ACF International Network
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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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Action Against Hunger's programs are sustainable because of our commitment to community participation—to build local capacity and harnesses a population's energy and resources.
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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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Action Against Hunger occupies a unique place among international organizations: our expertise encompasses emergency relief, longer-term development, and the terrain in between.
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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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Planeloads of Emergency Supplies Sent to Guatemala
Action Against Hunger's first priority is providing potable water and sanitation to those affected by Hurricane Stan
October 13, 2005
Madrid, Spain — response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Stan, Action Against Hunger has sent the first of two planeloads of emergency supplies from Spain to San Marcos, Guatemala. This shipment, which arrived on Monday, contained 6 tons of water and sanitation equipment including 10 water tanks, 100 kilograms of water-treatment chemicals, four electric generators and four water pumps. ACF's first priority is providing drinking water and sanitation. Victor Arroyo, an Action Against Hunger water and sanitation technician, explained that "people have left their communities to gather in schools and churches. At this time it is crucial not only to provide potable water, but also to cover basic hygiene and sanitation needs to avoid the spread of epidemics, which could make the situation even worse."

Last week Hurricane Stan rampaged through the Pacific coast of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico, leaving an estimated 4,000 dead and millions more affected. The Director of Action Against Hunger's Spain Headquarters, Olivier Longue warned, that "this natural disaster occurred just before harvest season, which will have serious consequences for the food security of thousands of rural families who practice subsistence agriculture." Initial assessments also discerned that much local infrastructure has been completely devastated and about 40 isolated communities have been left without access to safe water, food, and basic health care services.

About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF), an international relief and development organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children and families, provides sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. For nearly three decades, ACF has pursued its vision of a world without hunger by combating hunger in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity.

Press Contact

Action Against Hunger - USA

James L. Phelan
Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
Cell: 646-265-7796