Acf-usa 2001 Annual Report

annual report 2001

Poverty is no one's destiny. Hunger can be defeated. This is what we stand for, what our field staff experience every day and what the present report confirms.

table of contents

CHARTER OF PRINCIPLES

ACTIVITIES

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OUR RESOURCES

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Human Resources Technical Resources Financial Resources

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PROGRAMS Afghanistan Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bolivia Burundi Cambodia Chad Colombia Congo

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(democratic republic of)

East Timor Ethiopia Georgia Guatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras Indonesia

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Kenya Kosovo Laos Liberia Mali Mongolia Myanmar (Burma) Nicaragua Niger Pakistan Philippines Russia Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Tajikistan Uganda USA Venezuela DONOR ACRONYMS 2001 FINANCIAL REPORT

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HEADQUARTERS ACTION AGAINST HUNGER USA 247 West 37th Street Suite 1201 New York, NY 10018 Tel: 1 212 967 78 00 Fax: 1 212 967 54 80 [email protected] www.aah-usa.org Chairman: Burton K. Haimes Executive Director: Lucas Van den Broeck

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER UK Unit 7B Larnaca Works Grange Walk London SE1 3EW Tel: 44 207 394 63 00 Fax: 44 207 237 99 60 [email protected] www.aahuk.org Chairman: Ronald Grierson Executive Director: Usha Kar

ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM 4 rue Niepce, 75014, Paris Tel: 33 1 43 35 88 88 Fax: 33 1 43 35 88 00 [email protected] www.acf-fr.org Chairman: Jacques Serba Vicechairman: Patrick J.G. Siegler Executive Director:Jean-Luc Bodin

ACCION CONTRA EL HAMBRE C/Caracas 6 - 1° 28010 Madrid Tel: 34 91 391 53 00 Fax: 34 91 391 53 01 [email protected] www.accioncontraelhambre.org Chairman: José Luis Leal Executive Director: Olivier Longué

I have been involved with Action Against Hunger for 17 years now, and it is truly one of the world's best international relief and development organizations in the fight against severe famine and malnutrition. Action Against Hunger - USA is one of the best kept secrets in America. It is my hope and firm belief that Action Against Hunger will become a household name. Action Against Hunger pioneered the therapeutic milk formula that is now used by all major organizations which has helped to decreased the mortality rate of malnourished children worldwide. Along with a solid nutritional component, Action Against Hunger has excellent programs in food security, health, water and sanitation. Our four pronged approach makes it possible for beneficiaries to regain their selfsufficiency. Action Against Hunger saves lives - over 4 million each year- thanks to the dedicated 400 international relief workers and more than 4,000 national staff. They are the true heros and heroines of our time. This year, we undertook our very first USA project to educate the American people about poverty and hunger. Americans need to be informed about the 815 million people suffering from hunger each year, and that there is much we can and need to do to alleviate this global problem. The 2001 annual report will introduce you briefly to all Action Against Hunger international missions. Action Against Hunger has taken the leadership role in assisting those most vulnerable, particularly children under five. Thank you for playing your part in fighting hunger and poverty.

Burton K. Haimes Chairman of the Board Action Against Hunger - USA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADVISORY BOARD

Burton K. Haimes, Chairman of the Board Joseph G. Audi Henri Barguirdjian Raymond Debbane Yves-André Istel Ketty Maisonrouge Frank McCourt, Honorary Board Member Robert W. Rudzki Jacques Serba Patrick Siegler-Lathrop Lucas Van den Broeck, Ex-officio

Christian Blanckaert Harold Bornstein Sabine Cassel Hamilton Fish Professor Michael Golden Iman Achim Moeller Edward M. Sermier, Treasurer Professor Ronald Waldman

STAFF Lucas Van den Broeck, Executive Director David Blanc, Program Director Anne Sophie Fournier, Technical Director Patrick Mouton, Finance Director Nelger Rios, Accountant Philippe Rosen, Human Resources Director Catherine Vosswinkel, Office Manager Human / Resources Assitant Inky Song, Development and Communications Director John W. Sauer, USA Project and Communications Manager Shirley Eng, Development and Communications Coordinator

Our sincerest thanks to our former staff members: Michele Avit Amelia Chamberlain Anna Kar Jean François Vidal And special thanks to our incredible interns who helped us in 2001: Charlotte Haimes Rebecca Kaplan Kathrin Kollman Thomas Lahousse* Laurent Mézouar Jason Stobbs* *Thomas Lahousse and Jason Stobbs are both currently working with Action Against Hunger in Afghanistan.

charter of principles INDEPENDENCE Action Against Hunger acts according to its own principles so as to maintain its moral and financial independence. Action Against Hunger’s actions are not defined in terms of domestic or foreign policies nor are they in the interest of any particular government.

Action Against Hunger is an international organization that was created in 1979 by a group of doctors, scientists, journalists and writers determined to bring a solution to the unacceptable fact that hunger was still widespread as the 21st century approached. Since then, the organization has developed within the framework of an interdependent international network, in France (Paris), the U.S.(New York), the U.K.(London) and Spain (Madrid).

NEUTRALITY Action Against Hunger maintains a strict political and religious neutrality. However, Action Against Hunger might denounce human rights violations that it has witnessed as well as obstacles put in the way of its humanitarian action.

The aim of Action Against Hunger is to save lives by combating hunger, disease, and those crises threatening the lives of men, women and children.

NON DISCRIMINATION A victim is a victim. Action Against Hunger refutes all discrimination based on race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, opinion or social class.

Action Against Hunger’s prime objective is to bring assistance to the least developed countries suffering from hunger. We inform more and more people every day, giving them a better understanding of the reality of life in the less-industrialized world, where hunger is a daily plague.

FREE AND DIRECT ACCESS TO VICTIMS Action Against Hunger demands free access to victims and direct control of its programs. Action Against Hunger uses all means available to achieve these principles, and will denounce and act against any obstacle preventing it from doing so. Action Against Hunger also checks the allocation of its resources in order to ensure that the resources reach those individuals for whom they are destined. Under no circumstances can contractors working together with or alongside Action Against Hunger become the ultimate beneficiaries of Action Against Hunger’s aid programs.

Action Against Hunger intervenes in the following situations: • In natural or man-made crises which threaten food security or result in famine, • In situations of social/economic breakdown, linked to internal or external circumstances which place particular groups of people in an extremely vulnerable position, • In situations where survival depends on humanitarian aid. Action Against Hunger intervenes either during the crisis itself, through emergency intervention, or afterwards, through rehabilitation and sustainable development programs. Action Against Hunger also intervenes in the prevention of certain highrisk situations (disaster preparedness programs).

PROFESSIONALISM Action Against Hunger bases the conception, realization, management and assessment of its programs on professional standards and years of experience in order to maximize its efficiency and the use of resources.

The ultimate aim of all Action Against Hunger’s programs is to enable the beneficiaries to regain their autonomy and selfsufficiency as soon as possible.

TRANSPARENCY Action Against Hunger is committed to respecting a policy of total openness to partners and donors and encourages the availability of information on the allocation and management of its funds. Action Against Hunger is also committed to providing guarantees of its good management.

While carrying out its activities, Action Against Hunger respects the following principles:

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summary of activities In the meantime, Argentina drew nearer the abyss. In a few short months, thousands of people found themselves without resources. Approximately 20,000 people drop below the poverty threshold every day. The factfinding mission arranged for December 2001, including Buenos Aires’ most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, was expected to conclude that wealthy Argentina had enough resources to meet the needs of its poor. However, our fieldwork teams encountered a situation of neglect and vulnerability similar to the least developed Latin American capitals, which fully justified our humanitarian intervention.

The year 2001 will be remembered for the events of September 11 and the painful awakening caused by this brutal outbreak of terrorist violence in the heart of America. All the world’s citizens, or at least those with electricity, could watch the repeated images of a catastrophe which claimed thousands of innocent lives. The international community and public opinion in the most advanced countries was brought to the realization – not without horror – that peace is not a permanent state, and that all countries are vulnerable. As an international humanitarian organization, Action Against Hunger wanted to help those affected by this tragedy at home. We gave a contribution to a local Manhattan non-profit organization helping the victims' families.

The new hostilities rending apart the Middle East have greatly increased the number of victims, particularly among the civilian population. Hundreds of families lack the minimum means to survive and aid mechanisms are under grave strain. Disease and malnutrition are reappearing, especially among children, while the world looks on indifferently. The mission we sent to take stock of the situation has verified that Palestine is in urgent need of support programs for women, children and elderly people.

In the minutes that followed the attacks, we established contact with all the Action Against Hunger teams stationed in over 40 countries. Our concern was to know if they were in danger and to take stock of the first reactions in Nicaragua, Sudan, the Caucasus area… Once over the shock of the first few minutes, our teams expressed their condemnation of this act, but also hope: that the attacks might also spur debate about the violence affecting more than a third of humanity.

Despite the fact that the most devastating crises go unnoticed, that the desperation of millions finds no solace and that even the smallest change in how the world manages its affairs is a daunting proposition, we are determined not to be disheartened. Our teams on the ground have persevered in their work and are demonstrably helping to drive back hunger. Action Against Hunger, with Head Offices in New York City, Madrid, London and Paris, continues working toward our goal of informing, raising awareness and support.

Our field workers asked us to remind the world that in the Philippines, Guinea or Colombia, thousands of innocent people lose their lives every day as those in the twin towers. Perhaps the world agenda would now change and a renewed desire for justice would finally unite humanity. Perhaps the largely ignored reality of the conflicts devastating so many areas in the world would suddenly earn the right to attention. Perhaps the suffering of others would become comprehensible for the world’s most advanced societies because they themselves had just been victims.

Sierra Leone has finally emerged from chaos. The involvement of the international community and the will towards national reconciliation have brought tentative hope to the tens and thousands of refugees to whom we are providing aid out of Guinea Conakry. Hundreds of men have gone back to their land to prepare for their families’ return. Elections should hopefully confirm this return to normality. In East Timor, the scheduled birth of the twenty-first century’s first new nation will usher in a time of peace after decades of fratricidal violence. In Mozambique, the end of hostilities and the peace talks long sought by the international authorities promise a return to stability and improve the country’s ruined economy.

But it was not to be. The international mobilization against terrorism zeroed in on Afghanistan and consigned the conflicts in which our field staff kept working back into oblivion. Our numerous teams in Afghanistan and neighboring countries got their first chance to describe the plight of communities we have been helping since 1995, but all other crises were quickly forgotten.

The lesson is clear: when the international community is willing, when the United Nations has the resources, when NGO’s can work on the ground, suffering can be stopped. Poverty is no one’s destiny. Hunger can be defeated. This is what we stand for, what our field staff experience every day and what the present report confirms.

In Angola, Congo, Burundi and Somalia, the most vulnerable communities are dealing with armed groups whom no international force seems ready to combat. In Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador, the survivors of Hurricane Mitch continued suffering the consequences of its destructive force, as international aid progressively dwindled. In Armenia and other states like Azerbaijan, the will to survive still had to contend with the residues of a cruel totalitarian regime.

Hunger is in retreat, but still threatens millions. With your support, we can continue our positive fight against hunger with the same enthusiasm, strength and conviction. Together we can take a step further towards a hunger free world. LUCAS VAN DEN BROECK Executive Director

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our resources Human Resources The essence of our professionalism

Our teams in the field

All over the world, nearly 5,000 men and women (600 in the Head Offices and 4,400 in the field) working for Action Against Hunger share the same objective: to take direct and effective action against an intolerable insult to human dignity, the persistence of hunger in a world of plenty. This is the unrelenting struggle in which our teams are engaged. The success of our programs depends on them.

More than 400 fieldworkers and almost 4,000 national staff carry out programs in more than 40 countries. Action Against Hunger pays great attention to its selection procedure and training programs, because knowledge and technical expertise are essential.

Fieldworker distribution by professional profile:

Fieldworker distribution by continent

8% 30%

35% EUROPE

ADMINISTRATORS

6%

15% AFRICA

HEADS OF MISSION AGRONOMISTS

4%

ASIA

NURSES/NUTRITIONISTS

12%

AMERICAS

16% WATER ENGINEERS

19%

DOCTORS LOGISTICIANS

52% 16%

Technical Resources The technical departments are the foundations of the knowledge and experience of our organization. They provide essential training and technical advice to the teams before departure and while carrying out their work in the field. For all of Action Against Hunger’s fieldworkers, the technical departments are the permanent reference throughout the whole implementation of their project.

respond. The technical departments are the central point of all our actions allowing us to respond adequately to the needs of the most vulnerable populations. The complementarity of our actions is also essential. It is not enough to cure children suffering from malnutrition; it is also necessary to fight against the diseases and epidemics that cause millions of cases of infant malnutrition and to ensure access to safe drinking water. The technical departments work at identifying the real causes of hunger and defining relevant solutions.

The fight against hunger goes beyond simply supplying food. In order to fight hunger, it is necessary to constantly define new techniques adapted to the individual situation and specific needs to which we

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Our fight against hunger is carried out through four complementary activities NUTRITION Saving the life of a severely malnourished child can be a matter of hours. It is therefore important to be rigorous in the treatment given to a child in danger. Renutrition products and protocols defined by the nutrition department are the basis of our interventions in emergency situations.

WATER AND SANITATION Water is one of the leading weapons against hunger. Access to safe drinking water and better sanitation allow improvement in the state of health of communities and prevents the spread of diseases. Irrigation of fields allows food production to be increased by three or four times.

FOOD SECURITY To respond to a crisis it is vital to distribute the foods needed for the survival of the population. The choice of foods (which must take into account cultural factors), their quality and the identification of the most needy beneficiaries are key elements for defining the right type of aid that must be put in place. In post crisis situations and/or in order to prevent a recurrence, it is essential to support the local agriculture through the supply of new resources (seeds, fertilizers, tools…), and also the implementation of new techniques.

HEALTH A vicious circle exists between disease and malnutrition. A malnourished child is more vulnerable to diseases than a well fed child. A sick child, weakened by illness, often becomes a victim of malnutrition. It is therefore necessary to fight disease in order to combat hunger.

Financial Resources How our funds are spent Each project has a unique cost structure. Emergency programs are the most expensive programs for logistic and personnel costs as they involve a rapid mobilization of resources and an immediate deployment of qualified staff. We have to react quickly in order to save lives.

Rehabilitation and development programs are less costly. They are aimed at the long-term transmission of knowledge and techniques. The time imperative is not the same and the structure of expenses reflects the lower cost in terms of human resources.

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EMERGENCY AID PROGRAM AFTER THE EARTHQUAKES IN EL SALVADOR

AID PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES IN GUINEA

BENEFICIARIES

27,171 PERSONS

BENEFICIARIES

30,400 PERSONS

PROGRAM LENGTH

6 MONTHS

PROGRAM LENGTH

11 MONTHS

BUDGET IN EUROS WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION OF LATRINES

COST

BUDGET IN EUROS

%

239,395 95,686

LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

10,628

LOCAL TRANSPORT

65,097

STORAGE ACTIVITIES EXPERTS AND TRAINERS

419,328 8,457 48,600

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING

57,057

TOTAL BUDGET MONTHLY COST PER BENEFICIARY

31,620

NUTRITION

100,622

WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE

284,033

MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

80,445

MINIMUM EQUIPMENT

43,615

LOGISTICS

8,522

LOCAL STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

83%

COST

%

77%

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT

32,810

LOCAL TRANSPORT

76,400

STORAGE

9,600

ACTIVITIES

627,525

11% EXPERTS AND TRAINERS 6%

508,005

124,700

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING

139,300

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

3.12

14,600

LOCAL STAFF

TOTAL BUDGET MONTHLY COST PER BENEFICIARY

48,175

17%

6%

815,000 2.43

Exchange rate as of December 2001: 1 euro= $ 0.90

Monitoring at all levels in order to achieve an optimal use of resources It is imperative that the management of the financial resources with which we are entrusted meets our standards of transparency and accuracy. However, this in itself is not sufficient. All expenditures must be relevant, reasonable and justified. Each expense must therefore provide guarantees with respect to: • Its relevance: each expense must contribute to the achievement of our objective – the fight against hunger. Care is taken to obtain goods and services at a reasonable price. • Its rigor: through the reliability of accounting procedures and authorization of expenditure. • Its transparency: in order to merit the confidence of all our supporters and allow them to verify the good management of resources. Control mechanisms exist at all levels from country program to Head Office in order to guarantee these three principles. Controls take place throughout the year and give rise to audit reports presented to the public authorities with which we collaborate. They are carried out internally by our financial departments and externally by independent auditors who monitor the standard of our transactions.

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Each Head Office is responsible for its own management. Annual financial audits both at Head Office and country program levels are the responsibility of each Head Office’s Board of Directors.

An appropriate use of funds Although running costs must be kept as low as possible, they are the guarantee of a reliable, responsible and professional organization in the fight against hunger. • Management transparency, control procedures and the accuracy of our financial statements are dependent on professional and efficient financial and administrative management. • Head Offices not only provide essential support for the programs but also play the vital role of building on experience, leading efficient research projects and responding to difficulties. Our objective is to keep administration costs to a minimum as shown in our financial statements.

programs afghanistan MAIN ACTIVITIES NUTRITION PROGRAM

HEALTH PROGRAM

Kabul: • Treatment of severe malnutrition in 11 therapeutic feeding centers and in 2 pediatric centers • 15 supplementary feeding centers • Monitoring of malnutrition by regular family surveys Pansheer and Shamali: • 6 supplementary feeding centers • 4 therapeutic feeding centers • Nutritional surveillance and follow-up Mazar-i-Sharif: • 1 therapeutic feeding center and 1 supplementary feeding center • Nutritional survey Ghor: • 1 therapeutic feeding center • 2 supplementary feeding centers • Distribution of basic items

Kabul: • 7 mother and children clinics. Pediatric, obstetric and gynecology clinics • Hygiene and health education and promotion • Vaccination against measles Hazaradjat: • Support for 3 clinics (personnel and supplies) • 4 health centers

FOOD SECURITY

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 2 administrators, 10 medical/nutritionist, 6 food security officers, 11 logisticians, and 4 water engineers

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Sanitary rehabilitation; supply of drinking water in feeding centers and clinics

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1995 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS: Kabul, Hazaradjat, Pansheer, Mazar-i-Sharif, Sar-e-Pul and Kandahar Rodha

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Socio-economic surveys to determine the level of vulnerability of the population Distribution of wheat Distribution of food rations for two months Distribution of seeds Rehabilitation of roads, irrigation systems and health structures (Hazaradjat)

AFGHANISTAN Daï Kundi

Kabul

Shahrestan IRAN

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 650 persons

PAKISTAN

INDIA

FUNDING: ECHO, WFP, OFDA, SAH, UNDP, Action Against Hunger, UNICEF, DFID, SDC, and French local funding NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 500,000 persons

angola

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1993

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS: Ganda district, Mavinga, Cuito Cuanavale district, Caconde, and Matala district

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Institutional support to the Provincial Department of Energy and Water • Construction of basic infrastructures for water and sanitation

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 medical coordinator, 1 logistic co-ordinator, 2 nurses, 2 logisticians, 2 doctors, and 1 water & sanitation engineer

HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM • • • • • •

Management and supply of 6 health centers Management and supply of the hospital and health centers in Ganda Treatment of severe malnutrition Emergency program to improve access to basic health care Nutritional evaluation and nutritional training Vaccination campaign

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 150 persons FUNDING: ECHO, Dutch Co-operation, Canadian Cooperation, OCHA, UNICEF and OFDA

CONGO RUANDA (DEM.REP. OF)

Luanda

ANGOLA NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 320,000 persons

Ganda Menongue

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

Lubango Matala Kuito Kuanavale Xangongo

• Distribution of seeds and agricultural tools • Training of agricultural cooperatives

NAMIBIA

BOTSWANA Pr

SOUTH AFRICA

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armenia

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1994

MAIN ACTIVITIES

RUSSIA

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Sissian province

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

ARMENIA

STAFF: 1 project manager

(Agricultural program) • Support for the creation of cooperatives • Support for the production activities of the Sissian Cooperative (distribution of fertilizer, seeds and cereals of local origin and technical agricultural training) • Prevention of food insecurity for the most vulnerable families (reconstruction of secondary irrigation structures, distribution of sheep, vegetable seeds, fertilizer, tools and technical agricultural training)

Yerevan

AZERBAIJAN

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 20 persons

Sisian TURKEY

FUNDING: ECHO IRAQ

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 10,000 persons

IRAN

BAGHDAD

azerbaijan

LAUNCH OF PROGRAM: 2000 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Agdabedi

MAIN ACTIVITIES FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

STAFF: 1 head of project and 1 agronomist

• Sustainable agricultural activities to improve the food basket for displaced populations • Management training at community level

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 30 persons

RUSSIA

Baku

FUNDING: Swiss Agency for Cooperation & Development and BPRM NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 10,000 persons

ARMENIA

AZERBAIJAN TURKEY

IRAQ

IRAN Tehran

bolivia

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2000

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Municipality of Irupana, Province of South Yungas, and South area of La Paz

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • • • • • •

Construction and rehabilitation of water networks Construction of latrines Borehole drilling Construction of outlying and urban network Construction of rural systems with electrical pump Creation of water committees responsible for the maintenance and management of the structures

BRAZIL

BOLIVIA

STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 head of project

La Paz

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 5 persons FUNDING: Xunta Galicia, Iberdrola, and EU

PARAGUAY

CHILE

Asuncion

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 19,000 persons

HEALTH PROGRAM • Development of health education programs for the most vulnerable populations who are affected by epidemics and water-related diseases

URUGUAY

Santiago de Chile

Buenos Aires Montevideo ARGENTINA

burundi

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1994 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Kayanza and Bubanza provinces, and the town of Bujumbura

MAIN ACTIVITIES NUTRITION PROGRAM Province of Kayanza • Malnutrition screening and treatment in 11 health centers • Treatment of severe malnutrition in 3 therapeutic feeding centers • Local staff training, center supply and technical support • Nutrition structure rehabilitation

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 3 nurse/nutritionists, 1 medical/nutritional coordinator, 1 logistic coordinator, 1 food security officer, and 2 logistic-administrators

CONGO (DEM.REP. OF) RWANDA

Kayanza

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 300 persons Province of Bubanza • 2 therapeutic feeding centers

Bubanza Bujumbura

FUNDING: ECHO, Action Against Hunger, DFID, UNICEF, OFDA, WFP, French Government, and PNUD NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 13,000 persons

Bujumbura • Distribution of hot meals to the neediest in hospitals

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Technical support and distribution of seeds and tools

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BURUNDI TANZANIA

cambodia MAIN ACTIVITIES

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1989 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Preah Vihear and Kampong Cham provinces

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM Preah Vihear Province • Maintenance of training and production farm (pig raising)

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water engineer, and 1 disaster preparedness advisor

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 60 persons

Preah Vihear Province • Rural water supply project, drilling of boreholes • Health and hygiene education and promotion • Jar distribution to isolated village communities

FUNDING: European Union, French Embassy and Action Against Hunger

VIETNAM

MYANMAR

LAOS

THAILAND

Samrong Tbeng Meanchey

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons

CAMBODIA

Kampong Cham Province • Support for vulnerable areas (latrines, boreholes, storage) • Post flood activities project: cleaning and chlorinating of contaminated boreholes • Flood proofing and improvement of water sources • Health and hygiene education and promotion • Disaster preparedness program: training of Red Cross volunteers, support for communication network, and management of databases

Phnom Penh

Kampong Cham

MALAYSIA

Jakarta

chad

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1981

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: N’Djamena and Mao

Kanem prefecture STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 nurse/nutritionist, and 1 water engineer

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Subsidized sale of cereals to families affected by the poor harvests in 1999/2000

LIBYA

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 25 persons

HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM • 4 therapeutic feeding centers and 14 supplementary feeding centers • Nutritional training

FUNDING: WFP, UNDP, French Co-operation, Syndicat des Eaux d’Ile de France, and Action Against Hunger

WATER PROGRAM

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons

NIGER

CHAD Mao Nyamena

NIGERIA

• Borehole and water point rehabilitation in villages Guéra prefecture

CAMEROON

TECHNICAL TRAINING • Support to the NAGDARO Chad association, in the management of the Arenga center, an agro-forestry and anti-erosion center.

GABON

DEM. REP. CONGO

Brazzaville Kinshasa

colombia

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Montería, Alto San Jorge, Alto Sinú (Cordoba district), and Magdalena district

MAIN ACTIVITIES HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM • Monitoring of community nutrition activities • Training of mothers in various aspects of health, hygiene and prevention

STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 project manager NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 26 persons

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

Cordoba

FUNDING: ECHO, AECI, Switzerland Cooperation

• Construction of latrines and control of water quality • Health and hygiene education and promotion

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 14,000 persons

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

VENEZUELA

Bogota Armenia

COLOMBIA

• Support to domestic livestock raising activities • Rehabilitation of marginal housing

ECUADOR

BRAZIL

PERU

BOLIVIA La Paz

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congo (democratic republic of) HEALTH PROGRAM

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• • • •

NUTRITION PROGRAM • • • • •

7 therapeutic and 24 supplementary feeding centers Nutritional surveys Healthcare personnel training Nutrition training for beneficiaries Elaboration of national protocol for the treatment of malnutrition in collaboration with government and UNICEF

Rehabilitation and equipment for health centers Provide drug supplies to health centers Healthcare personnel training Distribution of cholera treatment drugs

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1997 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Government zone: Malemba Nkulu, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Mbandaka Rebel zone: Bukavu, Southern Kivu Province, Lake Tanganyika shoreline ,and Moba

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Water supply (boreholes and rain catchment systems) for health centers and communities • Water points and latrines in urban public markets • Creation and training of community and private water/sanitation management groups • Health and hygiene education and promotion

UGANDA Kampala

STAFF: 2 heads of mission (2 missions: 1 government zone, 1 rebel zone), 3 heads of project, 2 administrators, 3 logisticians, 3 agronomists, 9 nurse/nutritionists, and 3 water & sanitation engineers

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 130 persons

• • • •

FUNDING: ECHO, USAID, FAO, OCHA, PNUD, UNHCR, French Government, CIDA, UNICEF, and European Union

Food Security survey Seeds and (farm) tools distribution Fishing net/boat tool kit distribution Technical support and management, training for fish and agriculture co-operatives

RWANDA Kigali Bujumbura BURUNDI

CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)

TANZANIA Dodoma

Kinshasa

ANGOLA

MALAWI Lilongwe ZAMBIA Lusaka Harare

ZIMBABWE NAMIBIA Windhoek

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 800,000 persons

east timor

BOTSWANA

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999 MALAYSIA

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Dili, Manatuto, and Ermera

HEALTH PROGRAM

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 nutritionist, 1 agronomist, 2 water engineers, 3 logisticians and 1 sanitation educator

• Health and hygiene education and promotion

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Sanitation education; training in equipment maintenance

INDONESIA

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 140 persons

Manatuto Dili

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

FUNDING: ECHO, UNHCR, and UNICEF

• Participation in the planning process for managing food and water supplies in rural zone

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons

Ermera

EAST TIMOR

ethiopia

Afar region WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM:

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Rehabilitation of wells and water reservoir, construction, renovation and maintenance of water points

Ogaden Region NUTRITION PROGRAM

ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAM:

• 1 therapeutic feeding center and supplementary feeding centers in Kebri Dehar

• Training for agro-pastoralist in definition of priorities and veterinary techniques (vaccinations)

HEALTH PROGRAM • Vaccination campaign against measles in Korahai area

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1985

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Ogaden and Afar regions

• Delivery of water by tanker truck to villages (emergency program), rehabilitation of wells and water reservoir, maintenance of boreholes in Korahai zone and repair of Kebri Dehar's pumping station

SUDAN ERITREA

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 project manager, 1 medical/nutritional coordinator, 1 food security analyst, 1 nurse-nutritionist, 3 logisticians, 3 water engineers, 1 doctor, and 1 specialist in animal health.

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Socio-economic evaluation to determine the cause of malnutrition among children • Distribution of seeds and tools to 6000 families in Kebri Dehar

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 105 persons

ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAM

FUNDING: European Union, ECHO, OFDA, DFID, French Government, and Action Against Hunger

• Support for the setting of animal health services in Ogaden region • Implementation of an early warning system based on agricultural and pastoral activities in Korahai and Warder zones

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 577,250 persons

rtoum

Dubti

ETHIOPIA

SOMALIA

Addis Abeba Kebri Dehar KENYA NDA

Kigali

UNDI

TANZANIA

MALAWI Lilongwe Harare

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MOZAMBIQUE

Antananarivo

Action Against Hunger saves over 4 million lives each year - thanks to the dedicated 400 international relief workers and 4,000 national staff. They are the true heros and heroines of our time.

georgia MAIN ACTIVITIES FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM •Support for the creation of cooperatives employing both displaced and local populations • Technical agricultural assistance and distribution of tools and fertilizer • Planting of maize (260 hectares) to supply 400 families • Providing legal information about rights of access to land and the creation of co-operatives • Training in the procedures for buying and renting land • Support to agricultural production teams through technical assistance and distribution of seeds

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1994 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Samegrelo and Abjasia STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 technical coordinator, and 2 agronomists

RUSSIA

Sujumi Zugdidi

GEORGIA Tbilisi

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 60 persons

ARMENIA

AZERBAIJAN

FUNDING: UNHCR, BPRM, ECHO, and World Bank TURKEY

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 9,000 persons

IRAN

SYRIA

IRAQ

Baghdad

guatemala MAIN ACTIVITIES San Marcos and Jutiapa/Jalapa COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM • • • • • • • • • • • •

Nutrition survey Therapeutic and supplementary feeding centers Training of health service staff Advisor to Ministry of Health in designing National Nutrition Strategy Rehabilitation of water points Rehabilitation of water distribution systems Setting up of water treatment systems Health education Training in maintenance of water points Distribution of seeds and fertilizers Follow-up of agricultural activities Training in agricultural techniques and management

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: San Marcos, Jutiapa/Jalapa, and Chiquimula STAFF: 1 project manager, 1 agronomist and 2 nutritionists NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 80 persons FUNDING: ECHO, Action Against Hunger, Spanish Cooperation (AECI), and European Union NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 41,900 persons

Jutiapa/Jalapa FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Distribution of agricultural inputs (seeds, tools and fertilizers) • Strengthening of rural self-management • Construction of handmade irrigation systems

BELIZE

GUATEMALA San Marcos Guatemala

Chiquimula COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM

HONDURAS

Jutiapa El Progreso

• Distribution of food for work • Rehabilitation of community infrastructure (roads, water systems, etc.) • Health and hygiene education and promotion

EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA

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guinea

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1995 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Guéckédou region (Guinea Forestière), Kissidougou, and Dabda

MAIN ACTIVITIES NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH PROGRAM • Training and sensitization of mothers in identification, treatment and prevention of child malnutrition • Monitoring of nutritional assistance • Identification and treatment of severe and moderate malnutrition

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 medical coordinator, 1 hydrologist/geologist, 1 agronomist, and 1 food basket monitor

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

FUNDING: UNHCR and ECHO

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 200 persons MAURITANIA

• • • • •

SENEGAL

Water supply to refugee camps Borehole drilling Pump maintenance Management of water points Health and hygiene education and promotion

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 200,000 persons

MALI

GUINEA Conakry SIERRA LEONE

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • • • •

Guekedu

LIBERIA

Analysis of food security situation Conditioning of wetlands Control and follow–up of food distribution for refugees Monitoring of food supply for refugees

haiti

IVORY COAST

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1988

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Northwest region

Northwest region (Saint Louis du Nord, Anse à Foleurs and Ile de la Tortue)

HEALTH PROGRAM

STAFF: 1 head of mission and 2 water engineers

• Support for the decentralization of health services (reconstruction of dispensaries, vaccinations, training of health personnel, supply of medicines)

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 32 persons

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

FUNDING: EU, Action Against Hunger, French Cooperation, UNICEF, Schneider Foundation, and WFP

• Provision of drinking water, construction of dams and latrines • Protection of water points, reforestation, training of local committees in the management of waste • Management of drinking water supply and sanitation

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 200,000 persons

BAHAMAS

8 districts in the North, Northwest and the South COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM • Support for local initiatives in the care of street children • Social reintegration through informal education and professional training. Support to organization of local initiatives and structuring through the creation of local associations

CUBA

CUBA

HAITI JAMAICA

Your help and our labor can prevent situations where hunger robs people of protection, dignity and opportunity for a better future.

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Hunger is in retreat, but still threatens millions. Together we can take a step further towards a hunger free world.

honduras MAIN ACTIVITIES

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Choluteca and El Paraiso districts

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • • • •

Supply of drinking water for the populations of 6 communities Training in environmental health education Health and hygiene education and promotion Training of technical staff

STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 agronomist (coordinator for Honduras and Nicaragua) BELIZE

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 22 persons

HONDURAS

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Improve the diet of 800 families in El Paraíso district and their capacity to react in a crisis • Maximize and diversify of agricultural production through family gardens • Improvement of traditional crops, poultry raising, irrigation crops, permanent and annual crops • Improvement of production capacity through the creation of groups of producers to capitalize on production with support of rural banks • Environmental protection to limit the impact of natural disasters through soil conservation works and reforestation

indonesia MAIN ACTIVITIES

FUNDING: EU, Spanish regional governments of Galicia and Navarra, Iberdrola

Tegucigalpa Danli NICARAGUA

Choluteca

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 13,300 persons COSTA RICA

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Irian Jaya Province (Moluccas)

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • • • •

Monitoring of food security status and protein deficiency Food distributions for displaced people Distribution of hygiene kits Support to the activities initiated by displaced people to improve self-sufficiency

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 food security coordinator, 3 food security advisors, 1 nutritionist, 4 logisticians, and 2 area managers

MALAYSIA

Borneo Sulawesi

Sumatra Jakarta

Molucas

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 167 persons

INDONESIA FUNDING: ECHO, Dutch Government, AUSAID, UNDP, USAID, and WFP NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 200,000 persons

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1992-1994. New program started in September 2001

kenya MAIN ACTIVITIES Mandera district

NUTRITION PROGRAM • Anthropometric nutritional survey and causal analysis • Supplementary feeding center Moyale district

Addis Ababa

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Districts of Moyale and Mandera

ETHIOPIA

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 head of base, 1 nutritionist, 1 public health expert, 1 logistician, and 1 administrator UGANDA

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 76 persons

Kampala

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Regeneration of wells with poor yield • Training of water user associations and management of the equipment • District wide water resources cartography (GIS mapping of water resources) • Public health activities

KENYA Nairobi

FUNDING: ECHO and UNICEF NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 60,000 persons TANZANIA

Dodoma

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kosovo

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: The whole province

COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 social assistance scheme officer, and 1 social policy officer

• Food distribution • Participation in the design of the UNMIK Social Assistance Scheme (SAS) from March 2000 with the interest of establishing a sustainable alternative to food aid (The SAS provides cash assistance to poor families falling in one of two categories: families that don´t have anyone capable of work; families that don´t have anyone able to find work) • Support in building the capacity of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare in relation to the SAS • Monitoring the implementation of the SAS • Building the capacity of the municipal Centers for Social Work • Evaluating the impact of the SAS program • Production of a bulletin to stimulate discussion and strategies for poverty alleviation

SERBIA

BOSNIA

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 25 persons FUNDING: DFID

Pristina

MONTENEGRO

KOSOVO

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 400,000 persons

MACEDONIA

ALBANIA

laos

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1991

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Luang Namtha, Sekong and Vientiane provinces

Luang Nam Tha and Champassak HEALTH PROGRAM

VIETNAM

Louang Namtha

• Distribution of hygiene and anti-mosquito kits • Sanitation education, training of national staff in management of drinking water resources and equipment

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water & sanitation engineer, and 1 agronomist NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 12 persons

Champassak WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

LAOS Vientiane

THAILAND CAMBODIA

FUNDING: ECHO, SEDIF, Agence Seine-Normandie, and EU

• Technical assistance in maintaining water points • Construction and rehabilitation of wells and boreholes

Champassak MALAYSIA

Sekong

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 25,000 persons

Sekong and Vientiane FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Distribution of rice and seeds between harvest

liberia

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1990

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Monrovia, Buchanan, Gbarnga, Zwedru, Sanniquelie, and Kanweaken

Provinces of Bong, Grand Bassa, Rivercress, Nimba

NUTRITION PROGRAM • • • •

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistic coordinator, 1 medical-nutrition coordinator, 1 water engineer coordinator, 1 food security coordinator, 1 nurse, 1 logistician, 2 agronomists and 2 food security advisors

Treatment of severe and moderate malnutrition in children Integration of feeding centers in the governmental health infrastructures Food distribution to 8,000 displaced (Province of Grand Cape Mount) Therapeutic feeding center (Province of Monteserrado)

GUINEA

SIERRA-LEONE

Vahun

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Food security monitoring in the Southeast of Liberia • Food security surveys within the refugee and local population • Technical training, support for farmers; rice fields and harvest conservation

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 175 persons

Monrovia

IVORY COAST

Gbarnga

Buchanan

FUNDING: UNHCR, BPRM, Dutch cooperation and EU NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 150,000 persons

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LIBERIA

Zwedru

mali

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1996

MAIN ACTIVITIES Gao region

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: 7th district (Gao and the whole region), 8th district (Kidal and the whole region), and Bamako

NUTRITION AND HEALTH PROGRAM • Training of medical staff at Gao hospital for children under 5 years suffering from severe and moderate malnutrition • Training of health personnel • Promotion of health and nutrition

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water & sanitation coordinator, 1 water coordinator, 1 logistician, 1 food security advisor, 1 agronomist, 2 water engineers, and 1 sanitation specialist

Gao, Bamako and Kidal

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 155 persons

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Rehabilitation of wells • Geophysical surveys, drilling and construction of large diameter wells for livestock • Installation of a solar-powered pumping station • Training in management of waste and hygiene education

ALGERIA

FUNDING: USAID, EU, OFDA, Spanish regional funding, NORAD, and The Phone House NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 160,000 persons

MALI

La'youn

Kidal

MAURITANIA

Gao Bamako

Kidal region

Mopti BENIN

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • • • •

IVORY COAST

Palm tree development Setting up of cooperatives grain trade Creating reservoirs by filtering flood barriers Decentralized food security programs to support the communities

mongolia MAIN ACTIVITIES

BURKINA FASO

LIBERIA

TOGO NIGERIA GHANA

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2001 RUSSIA

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Oulan Bator

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 logistician

• Weekly supply of food products to a local canteen • Daily balanced rations in energy, proteins and lipids

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 4 persons

Ulanbaatar

MONGOLIA FUNDING: Action Against Hunger CHINA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 1500

myanmar (burma) MAIN ACTIVITIES Maungdaw and Buthidaung districts

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • • • • • •

Drilling of boreholes equipped with hand pumps Digging of village water points Construction of wells Construction of family latrines and school latrines Health and hygiene education and promotion Village water and sanitation committee training

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

LAUNCH OF PROGRAM: 1994 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Rakhine state STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 project manager, 2 agronomists, 5 water engineers, 1 water program coordinator, 4 logisticians and 1 sociologist NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 235 persons FUNDING: EU, French and Japanese governments and Action Against Hunger NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 250,000 persons

• Integrated income generation program, which includes loans of chickens, goats, and inputs for market gardening

INDIA CHINA BANGLADESH

MYANMAR

Mrauk Uu Kyauktaw

Myauk-Uu, Minbya and Kyautkaw districts

LAOS

Buthidaung Maungdaw Yangon THAILAND

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Rehabilitation and construction of village water points, wells and boreholes • Construction of latrines in schools and health centers • Health and hygiene education and promotion • Village water and sanitation committee training

HEALTH PROGRAM MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur

• Rehabilitation of health centers; national staff training • Distribution of drugs and medical material supply

SINGAPORE

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nicaragua

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1996

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Northern Nicaragua (Madriz and Nueva Segovia Districts)

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Guarantee safe access to land by means of legal advice on legalization of property; local resolution of land-related conflicts; create means for a longterm tenancy agreement for families without land or those with insufficient land for farming

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • • • • •

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water engineer, and 2 agronomists Belmopan

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 28 persons

BELIZE

FUNDING: ECHO, Spanish Cooperation (AECI), USAID, FISE, and McKinsey

Access to drinking water and building of sanitation infrastructures Construction of 150 latrines Construction and rehabilitation of wells Community support from a water committee Creation of a water committee for community support

HONDURAS

Somoto

NICARAGUA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 60,000 persons

Managua

HEALTH PROGRAM

COSTA RICA

• Health and hygiene education and promotion for 950 children

niger

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1997 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Agadez and Bilma districts

MAIN ACTIVITIES Bilma

STAFF: 1 project coordinator, 1 agronomist, and 1 water engineer

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM •Access to water points in the district •Diversification of local production and improvement of performance •Anti-erosion measures, management and conservation of natural resources •Improve access to cereals •Conduct nutritional surveys for children •Project to reduce food crisis in the area (Agadez)

NIGER

MALI

Bilma

Agadez Niamey CHAD

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 60 persons NIGERIA

FUNDING: UNHCR, Canadian Cooperation, French Cooperation, Action Against Hunger, EU, and UNICEF

CAMEROON

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 25,000 persons

pakistan

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2001 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Quetta area (Loralai district) 4 camps: Katwai, Ghazgai Minara, Malgagaï, and Zar Karez

MAIN ACTIVITIES WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Improvement of hygiene conditions: supply of drinking water and supervision of the quality of water, installation of sanitary equipment, education and hygiene • Rehabilitation and rationalization of the hydraulic networks • Cartography of the hydraulic resources

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water engineer, 1 logistician, and 1 administrator AFGHANISTAN

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 15 persons FUNDING: UNHCR and Action Against Hunger

IRAN

Islamabad Quetta

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 35,000 persons

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INDIA

philippines MAIN ACTIVITIES HEALTH PROGRAM • Aid for the Filipino health program by means of the creation and reinforcement of the system of community pharmacies • Rehabilitation of health centers • Health education (in collaboration with a local NGO)

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2000 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Vigan municipality, Manila STAFF: 1 head of mission, 2 heads of projects, 1 food security coordinator, and 1 water engineer

HONG KONG TAIWAN

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 42 persons

PHILIPPINES

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

FUNDING: ECHO, USAID, Spanish Cooperation, European Commission, and OFDA

• Emergency water supply and construction of latrines in refugee camps • Distribution of hygiene products • Waste management in collaboration with Parang district authorities • Rehabilitation of wells and harnessing of water resources

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 75,000 persons

Manila

BRUNEI MALAYSIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Food security analysis • Technical support and distribution of outputs to returned populations

russia MAIN ACTIVITIES

INDONESIA

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Tuva (Central Asia) and Sakhalin (Extreme East)

Central Russia

FOOD SECURITY AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM • • • • •

Food distribution Rehabilitation of sanitary installations Distribution of food items Clothing distribution in children institutions Support to agricultural activities (seeds, tools and cattle distribution) • Distribution of food packs (Extreme East) Chechenya

STAFF: 1 head of mission (East Russia), 1 administrator (East Russia) 1 medical coordinator, 1 project manager, 1 logistician, 1 food security coordinator and 1 agronomist NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 100 persons FUNDING: ECHO and USAID NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 90,000 persons

NUTRITION PROGRAM • Distribution of food and hygiene items to displaced people and local population (82,000 beneficiaries)

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: Chechnya: November 1995, interrupted in September

Ingushetia

NUTRITION PROGRAM • Program aimed at vulnerable populations (i.e. babies under 2 years old, pregnant and breast-feeding women) for approximately 6,000 beneficiaries

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Chechnya: AchkoïMartan, Groznenski, Selskii, Shatoi, Itum-Kale and Sharoi districts; Ingushetia: Slepsovskaia and Karaboulak

RUSSIA Moscow Ivanovo Ioujno Vladimir Kyzyl Sakhalinsk Tambov MONGOLIA Nazran CHINA

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 logistician, and 1 administrator FUNDING: ECHO and French Government NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 88,000 persons

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INDIA

serbia

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999 ROMANIA

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Belgrade, Sabac, Krajelvo, and Uzice

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • • • •

Distribution of basic products as food complements Distribution of first necessity products Food security survey Monitoring the situation in all social institutions for an immediate reaction in case of aggravation of the nutritional status and living conditions

Belgrad

SERBIA

BOSNIA

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 logistic coordinator, 2 food security coordinators, and 1 administrator MONTENEGRO

KOSOVO

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 35 persons MACEDONIA

FUNDING: ECHO and WFP

ALBANIA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 12,500 persons

sierra leone

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1991

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Blama, Bo, Freetown, Mile 91, Magburaka, Makeni, and Yanibana

NUTRITION PROGRAM • Therapeutic feeding centers • Supplementary feeding centers • Nutritional monitoring and surveys

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 food security coordinator, 1 nutrition coordinator, and 1 water engineer

GUINEA

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • • • •

SIERRA LEONE

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 386 persons

Water distribution systems and pump installation Installation of showers and latrines Well rehabilitation Health and hygiene education and promotion

Makeni Mile 91

FUNDING: OFDA, EU, French Government, and Action Against Hunger

Freetown Bo LIBERIA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 80,000 persons

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Distributions of tools and seeds • Follow-up of the cost of basic food products • Food security monitoring

somalia

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1992

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Mogadishu and Luuq

Mogadishu

NUTRITION PROGRAM

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 medical coordinator, 1 administrator, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 logistician, 1 water engineer, and 2 nurses

• 2 therapeutic feeding centers for children

HEALTH PROGRAM • • • •

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 202 persons

1 treatment center for cholera Chlorination of more than 600 wells Study on improving the system of continuous chlorination of wells Study of the effectiveness of cholera diagnosis

FUNDING: ECHO, OFDA, DFID, SAH, ICRC, UNICEF, and WFP NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 150,000 persons

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

SOMALIA

• Rehabilitation, cleaning and disinfection of wells • Latrines: construction, maintenance and draining

ETHIOPIA

Luuq Town

Luuq

NUTRITION PROGRAM

KENYA

• 1 therapeutic center for children • Distribution of dry rations in the area surrounding the town • Nutrition surveys

ANIA

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sri lanka MAIN ACTIVITIES Trincomalee and Anuradhapura districts WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1996 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Jaffna, Anuradhapura, and Trincomalee districts

• Rehabilitation of reservoirs and irrigation channels, drilling of boreholes and rehabilitation of wells for the supply of drinking water, mainly in villages situated on the front line

STAFF: 1 head of mission and 2 agronomists

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

FUNDING: French Embassy, Action Against Hunger, UNICEF, and ECHO

• Development and diversification of domestic agricultural production • Training in agriculture, water management, utilization of organic fertilizers and preservation of agricultural products • Training kits • Distribution of seeds and tools • Setting up of two food preservation units

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 59 persons

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 37,500 persons

INDIA

Jaffna

Jaffna district AGRICULTURAL RELAUNCH PROGRAM

Trincomalee

• Development of fruit production: distribution of tools and fruit plants • Training in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture These programs are carried out in full cooperation with local NGOs. Action Against Hunger provides technical support.

sudan

SRI LANKA Colombo

Batticaloa Ampara

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1985

MAIN ACTIVITIES North NUTRITION PROGRAM • 3 therapeutic and 5 supplementary feeding centers • Nutrition surveys

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Khartoum, Juba, Bentiu and Wau STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 health and nutrition coordinator, 1 water and sanitation coordinator, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 logistician, 3 logistics administrators, 6 nurses, 2 water engineers, and 2 food security specialists

HEALTH PROGRAM • Primary health care centers, 2 mother and child centers • 8 dispensaries • Health and hygiene education and promotion

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 350 persons FUNDING: OFDA, ECHO, Dutch Cooperation, Action Against Hunger, DFID, UNICEF, and WFP

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM • Boreholes and water point installations • Creation of a water management committee • Water filtering and storage

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 150,000 persons

South NUTRITION PROGRAM

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1990-1997, relaunched 2001

• Nutrition surveys • NGO staff training on nutritional assessment and survey

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Phou State and Bahr el Ghazal.

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • Distribution of seeds and tools to vulnerable families, displaced and local populations • Distribution of fishing kits to vulnerable families, displaced and local populations • Post distribution surveys and evaluations

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 2 nutritionists, and 1 agronomist. NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 19 persons

LIBYA

DONORS: ECHO, UNICEF, and OFDA Khartoum

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons

SUDAN ETHIOPIA

Wau Juba CONGO (DEM. REP. OF)

KENYA

BURUNDI TANZANIA Dodoma

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tajikistan

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

MAIN ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Khatlon Oblast (Southwest)

NUTRITION AND HEALTH PROGRAM • Training of health personnel • Support to the rural medical facilities • Organization of free consultations on prenatal care and child health in the rural medical facilities • Distribution of basic medical equipment to the rural medical facilities • Health education at the community level • Treatment of moderately and severely malnourished children under 5 years of age • Facilitation of collection of acute morbidity data • National Nutrition Survey

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 logistician, 1 technical coordinator, 1 medical doctor, 1 agronomist and 2 nurse/nutritionists NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 200 persons FUNDING: ECHO, USAID, OFDA, WFP, UNHCR, and Action Against Hunger

TAJIKISTAN Dushanbe

CHINA

AFGHANISTAN

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 380,700 persons NEPAL

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM • • • • •

PAKISTAN

Provision of high quality agricultural inputs Rehabilitation of irrigation systems Distribution of livestock on a credit basis Extension services in agronomy and irrigation Capacity building of local NGOs

INDIA

uganda

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1980-1991, relaunched 1995

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Districts of Adjumani, Moyo, Gulu, Kitgum, and Bundibugyo

NUTRITION PROGRAM • Nutritional survey to analyze the underlying causes of malnutrition in refugee settlements • Technical assistance to therapeutic feeding centers, which are integrated in two hospitals

SUDAN

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 hydro coordinator, 3 hydrologists, and 2 heads of project

Djibouti

ETHIOPIA

Moyo

Adjumani Kitgum Gulu

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 100 persons

WATER & SANITATION PROGRAM • Well drilling and rehabilitation • Rain catchment, source protection and gravity flow systems in displaced camps and communities • Organization of water and sanitation committees and training • Latrine construction • Health and hygiene education and promotion • Spare parts logistics • Assist local authorities with planning and implementation of new and upgrading existing water supplies and sanitation systems.

UGANDA Kampala

FUNDING: Action Against Hunger, DFID (British government), ECHO, OFDA, UNHCR, WFP, FGA, and UNICEF

KENYA

TANZANIA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 300,000 persons ZAMBIA

MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE

usa

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2001 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: United States of America

MAIN ACTIVITIES PARTNERS: Mainstream Media Project and Teachers Center for Global Studies at Clark University

EDUCATION/ADVOCACY PROGRAM • • • •

Public education campaign on hunger in most US radio markets Production of eight-part radio interview series on world hunger issues Pilot education program for global studies teachers and their students Creation of a multimedia educational archive at www.aah-usa.org

STAFF: 1 Program Manager

CANADA

FUNDING: USAID

PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN: Approximately 2,000,000 persons

venezuela

New York Washington

USA

NUMBERS OF BENEFICIARIES: 1,500 persons

MEXICO

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999 Caracas

MAIN ACTIVITIES

VENEZUELA

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Miranda district( Río Chico and Cúpira)

WATER AND SANITATION

GUYANA Bogota

• Tanks for emergency water supply • Construction of alternative water distribution systems:drilling, rehabilitation of wells. • Sanitation hygiene activities

STAFF: 1 head of mission and 2 water engineers

COLOMBIA

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 100 persons PERU

FUNDING: ECHO and BBVA NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 60,000 persons BOLIVIA

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donor acronyms NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

AECI Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (Spanish Cooperation)

OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs

AUSAID Australian Aid

OFDA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

BPRM Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration CIDA Canadian International Development Agency

SAH Service d'Action Humanitaire (French government) French Humanitarian Emergency Funding

DFID Department for International Development (UK government)

SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

ECHO European Community Humanitarian Office

SEDIF Syndicat des Eaux d’Ile de France

EU European Union

UNDP / PNUD United Nations Development Program / Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

UNHCR (HCR) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

FED Fond Européen de Développement (branch of the European Union)

UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Fund

FGA African Development Society (German)

USAID The United States Agency for International Development

FISE Fondo de Inversión Social de Emergencia (Nicaragua)

WFP World Food Program

ICRC The International Committee of the Red Cross

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Action Against Hunger USA Annual Review Summary 2001 Action Against Hunger-USA is a registered 501(c)3 tax exempt non-profit organization. We directly manage programs caring for vulnerable and displaced populations affected by war and conflict including displaced populations in Eastern and Western Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda. We actively recruit and train expert fieldworkers for all Action Against Hunger international programs in over 40 countries. In 2001, medical doctors, nutritionists, nurses, logisticians, water engineers and food security specialists were sent not only to programs managed by the New York office, but also to Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), East Timor, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, and Somalia. We also generate public and international support for Action Against Hunger’s worldwide activities through campaigns and actively raise awareness on the issue of hunger amongst the American public. In 2001, Action Against Hunger launched its first advocacy campaign in the U.S. to increase the awareness among Americans about hunger and development issues affecting 815 million people worldwide. The goal was to dispel the myths surrounding hunger and show the root causes of hunger; how hunger is used as a weapon. Our nutrition, water/sanitation, health and food security experts have worked together to bring appropriate and effective integrated solutions to the specific problems facing communities for long term sustainability. For example, we arrived in the Adjumani District of Uganda in 1995. Among the many needs, safe drinking water was almost non existent and when we left in 2001, safe water coverage availability was approximately at 98 percent for the 70,000 South Sudanese refugees. When Action Against Hunger teams disbanded, the local trained staff became resources to work for local NGOs and district governments, because we have a strong training component. They became valuable assets in their community. All this would not have been possible without the support of our individual private donors, and the continued and renewed confidence of institutional donors - United Nations Agencies, and the United States, Canadian and European Governments.

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Action Against Hunger-USA Account Summary 2001 As of 2001, the private funding for Action Against Hunger-USA made up for only 5 percent of the funding whereas institutional funding made up 95 percent. The key is to raise unrestricted funds so that when there is a gap in institutional funding or an emergency crisis as well as for preand post-emergency stages, funds are readily available. Otherwise, our field staff must reduce the humanitarian aid and this ultimately affects our beneficiaries who desperately need assistance. Financial transparency and the relationship of trust that is established with supporters and institutional donors are a priority, and our national audited financial statements are available to the public on request. Your support enables Action Against Hunger to save over 4 million lives every year. Please send tax-deductible contributions to: Action Against Hunger 247 West 37th Street Suite 1201 New York, NY 10018 Or make an online donation at: www.aah-usa.org For more information, contact Action Against Hunger at: Tel: 877.777.1420 or 212.967.7800 Fax: 212.967.5480 E-mail: [email protected] Thank you. Action Against Hunger has received the highest four star rating by Charity Navigator, a leading non-profit watchdog. Ninety-one cents of every dollar donated goes directly to our programs.

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER-USA STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND 2000

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER-USA STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001

2001 CURRENT ASSETS

Cash (Note 2) Advances to field offices

REVENUE AND SUPPORT

2001

2000

$ 144,144

$ 44,283

Contributions (Note 3) Grants: (Note 5)

399,164

309,191

4,065,895

4,807,418

Travel advances and other receivables

80,113

36,872

Non-U.S. Government

Prepaid expenses

10,681

11,045

Interest

111,584

635,957

4,811,581

5,844,766

Grants receivable

Due from network (Note 3) Total current assets

UNRESTRICTED

$ 550,483

U.S. Government

Other

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED

TOTAL

$ 7,565,976

$ 550,483

2,145,935

7,565,976

267,597

2,413,532

2,766

2,766

72,658

72,658

Net assets released from donor restrictions (Note 6)

10,871,272

(10,871,272)

Total revenue and support

11,764,776

(1,159,361)

10,605,415

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT Furniture and equipment Less: Accumulated depreciation Net furniture and equipment

177,453

177,453

(158,484)

(131,955)

18,969

45,498

2001 EXPENSES

Total other assets TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Angola programs

390,428

390,428

Philippines programs

370,668

370,668

95,484

Georgia programs

630,715

630,715

9,456

12,956

Guinea programs

354,628

354,628

89,026

108,440

Kosovo programs

$ 4,919,576

$5,998,704

Mali programs

701,788

701,788

Nicaragua programs

375,389

375,389

1,211,326

1,211,326

South Sudan programs

463,359

463,359

Tajikistan programs

380,003

380,003

Albania programs

2001

2000

Uganda programs

CURRENT LIABILITIES $ 134,580

$ 120,828

Provision for unanticipated losses

100,000

100,000

United States programs

Total liabilities

234,580

220,828

Democratic Republic of Congo programs

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

TOTAL

79,570

amortization of $79,571 in 2001 and $63,657 in 2000

Deposits

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED

Program Services:

OTHER ASSETS Restructuring costs, net of accumulated

UNRESTRICTED

Total program services

19,848

19,848

5,387,838

5,387,838

10,285,990

10,285,990

NET ASSETS Supporting services:

60,822

(5,659)

Temporarily restricted (Note 4)

4,624,174

5,783,535

Management and General

337,248

337,248

Total net assets

4,684,996

5,777,876

Program Support

792,930

792,930

$4,919,576

$5,998,704

Fundraising

293,511

293,511

1,423,689

1,423,689

Unrestricted

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Total supporting services Total expenses Changes in net assets before other items Provision for unanticipated losses

11,709,679 55,097

11,709,679 (1,159,361)

11,384

11,384

Exchange gain (loss) Changes in net assets

66,481

(1,159,361)

Net assets at beginning of year

(5,659)

5,783,535

5,777,876

$ 60,822

$ 4,624,174

$ 4,684,996

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR

Accounts audited by Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, Certified Public Accountants.

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(1,104,264)

(1,092,880)

2001 PROGRAMS EXPENSES

2001 PUBLIC DONORS CONTRIBUTION

OFDA DR Congo West

4%

DR Congo East

BPRM

4%

30% USA

3%

ECHO

Tajikistan

CIDA

South Sudan

7%

4%

1%

18%

0% 3%

3%

DFID

Uganda

COOP. FR.

4%

Nicaragua

2% 0%

PATS

6%

2%

10%

OCHA

Mali

WFP

12%

Guinea

UNICEF

Georgia

5%

4% 8%

UNHCR

Philippines

21% Angola

EHP

4% 0%

USAID

EVOLUTION OF AAH-USA BUDGET MILLIONS OF $ 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1998

1999

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2000

2001

45%