency coordinator, a logistician, and a water and sanitation technician—to areas most affected by the August 15th earthquake.... Read
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