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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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    April 15, 2008
    An Action Against Hunger staff member in Kenya giving a brief presentation on how something as simple as a Bio-Sand filter can transform dirty and unhealthy water into clear and healthy water. A Bio-Sand filter is made with only cement, rocks, and sand. Assembled , this is a very practical way of providing clean water to areas that have limited water access.
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    April 15, 2008
    In 2007 Action Against Hunger teamed up with some celebrities such as Cat Cora, Jeremiah, Somi and many more in an effort to spread the message about hunger in the world. On April 12th, 2007 Action Against Hunger held a Restaurants Against Hunger Celebrity Kickoff Part in New York city to promote the Restaurants Against Hunger campaign.
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    April 15, 2008
    Action Against Hunger staff members (including the Executive Director) explaining the goals of the organization while Celebrities are explaining why they support this organization. ACF has developed an innovative campaign effort that pits together Culinary Chefs with Fashion Designers. This is footage of the 2007 Restaurants Against Hunger campaign.
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    April 15, 2008
    Action Against Hunger hosted a Celebrity Kickoff in New York City for the 2007 Restaurants Against Hunger Campaign. The guests included Cat Cora, President of Chefs for Humanity, Guillermo Pernot, The Executive Chef of Cuba Libre Restaurant, Malan Breton, Victoria Bartlett, and many more!
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    April 15, 2008
    In an attempt to spread knowledge about the huge discrepancies between the developed and developing countries in the usage of water around the world, Action Against Hunger held its very own Water March in New York city on March 22nd, 2003. This coincided with the internationally recognized World Water Day.
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    March 24, 2008
    Video about the work organizations such as Action Against Hunger do to end the severe hunger crisis in Niger and Mali, only two of the many countries that are affected. This short video explains the causes of this crisis and describes how the most vulnerable are children. It shows infant feeding centers in Niger and the work done there in an attempt to save the young children from near death.
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    March 24, 2008
    After the devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan the international community immediately responded to provide shelter for the population from the approaching winter. Action Against Hunger took it a step further by providing clean water to the local population.
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    March 24, 2008
    Since 1994, the Congo has been the victim of a civil war that is considered as one of the bloodiest conflicts since World War II claiming the lives of 4 million people and displacing millions more. Action Against Hunger has been active in the Congo since 1996 and has succeeded in reducing starvation, assisting more than 400,000 people with nutrition, water and sanitation, and food security programs.