Action Against Hunger facts for kids
 |
|
| Formation | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | To end child hunger whilst providing communities with access to safe water and amazing solutions to hunger. |
| Headquarters | New York, USA; Toronto, Canada; London, UK; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; Mumbai, India; Milan, Italy |
|
Region served
|
Over 51 countries around the world |
|
Staff
|
Over 7000 |
| Website | www.actioncontrelafaim.org (FR) www.actionagainsthunger.org (US) www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk (UK) www.actioncontrelafaim.ca (CA) www.accioncontraelhambre.org (ES) www.actionagainsthunger.in (IN) www.azionecontrolafame.it (IT) |
Action Against Hunger (also known as ACF) is a worldwide group that started in France. Their main goal is to stop hunger around the globe. They help kids who don't get enough food and make sure communities have clean water. They also find lasting ways to solve hunger problems.
In 2022, Action Against Hunger worked in 56 countries. They had over 8,990 employees helping 28 million people in need.
Contents
How Action Against Hunger Started
Action Against Hunger was created in 1979. A group of French doctors, scientists, and writers started it. A famous scientist named Alfred Kastler, who won a Nobel Prize, was their first leader. Today, a businessman from India named Ashwini Kakkar is the International President.
Early Help and Big Ideas
When they first started, Action Against Hunger helped people in need. They assisted Afghan refugees in Pakistan. They also helped communities in Uganda that were suffering from famine. And they supported Cambodian refugees in Thailand.
In the 1980s and 1990s, they grew bigger. They started helping in many more places. This included parts of Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Action Against Hunger's science team came up with a special milk formula. It's called F100 (F100). This milk helps treat very sick, malnourished children. Now, many other aid groups use it too. This special milk can lower the number of severely malnourished children who die to less than 5%.
A few years later, they made F100 even easier to use. They turned it into ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs). These are like peanut butter bars. They are easy to carry and don't need to be cooked or kept cold. This means kids can get treatment for malnutrition at home.
What They Do Today
Action Against Hunger has main offices in eight countries. These are France, Germany, Spain, the United States, Canada, Italy, India, and the UK.
They focus on four main areas to fight hunger:
- Nutrition and Health: Making sure people get enough good food and stay healthy.
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Helping communities get clean water and good hygiene practices.
- Food Security & Livelihoods: Helping families find ways to get food and earn money.
- Emergency Response: Giving quick help when disasters or crises happen.
Working with Restaurants
Action Against Hunger works with restaurants and food businesses. They want to raise awareness about hunger around the world. Each year, they run special campaigns. These campaigns help raise money for their programs. Two of their campaigns are "Restaurants Against Hunger" and "Love Food Give Food."
Where Action Against Hunger Works
In 2022, Action Against Hunger was active in 56 countries. Here are some of the regions where they help:
Africa
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Chad, Zimbabwe, Zambia
Asia
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Caucasus
Caribbean
Europe
Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Poland
Middle East
Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Occupied Territories, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq
Latin America
Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Honduras
Action Against Hunger's Global Network
Since 1995, Action Against Hunger has grown into a global network. This helps them have a bigger impact worldwide.
Their main offices are in: France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, India, and Italy.
This network helps them have more people and money. It also lets each office focus on special tasks.
- Action Against Hunger in France, Spain, and the USA are the main "operational" offices. This means they directly manage the work happening in different countries. Each country usually has one main office in charge.
- Action Against Hunger UK focuses on research. They study how well programs work and keep an eye on hunger issues.
- Action Against Hunger Canada raises money from people and companies in North America. They also play a growing role in their own country.
- Action Against Hunger / Azione contro la Fame Italia raises money and runs campaigns. These campaigns teach people in Italy about hunger and malnutrition.
See Also
In Spanish: Acción Contra el Hambre para niños 2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers
