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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Where We Work

North Caucasus
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In Chechnya, the nutritional situation continues being very precarious while in Ingushetia, the conditions of life of those displaced stay extremely difficult. The lack of security in the area hinders even more the humanitarian intervention.

Program Information

Directing HQ: 
Action Against Hunger - France
World Region: 
Asia
Location(s): 
Nazran (Ingushetia), Grozni, Itum Kale, Shatoi, Sharoi (Chechnya)
Expatriates: 
7
Local Staff: 
51
Beneficiaries: 
48,758people
Funding: 
ECHO, French Delegation of Humanitarian Action (DAH), Government of The Netherlands, private donors

Area(s) of Work

Food Security: 
  • Distribution of alimentary supplies
  • Revenue-generating activities (beekeeping)
  • Monitoring of the alimentary security situation
Water & Sanitation: 
  • Construction of water points and networks
  • Construction of latrines and other sanitary structures
  • Hygiene Education
  • Formation of committees for water management