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Action Against Hunger has developed its water and sanitation expertise over nearly three decades of field work, advancing a number of solutions for populations at risk from water insecurity.
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Central to the targeting of malnutrition, Action Against Hunger extends water and sanitation improvements to communities with little or no access to proper sources.
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Though strategies may vary, our food security interventions all share a common goal: to fight hunger by preserving and strengthening livelihoods in a sustainable and contextual manner.
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Action Against Hunger’s innovative food security programs offer a broad range of solutions for generating income, boosting food production, and strengthening livelihoods.
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Our comprehensive approach to hunger involves extending water and sanitation services to communities faced with water scarcity, unsafe drinking water, and inadequate sanitation.
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We have developed an effective method to treat acute malnutrition that includes field-tested protocols and nutritional products backed by an international scientific advisory committee.
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Action Against Hunger helps rehabilitate and restock public health infrastructure, fields mobile health clinics, and trains local medical personnel on preventative and diagnostic care.
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Our comprehensive programs address the linkages between disease and malnutrition by coordinating with local expertise and strengthening existing public health systems.
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Feature Stories for 2008

Action Against Hunger’s Community-Based Programs in D.R. Congo

December 22, 2008
Action Against Hunger’s Community-Based Programs in D.R. Congo While the current crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has drawn attention to this sprawling, desperately poor Central African country, this is only the latest chapter in a cycle of crises that date from the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko, Zaire’s dictator from 1965 to 1997.
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Ending Malnutrition: How New Tools are Reshaping Our Options on Hunger

November 18, 2008
Ending Malnutrition: How New Tools are Reshaping Our Options on Hunger The numbers are stark: each year nearly 20 million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, and 5 million die. Could new tools change all this?
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Action Against Hunger Wins Award in MetaFest 2008

October 9, 2008
Action Against Hunger Wins Award in MetaFest 2008 Action Against Hunger's video "World Water Day" has been selected as the winner of the Short - Short Award as part of the MetaFest 2008 film festival. The work was recognized for outstanding work in a video of 3 minutes or less. Check out the award-winning video!
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Prioritizing Local Food Security: Can We Halve Global Hunger By 2015?

October 1, 2008
Prioritizing Local Food Security: Can We Halve Global Hunger By 2015? At the Millennium Summit in September 2000 the largest gathering of world leaders in history adopted the UN Millennium Development Goals, committing their nations to halve extreme hunger and poverty by 2015. On September 23, 2008, leaders gathered at the UN headquarters in New York to renew commitments to achieving these goals.
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World Food Day 2008

September 29, 2008
World Food Day 2008 Since its inception in 1979, World Food Day has been observed every year and in more than 150 countries. With 923 million people currently suffering from hunger and malnutrition, taking action is more important than ever. On October 16th, bring World Food Day to your community and help fight for the fundamental human right to food.
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