Published October 02, 2009 @ 04:11PM PT

Organization mobilizes emergency resources for earthquake and flood victims Action Against Hunger has launched an emergency response to assist the victims of two earthquakes that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra over the last 48 hours. These natural disasters come in the wake of devastating flooding in the Philippines, where ACF teams are on the ground preparing to receive the first aerial shipment of emergency supplies. Response to Earthquakes in Sumatra, Indonesia Immediately after the first earthquake hit Sumatra at 5 p.m. local time yesterday, Action Against Hunger deployed specialists in water, food distribution, and logistics to Padang, the region most affected by the disaster. ACF’s teams in Indonesia, prepared for this type of catastrophe, had already stockpile... Read More

Published September 04, 2009 @ 12:48PM PT

International humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger has issued an appeal for urgent action to counter the alarming rates of acute malnutrition in Gao, an eastern region of Mali. Surveys carried out in the area reveal that 16% of children under five-more than 1,600 in total-have moderate or severe acute malnutrition, a proportion that exceeds the World Health Organization’s emergency threshold of 15%. Children with severe acute malnutrition face imminent starvation. A protracted drought in eastern Mali has triggered this crisis, destroying crops and decimating cattle, a main source of income in the region. The drought has prolonged the dry season by two months, causing farmers to delay planting and harvesting staple crops like rice; this in turn has set off a dramatic ri... Read More

Published August 31, 2009 @ 03:25PM PT

Weight Watchers and Action Against Hunger join forces to combat global hunger For the second consecutive year, Action Against Hunger is teaming up with Weight Watchers, a leader in weight management services, for the Lose For Good campaign. Building on last year’s successes, the 2009 campaign will once again raise vital funds for Action Against Hunger’s life-saving humanitarian programs around the world. This year, Weight Watchers will donate $250,000 for every one million pounds lost by its members and online subscribers-up to one million dollars. The donations will be shared between the campaign’s two charitable partners, Action Against Hunger and Share Our Strength, an organization that addresses childhood hunger in the United States. “It’s a great ca... Read More

Published July 31, 2009 @ 06:49AM PT

Joins group of international organizations and UN agencies demanding access to territory in advance of new school year. Action Against Hunger joined more than 25 non-governmental organizations and the United Nations today in issuing the following statement demanding an end to the Gaza blockade. JOINT PRESS STATEMENT The UN Humanitarian Coordinator, representing UN aid agencies in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), and the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), represented by 25 NGOs, demand full and unfettered access into and out of Gaza, in particular to restore the Gazan educational system. During the 23 days of Israel’s operation “Cast Lead” in Gaza, 18 schools were completely destroyed and some 280 damaged. Today, one month before the... Read More

Published July 28, 2009 @ 07:51AM PT

Lomuria is a 16 month-old girl from Karamoja, Uganda. Her parents, Mogole Maria and Lotonkul John, used to tend cattle, which provided the family with a steady source of milk, meat, and income. But last July, they were left destitute after their village was raided and all 300 of the community’s cattle stolen. To make ends meet, Maria started collecting, chopping, and burning firewood to sell as charcoal at the local market. But three days of backbreaking work yielded less than $2.50-not enough to provide nutritious meals for the whole family. Although Maria and John coped as best they could, providing the family with one meal a day-either porridge for breakfast or beans for dinner-Lomuria couldn’t get the vital nutrients she needed to thrive. On the brink of starvation, w... Read More

Published July 22, 2009 @ 03:38PM PT

Action Against Hunger launches campaign urging the former VP to help end childhood deaths from acute malnutrition. New York, NY - Action Against Hunger announces the U.S. launch of an international grassroots initiative calling on Al Gore to make his next film about global hunger-a crisis that kills one child every six seconds. The No Hunger initiative, which began in Madrid, has gathered more than 64,000 signatures for a petition that will be presented to the former Vice President and Nobel Laureate this December at the climate change conference in Copenhagen. Action Against Hunger’s No Hunger initiative represents the initial phase of a broader international effort to end childhood deaths from acute malnutrition. Action Against Hunger has launched the website www.AskAlGore.org... Read More

Published June 04, 2009 @ 09:06AM PT

International humanitarian organizations Action Against Hunger (ACF), Islamic Relief (IR), and Save the Children (SC-UK) have issued a joint appeal for urgent action to contain and reverse the alarming rates of acute malnutrition uncovered in Kenya’s northeastern province. Independent annual surveys carried out in the greater Mandera District (January-March 2009) document rates of global acute malnutrition at 30% on average-twice the World Health Organization’s emergency threshold of 15%-while 5% of the region’s children are faced with severe acute malnutrition, a clear indication of a serious nutritional crisis. These independent findings provide a comprehensive glimpse into the extent of the crisis, detailing significant increases in admissions to therapeutic nutrit... Read More

Published June 03, 2009 @ 10:20AM PT

Mrs. Oyella Santa, a mother of a household with 10 members, lives in Owak village in Amuru District, Northern Uganda. Ever since Action Against Hunger (ACF) launched environmental sanitation programs in her area, Mrs. Oyella has worked to improve her home by attending the Hygiene Promotion Sessions and setting up environmental sanitation facilities. Self-Sufficient Sanitation Facilities ACF began its hygiene promotion programs by distributing digging kits to help the people of Owak village build latrines, refuse pits, dish drying racks, and bathing shelters. Apart from the digging kits, the only items ACF distributed were a “SanPlat” latrine slab-the concrete cap for a new dugout latrine-and a “tippy tap” hand washing facility to improve sanitation. Beyond thes... Read More