Publications
Action Against Hunger’s international network produces a variety of published works from context analysis and regional assessments to community surveys and field reports.
Recent Publications
Toolkit: Responding to Violence Against Humanitarian Action on the Policy Level
May, 2018Rationale and methods to share information, speak out, and challenge impunity in cases of violence against humanitarian action.
Formative Research for Assisting Behavior Change: A Practical Guide For Field Workers
March, 2018Behavior change is an inherent part of most humanitarian and development interventions. To improve health outcomes or contribute to nutrition security, most of the time, it is necessary to influence people's behaviors. This guide is designed for field practitioners designing and implementing projects that assist behavior change.
Nigeria: Effectiveness And Sustainability Of Community-led Total Sanitation
February, 2018From 2012 to 2016, Action Against Hunger worked with local authorities to trigger 138 communities in Yobe State, Northern Nigeria, using the Community-Led Total Sanitation methodology. The objective of this approach is to empower the community to realize the negative impacts of open defecation on health and wellbeing, and thus mobilize itself to eliminate open defecation and improve sanitation with limited external intervention. Mid-2017, Action Against Hunger conducted a review of the communities to draw lessons from the effectiveness and sustainability of the...
Diagnosis of Climate Change in Policies Related to Food Security and Nutrition in Haiti
September, 2017Summary Report - Strategies for Maximising Nutritional Impact in West Africa
June, 2017Summary on the REFANI-hosted event, Strategies for Maximising Nutritional Imapct in West Africa, held on 5 April 2017 in Dakar, Senegal.
Summary Report - Current Evidence on Improving Nutrition in Pakistan
June, 2017Summary on the REFANI-hosted event, Current Evidence on Improving Nutrition in Pakistan, held on 28 February - 1 March in Islamabad, Pakistan.
REFANI Pakistan Country Study
May, 2017The REFANI Pakistan study was a cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different cash transfer programmes on child nutrition status (ISRCTN 10761532). Led by ENN and Action Against Hunger, the Pakistan study aligned with on-going implementation of the Action Against Hunger Women and children/infants Improved Nutrition in Sindh (WINS) programme in Dadu District, Sindh Province, funded by the European Union.
Health System Strengthening: From Diagnosis to Planning
March, 2017The Health System Strengthening from diagnosis to planning Guide provides an overview of the approach and describes eleven steps covering the preparation and planning processes. The diagnosis aims at creating a common vision, and identifying the weaknesses and strengths of the health system. The planning phase aims to build synergy between actors, by defining solutions and activities to be implemented to strengthen the health system, and enhance its resilience. Guidance and tools are provided for each step.
CASE STUDY: UTILIZING THE PORRIDGE MUM APPROACH IN RAPID ONSET EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
January, 2017The Porridge Mum approach employed by Action Against Hunger in Borno State, Nigeria, provides a platform for women to come together, learn and discuss issues related to improved child caring and feeding practices. Porridge Mum groups ensure that children under five and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) receive one supplementary nutritious meal per day.
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Action Against Hunger is leading a global movement to end hunger in our lifetimes. It innovates solutions, advocates for change, and reaches 25 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, its 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. It strives to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.
