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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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Action Against Hunger has been supporting the transition process and return of refugees, laying the basis for future development in this small country.

Program Information

Directing HQ: 
Action Against Hunger - USA
Launch Date: 
January 1999
World Region: 
Asia
Location(s): 
Ermera, Mantuto, Manufahi
Expatriates: 
11
Local Staff: 
140
Beneficiaries: 
50,000people
Funding: 
ECHO, OTI, Action Against Hunger, UN

Area(s) of Work

Nutrition: 
  • Nutrition training for 152 health staff
  • Workshops and creation of teaching tools for nutritional training
Water & Sanitation: 
  • Improvement of water supply systems for 190 communities and 97schools
  • Creation of committees for good water management
  • Hygiene education and promotion in 1,250 schools