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.

Central to the targeting of malnutrition, Action Against Hunger extends water and sanitation improvements to communities with little or no access to proper sources.

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.

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.

Action Against Hunger’s innovative food security programs offer a broad range of solutions for generating income, boosting food production, and strengthening livelihoods.

Our comprehensive approach to hunger involves extending water and sanitation services to communities faced with water scarcity, unsafe drinking water, and inadequate sanitation.

Action Against Hunger occupies a unique place among international organizations: our expertise encompasses emergency relief, longer-term development, and the terrain in between.

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.

Action Against Hunger helps rehabilitate and restock public health infrastructure, fields mobile health clinics, and trains local medical personnel on preventative and diagnostic care.

Our comprehensive programs address the linkages between disease and malnutrition by coordinating with local expertise and strengthening existing public health systems.

Where We Work

CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° to Feature Action Against Hunger on Tonight's Show (10PM-Midnight)

Senior Africa Correspondent Jeff Koinange Covers the Conflict in Darfur, Sudan and Visits ACF's Programs

October 3, 2006

CNN’s Anderson Cooper is reporting on location from several African hotspots for their unprecedented special on Africa’s “Killing Fields.”

Tonight’s program features CNN’s Senior Africa Correspondent Jeff Koinange in discussion with Action Against Hunger’s staff on the ground in Darfur, Sudan.The segment airs on Anderson Cooper 360° (10PM-Midnight).

The piece features interviews with Action Against Hunger’s nutritional staff at a therapeutic feeding center in Abu Shok, northern Darfur where Action Against Hunger has been instrumental in saving lives.

Action Against Hunger is one of the few humanitarian aid organizations that has been in actively involved in providing emergency assistance in Sudan since 1985.

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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