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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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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Where We Work

Afghanistan
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After 25 years of conflict and successive droughts, Afghanistan is trying to rebuild itself. the country desperately needs infrastructures; there is no security, and access to safe drinking water and food is difficult. ACF has been assisting the Afghani population with programs since 1995.

Program Information

Directing HQ: 
Action Against Hunger - France
Launch Date: 
January 1995
World Region: 
Asia
Location(s): 
Region Kabul, region Ghor and Hazaradjat
Expatriates: 
14
Local Staff: 
239
Beneficiaries: 
206,006people
Funding: 
ECHO, EuropeAid, Swiss Cooperation, French Government, World Food Program, FAO, Afghan Ministry Of Health, private donors

Humanitarian Context

  • After 25 years of conflict and sucessive drought, Afghanistan tries to reconstruct itself after the fall of the Taliban.
  • More than five million people depend on humanitarian aid on a daily basis, a situation which has become even more complex following the attacks against the Taliban by the USA and Great Britain.
  • Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. The UN estimates that there are more than 25,000 landmines on unexploited territory.
  • It is estimated that there are around four million Afghan refugees, living mainly in Pakistan and Iran.
  • Despite the fall of the Taliban regime, the situation of women remains difficult. Outside Kabul, women who wish to study or work are still being persecuted.
  • Attacks against humanitarian agencies and organizations have increased in recent months, causing many of them to withdraw from the country for security reasons.

Area(s) of Work

Nutrition: 
  • Treatment of severe malnutrition in three Therapeutic Feeding Centers
  • Training on the treatment of malnutrition and children's health
  • Nutritional care in health centers
  • Studies on nutritional vulnerability
Food Security: 
  • Tracking of the distribution of seeds, fertilizers and micronutrients performed before
    winter
  • Revenue-generating activities at the urban area of Kabul.
  • Food distribution in exchange for work
  • Study of vulnerability in Kabul and study of needs in Hazaradjat and Ghor
Water & Sanitation: 
  • Construction and rehabilitation of wells and reservoirs
  • Construction of latrines
  • Sessions of training on hygiene
  • Organization of water committees
Health: 
  • Implementation of 21 health centers
  • Medical care
  • Obstetrics and pediatric services
  • Health training
  • Vaccination Campaign
  • Medical staff training