Action Against Hunger
What We Do and Who We Help
- Action Against Hunger saves the lives of severely malnourished children while helping vulnerable communities become self-sufficient. With more than 5,500 staff in 45 countries, our programs in nutrition, food security and livelihoods, and water, sanitation, and hygiene reached more than nine million people in 2013.
- Every day 4,000 children die from illnesses like diarrhea, dysentery, and cholera caused by dirty water and unhygienic living conditions. We can’t fight malnutrition without tackling the diseases that contribute to it. As part of our integrated approach to hunger, we’re getting safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services to communities in need all over the world
- Encompassing a wide array of activities customized to meet a community’s specific needs, our programs are designed to bolster agricultural production, jumpstart local market activity, support micro-enterprise initiatives, and otherwise enhance a vulnerable community’s access to sustainable sources of food and income.
- From cholera epidemics sweeping through refugee camps, to catastrophic natural disasters, to spikes in malnutrition rates brought on by drought, Action Against Hunger responds to humanitarian emergencies all over the world, delivering immediate life-saving services to populations in distress.
How You Can Help
- Help us fight hunger!
- Pledge your birthday, run a race, or host an event.
- Help us reach more people in need, more efficiently.
- Honor loved ones with gifts that save lives.