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

ACF International Network

Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) was founded in France in 1979 among the so-called “second generation” humanitarian organizations— those agencies whose identities were forged in response to the perceived limits of traditional humanitarianism. Seeking a less deferential role for humanitarian actors, these organizations sought a brand of humanitarian politics that could influence political actors and outcomes, not just mitigate atrocities on the ground. The resulting organizational shift revolutionized how humanitarian professionals responded to international crises and interacted with key actors, institutions, and agencies.

Action Against Hunger’s founding took this evolution even further. While hunger had been addressed in general campaigns against poverty and poor public health, Action Against Hunger was established specifically to combat hunger worldwide, leading the way in defining the terrain, developing appropriate strategies, conducting vital field research, and delivering life-saving programs.

A Common Network, An Uncommon Approach

Named for the original member of the International Network, Action contre la Faim, or ACF, the ACF International Network shares an overall vision of a world without hunger, collaborating closely and sharing human resources, logistics, and technical capacity. As a non-governmental, non-profit, non-religious organization, our International Network is committed to principled humanitarian action as outlined in our International Charter of Principles: Independence, Neutrality, Non-Discrimination, Free and Direct Access to Victims, Professionalism, and Transparency.

Today there are five organizations that make up The ACF International Network (ACF-IN), with headquarters in France (ACF-France), Spain (ACF-Spain), the United Kingdom (ACF-UK), the United States (ACF-USA), and Canada (ACF-Canada). Recognized as a world leader in the fight against hunger, the ACF International Network has pursued its vision of a world without hunger for nearly three decades, combating hunger in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity. Our 6,000 field staff—seasoned professionals and technical experts in the fields of water and sanitation, food security, public health, and nutrition—work in over 40 countries to restore dignity, self-sufficiency, and independence to vulnerable populations around the world.

International Contact

Action Against Hunger - USA

247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY
USA 10018
E-mail:Contact Us
Telephone:+1 (212) 967-7800 | Toll free: +1 (877) 777-1420
Fax:+1 (212) 967-5480
Website:www.actionagainsthunger.org
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Action Contre la Faim - France

4 rue Niepce
75662 Paris Cedex 14
France
Telephone:+ 33 (0)1 43 35 88 88
Fax:+33 (0)1 43 35 88 00
Website:www.actioncontrelafaim.org

Acción Contra el Hambre - Spain

C/Caracas, 6, 1°
28010 Madrid
Spain
E-mail:ach@achesp.org
Telephone:+34 91 391 53 00
Fax:+34 91 391 53 01
Website:www.accioncontraelhambre.org

Action Against Hunger - UK

First Floor, rear premises,
161-163 Greenwich High Road
London, SE10 8JA
United Kingdom
E-mail:info@aahuk.org
Telephone:+44 (0)208 293 6190
Website:www.aahuk.org

Action Against Hunger - Canada

7105 rue St-Hubert, office 200
Montréal, QC
Canada H2S 2N1
E-mail:info@actioncontrelafaim.ca
Telephone:+1 (514) 279-4876
Fax:+1 (514) 279-5136
Website:www.actioncontrelafaim.ca

International Charter

See our International Charter of Independance, Neutrality, Non-Discrimination, Free and Direct Access to Victims, Professionalism, and Transparency.