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Profile: Action Against Hunger USA
Year Founded
1979
Type
Non-profit
Last on Think
Updated on: 05/31/2009 13:59
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Mission Statement

Action Against Hunger is an international relief and development organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children and families while providing sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger.
Location
247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
United States
Phone
(212) 967-7800
Fax
(212) 967-5480
Website
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org
Email
info@actionagainsthunger.org
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Breaths of Life
Breaths of Life chronicles the field work of Action Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization leading the fight against hunger malnutrition. Featuring visually-striking and thought-provoking photography and narration by Action Against Hunger experts in the field, the video provides a compelling look at an organization whose mission is to keep people alive, and to provide knowledge and training to ensure a healthy future.
By Action Against Hunger USA on june 10, 2009
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Tags  poverty   congo   drc   hunger   water   Sanitation   food   nutrition   malnutrition...
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A remarkable way to produce clean water
An Action Against Hunger staff member in Kenya, David Githiri, giving a brief presentation on how something as simple as a Bio-Sand filter can transform dirty and unhealthy water into clear and healthy water. A Bio-Sand filter is made with only cement, rocks, and sand. Assembled , this is a very practical way of providing clean water to areas that have limited water access.
By Action Against Hunger USA on june 07, 2009
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Tags  africa   poverty   hunger   water   help   Sanitation   kenya   malnutrition   ...
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Crisis in Congo - Hunger, Poverty, Insecurity
Since 1994, the Congo has been the victim of a civil war that is considered as one of the bloodiest conflicts since World War II claiming the lives of 4 million people and displacing millions more. Action Against Hunger has been active in the Congo since 1996 and has succeeded in reducing starvation, assisting more than 400,000 people with nutrition, water and sanitation, and food security programs.
By Action Against Hunger USA on june 07, 2009
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The Heart of the Congo - Trailer
In the Heart of the Congo, after a terrible war, a handful of aid workers help refugees who have lost everything. They mobilize villagers to dig wells, train health workers, and nurse children with acute malnutrition back to health. They are confronted with threats of violence from militias, systemic corruption, and a legacy of colonial dependency. In spite of this the Congolese and foreign aid workers struggle to encourage the will, and build the skills, necessary for self-sufficient future.
By Action Against Hunger USA on may 31, 2009
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Crisis in Pakistan after the earthquake
After the devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan the international community immediately responded to provide shelter for the population from the approaching winter. Action Against Hunger took it a step further by providing clean water to the local population.
By Action Against Hunger USA on may 31, 2009
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Improving lives in the Congo
In the Heart of the Congo, at the end of a war, a handful of aid workers help refugees who have lost everything. They mobilized communities to dig wells for clean water, train health workers, and nurse children with acute malnutrition back to health. Here you have an excerpt from the documentary/movie, Heart of the Congo, depicting the construction of a well and how it is so essential to the survival of a community.
By Action Against Hunger USA on may 31, 2009
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Action Against Hunger's Work
Recognized as a world leader in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, Action Against Hunger has pursued its vision of a world without hunger for three decades, combating hunger in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity. With 6,000+ staff in 40 countries, our innovative programs reach some 5 million people each year, restoring dignity, self-sufficiency, and independence to populations throughout the world.
By Action Against Hunger USA on may 31, 2009
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Hunger Crisis in Niger and Mali
Video about the work organizations such as Action Against Hunger do to end the severe hunger crisis in Niger and Mali, only two of the many countries that are affected. This short video explains the causes of this crisis and describes how the most vulnerable are children. It shows infant feeding centers in Niger and the work done there in an attempt to save the young children from near death.
By Action Against Hunger USA on may 31, 2009
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Water March - World Water Day 2003
In an attempt to spread knowledge about the huge discrepancies between the developed and developing countries in the usage of water around the world, Action Against Hunger held its very own Water March in New York city on March 22nd, 2003. This is also the internationally recognized World Water Day.
By Action Against Hunger USA on may 31, 2009
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World Water Day
Today some 1.1 billion people have insufficient access to clean drinking water. A startling 2.6 billion people lack proper sanitation. Water-borne illnesses account for some 80% of all communicable diseases, and play a major role in generating malnutrition. Join us on World Water Day and help make a difference in someone's life!
By Action Against Hunger USA on may 31, 2009
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