The year 2011 saw its share of devastating natural disasters, bouts of deadly malnutrition, and drought-related food crises.
From the catastrophic quake in Japan to political upheaval in North Africa and the Middle East, massive floods in Pakistan and Bangladesh to the drought, malnutrition, and food shortages that have raged across the Horn of Africa, the need for humanitarian assistance simply hasn’t let up.
Action Against Hunger has been on the frontlines throughout 2011, providing life-saving assistance while restoring independence and self-sufficiency to millions of people in more than 40 countries.
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve accomplished in 2011:
Over 13 million people across the Horn of Africa faced food shortages, livestock losses, and protracted drought in 2011. Action Against Hunger responded across the region—in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somalia—providing nutritional support and therapeutic treatment for malnourished children and emergency access to food, clean water and sanitation for the most vulnerable. To date, we’ve helped more than 850,000 people. Read about our response »
Since 2003, Action Against Hunger has worked to strengthen local health systems in D.R. Congo to help combat deadly malnutrition. The year 2011 was no different as our teams trained thousands of health workers, equipped hundreds of hospitals and health centers, and administered lifesaving therapeutic treatment to a record 48,500 severely malnourished children—the most lives saved by ACF in a single country.
Whether responding to natural disasters or deadly malnutrition, Action Against Hunger’s global water and sanitation experts ensure that vulnerable communities can access clean water, improved sanitation, and avoid life-threatening diseases like cholera and dysentery. In contexts as diverse as D.R. Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Pakistan, our teams provided over 700,000 people with access to water and sanitation in 2011.
In the five years since the Lord’s Resistance Army collapsed, ACF has supported “returnees” as they leave displacement camps (where they’d resided for over 20 years) and move back to their ancestral homes—a massive migration requiring significant agricultural and livelihood support. In 2011 alone, ACF helped nearly 600,000 Ugandans restart income-generating projects and bolster their agricultural activity.
After last year’s catastrophic floods, monsoon rains once again inundated southern Pakistan in 2011, affecting millions. Action Against Hunger prioritized the emergency provision of clean water and sanitation, installing water storage tanks, rehabilitating wells and fortifying water points, building latrines and distributing chlorine tablets. To date, these efforts have provided over 350,000 people with sustained access to clean water.
Action Against Hunger has been on the frontlines throughout 2011, providing life-saving assistance while restoring independence and self-sufficiency to millions of people in more than 40 countries.
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve accomplished in 2011:
850,000 People Assisted Across the Horn of Africa
Over 13 million people across the Horn of Africa faced food shortages, livestock losses, and protracted drought in 2011. Action Against Hunger responded across the region—in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somalia—providing nutritional support and therapeutic treatment for malnourished children and emergency access to food, clean water and sanitation for the most vulnerable. To date, we’ve helped more than 850,000 people. Read about our response »48,500 Lives Saved In D.R. Congo
Since 2003, Action Against Hunger has worked to strengthen local health systems in D.R. Congo to help combat deadly malnutrition. The year 2011 was no different as our teams trained thousands of health workers, equipped hundreds of hospitals and health centers, and administered lifesaving therapeutic treatment to a record 48,500 severely malnourished children—the most lives saved by ACF in a single country.700,000 Provided with Access to Clean Water
Whether responding to natural disasters or deadly malnutrition, Action Against Hunger’s global water and sanitation experts ensure that vulnerable communities can access clean water, improved sanitation, and avoid life-threatening diseases like cholera and dysentery. In contexts as diverse as D.R. Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Pakistan, our teams provided over 700,000 people with access to water and sanitation in 2011.585,000 Ugandans Achieved Self-Sufficieny
In the five years since the Lord’s Resistance Army collapsed, ACF has supported “returnees” as they leave displacement camps (where they’d resided for over 20 years) and move back to their ancestral homes—a massive migration requiring significant agricultural and livelihood support. In 2011 alone, ACF helped nearly 600,000 Ugandans 350,000 Provided with Clean Water & Sanitation
After last year’s catastrophic floods, monsoon rains once again inundated southern Pakistan in 2011, affecting millions. Action Against Hunger prioritized the emergency provision of clean water and sanitation, installing water storage tanks, rehabilitating wells and fortifying water points, building latrines and distributing chlorine tablets. To date, these efforts have provided over 350,000 people with sustained access to clean water.Help ACF make an even greater impact in 2012.
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