Action Against Hunger

ACF International Network 2007 Annual Report

 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

action against hunger

Comprised of five independent, non-profit organizations with headquarters in London, Madrid, Montréal,
New York, and Paris, the ACF International Network (ACF-IN) saves the lives of malnourished children while
providing families with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. ACF-IN bridges emergency
relief with longer-term development, intervening in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and
chronic food insecurity. Our 6,000+ field staff—seasoned professionals and technical experts in nutrition,
water and sanitation, public health, and food security—carry out life-saving programs in some 40 countries.
These programs reach nearly 5 million people a year, restoring dignity, self-sufficiency, and independence to
vulnerable populations around the world.
Action Against Since our first forays into the field of global hunger, almost 30 years
ago, Action Against Hunger / Accion Contra el Hambre / Action Contre
Hunger Core la Faim (ACF) has occupied a singular place among international
Principles organizations. Whether responding to natural disasters, entrenched
The ACF International Charter poverty, or seasonal hunger, our teams have been at the forefront of
affirms six core principles that all humanitarian action for nearly three decades, fostering principled,
staff members worldwide pledge to community-centered solutions for millions of people around the world.
uphold in carrying out their work.
With each year’s new challenges, ACF teams refine our programs and
develop context-specific strategies, and 2007 was no exception. From
Independence the expanding crisis in Darfur, to Hurricane Felix in Central America,
Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, and a massive earthquake in Peru, our
Neutrality teams adapted existing programs or launched new efforts as the
situation dictated. Frequently, those teams went into areas where other
Non-Discrimination organizations hesitated to go because of unstable political conditions.

Free and Direct Despite growing insecurity in Darfur, ACF’s presence guaranteed

ACF-USA Access to Victims life-saving services for tens of thousands of families, including vital
www.actionagainsthunger.org nutrition programs, distributions of hygiene kits, and improved access
Chairman: Raymond Debbane Professionalism to clean water and sanitation facilities. In response to the various
Executive Director: Nan Dale natural disasters, Action Against Hunger conducted rapid assessments
Transparency and responded with immediate assistance. As these crises transitioned
ACF-France into post-emergency phases, ACF remained to help restore
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contaminated fields, repair water points and sanitation facilities, and
President: Denis Metzger
Executive Director: François Danel restock productive assets like seeds, tools, and fishing nets.

ACF’s broad solutions aim at enhancing livelihoods and income-

ACF-Spain
generating opportunities, boosting food production, and restoring
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President: José Luis Leal Maldonado health and independence to distressed communities—vital services
Executive Director: Olivier Longué whose life-saving value can’t be overstated. For communities
recovering from natural disasters, displaced populations living in
ACF-UK camps, or communities faced with cycles of drought and hunger, self-
www.aahuk.org sufficiency is the most powerful tool for rebuilding livelihoods, and
Chairman: Paul Wilson
Action Against Hunger’s teams provide people with the tools and know-
Executive Director: Jean-Michel Grand
how to work their way back to normalcy.

ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

ACF-Canada On behalf of the Boards of Directors at each of the ACF headquarters,
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I am proud to present this report highlighting some of our key
President: Diane Bussandri
Executive Director: Frédéric Boisrond accomplishments in 2007.

Reflects the leadership of each ACF

headquarters as of December 31, 2008
BURTON K. HAIMES
ON THE COVER Chairman, International Chairmen’s Council
Our comprehensive approach to ACF International Network
To view our financial information, please visit www.actionagainsthunger.org/resources/annual-reports-financials
global hunger delivers a range of
community-centered solutions to
populations in crisis, like this young
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ACF-Afghanistan,courtesy
courtesyI.I.Eshragi/Agence
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ACF-SriLanka,
Lanka,courtesy
courtesyJ.J.Lapegue
Lapegue girl’s community in Afghanistan. 1
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action against hunger

A UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

ACF’S INTEGRATED APPROACH TO FIGHTING HUNGER

Our comprehensive solutions to global hunger are needs-based, Today, over 850 million people still FOOD SECURITY: Action Against ADVOCACY: Action Against Hunger
For almost context-specific, and customized through direct community suffer from hunger and more than Hunger’s food security programs raises awareness about hunger
30 years, Action participation. While the programs we run may vary from one country one billion people lack access to include both emergency programs and seeks to alert and influence

Against Hunger to the next, they all share this defining set of characteristics: clean drinking water. Through an – such as emergency food the international community when
integrated approach incorporating distributions – as well as long- fundamental rights such as access
has led the way Comprehensive: Action Against Hunger integrates activities in
Nutrition & Health, Food Security, term programs. These programs to water or food are violated. Action
nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health, and advocacy.
in defining the To tackle the underlying causes of hunger, we address the social,
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, and aim at boosting agricultural and/ Against Hunger’s advocacy efforts

idea of global organizational, technical, and resource concerns essential to a

Advocacy, Action Against Hunger
responds efficiently and effectively
or economic activity providing
populations with sufficient access
aim at affecting institutional and
cultural changes to help create a
partnership. community’s well-being.
to help vulnerable populations to food of a satisfactory quality world without hunger.
Lasting Solutions: Action Against Hunger works to ensure our around the world. and improving self-sufficiency.
programs can be sustained without us. By integrating our programs
Nutrition and Health: WATER, SANITATION AND
with local and national systems we transform effective, short-term
Nutrition programs aim at HYGIENE: These programs
interventions into sustainable, long-term solutions.
assessing, preventing and treating aim at guaranteeing access to
Community-Centered: A community-centered approach is key acute malnutrition among the most drinking water and good sanitary
to building local capacity for the management and maintenance of vulnerable populations, especially conditions (by providing wells,
our programs. Through training, workshops, technical support, and young children and pregnant or water distribution networks,
mentoring, Action Against Hunger builds local capacity and cultivates lactating women. Health programs latrines, hygiene education
community know-how for the long-run. consist of fighting diseases linked sessions, etc). In 2007 about two
with malnutrition. million people benefitted from
Independent & Impartial: As a nongovernmental humanitarian these ACF programs.
agency, ACF is apolitical. But when it comes to human suffering, we are
not neutral: We do our utmost to deliver effective assistance whenever
and wherever it’s most needed.

Full Accountability & Transparency: Action Against Hunger

directly implements and oversees all of its programs, requiring
full access to communities targeted for assistance. Committed to
transparency and full disclosure, ACF ensures key financial information
is publicly available and that its programs undergo external evaluation
to assess their impact.

ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

ACF’s programs Our food security ACF ensures
provide immediate programs offer effective assistance
assistance and a broad range by working directly
long-term relief of solutions for with communities
to malnourished generating income to customize lasting
children and and food production. solutions to hunger.
their families.

2 ACF-Nepal, courtesy S. Remael. (From left): ACF-Zimbabwe, courtesy J. Lapegue; ACF-Afghanistan, courtesy I. Eshragi/Agence VU; ACF-Malawi, courtesy J.E. Atwood/Agence VU 3
PROGRAM MAP
armenia georgia chechnya azerbaijan
mongolia

Mali chad
nepal myanmar

iran laos
lebanon
niger
HAiti palestinian territories
Guatemala

ethiopia
guinea philippines
HONDuRaS
nicaragua
somalia
sierra leone
liberia
colOmbia
ivory coast kenya

indonesia
democratic republic uganda
of the congo (drc) burundi

angola pakistan

afghanistan

malawi tajikstan

argentina

sri lanka

zimbabwe

This map reflects the reach of the ACF
International Network as of December 31, 2007.
For the most up-to-date look at our current
programs, please visit
www.actionagainsthunger.org/where-we-work
The breadth of Action Against Hunger’s international expertise
goes beyond the scope of our current programs. We have worked
in many other countries, including Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Cambodia, Cameroon, North Korea, Mozambique, Macedonia,
Rwanda, Tanzania, Western Sahara, and Zambia.

(From left): ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet/Agence VU;

ACF-Philippines, courtesy J. Lapegue; ACF-Burundi, courtesy E. Simiand; ACF-Nepal, courtesy S. Remael; ACF-DR Congo, courtesy J. Lapegue
KEY MISSIONS
SUDAN
Sudan has been wracked by multiple
conflicts since independence. The
longest of these was the 21-year civil
war between north and south, which
left two million people dead, four
million displaced, and most of the
South’s infrastructure destroyed. With
one of the highest rates of malnutri-
tion in the world, Sudan struggled to
rebuild after the signing of the historic
2005 peace agreement. Yet significant
steps towards regional stability were
threatened by ongoing conflict in
Sudan’s troubled western region of
Darfur. Since 1985, ACF has worked
with distressed communities in both
the north and south of Sudan, as well
as Darfur. These interventions contin-
ued in 2007, and included ongoing
maintenance of nutritional feeding
centers and community-based treat-
ment of malnutrition, and distribution
of food, as well as measures to rebuild
infrastructure and address causes of
chronic hunger, such as psychosocial
support, construction and rehabilita-
tion of granaries, support for irrigation
systems, construction of latrines, and
rehabilitation of water tanks, wells,
and manual pumps.
Uganda
In Uganda’s troubled north, rebels in
the Lord’s Resistance Army continued
to terrorize the countryside, abduct-
ing children and displacing some 2.5
million people—80 percent of the
population—into sprawling camps. In
2007, some of the displaced returned
to their ancestral lands for the first
time in two decades, but even this
hopeful development created new
humanitarian challenges. Despite the
improvement in the political situation,
most northerners continued to live in
refugee camps and depend on humani-
tarian aid assistance. ACF has worked
in Uganda since 1980 and played a
(From left) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia,
ACF-DR Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie
pivotal role in reducing malnutrition,
providing safe drinking water, and en-
suring food security for the displaced.
Throughout 2007, staff continued to
maintain therapeutic feeding centers
and monitor the nutritional situa-
tion in the camps, as well as provide
training in health and hygiene to camp
residents. ACF staff also worked to
rehabilitate water points outside the
camps.
Afghanistan
Seven years of drought and desertifica-
tion have had serious consequences in
Afghanistan, plunging the population
into a state of extreme food insecurity.
On top of 25 years of conflict, the
Afghani population is struggling to
rebuild a country in desperate need of
international assistance, investment in
infrastructure, and drastic improve-
ments in security, agricultural produc-
tion, and clean water access. Through-
out 2007, ACF’s teams continued
to run the humanitarian programs
that, since 1995, have helped Afghans
strengthen local livelihoods and im-
prove methods for coping with chang-
ing conditions. The staff was thus
uniquely qualified to act in the face of
the continuing drought. In November,
they organized a massive distribution
of vegetables and grains in the Central
Afghanistan province of Day Kundi,
providing lifesaving assistance to the
population as winter closed in.
Ethiopia
Building on a 20-year track record
in Ethiopia, Action Against Hunger
continued to work with food insecure
communities in regions affected by
climate change and poor agricultural
cycles. The deteriorating state of water
points in the country’s Southeast
exacerbated outbreaks of water-borne
diseases to epidemic proportions.
courtesy J. Lapegue
In the town of Kebri Déhar, in the
Ogaden region, for example, local
authorities alerted ACF staff to a grow-
ing epidemic of diarrhea in January
of 2007. Through a rapid evaluation,
ACF found that Kebri Dehar’s popula-
tion of 36,000 could draw potable
water from only two of the town’s
21 fresh water wells. ACF’s response
addressed the immediate problem as
well as the underlying causes of this
recurring epidemic: the staff set up an
emergency center to treat the ill and
then began work on a water treatment
center to improve the quality of water
available to the town.
Sri Lanka
Operating since 1997, Action Against
Hunger’s Sri Lanka program has
worked with populations affected
by the civil war as well as communi-
ties devastated by the 2004 tsunami.
Another tragedy took place on August
4, 2006, when 17 ACF staff members
were shot to death at the organiza-
tion’s offices in Muttur during fighting
between rebels and government forces.
ACF’s therapeutic
programs target
children under five as
the most vulnerable
to malnutrition.
(From left): ACF-Afghanistan, courtesy J. Lapegue; ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet/Agence VU; ACF-Sri Lanka, courtesy J. Lapegue
ACF has struggled ever since to ensure
a proper investigation into this heinous
crime—one of the more shocking
atrocities committed against humani-
tarian field staff to date. Following a
four-month hiatus, Sri Lankan opera-
tions continued so that the organiza-
tion could monitor legal proceedings
and the search for the perpetrators. To
date, no one has been arrested for these
murders, and Action Against Hunger
has suspended its Sri Lankan opera-
tions.
Colombia
Since 1998, Action Against Hunger’s
Colombia program has helped dis-
placed families and vulnerable commu-
nities meet basic needs in the face of
rampant violence that has blighted this
country for decades. Although Colom-
bia is rich in natural resources, some
64 percent of the population lives in
poverty and needs external assistance.
Throughout 2007, Action Against
Hunger staff continued to deliver
programs in nutrition, food security,
and water and sanitation. In July, the
We work directly with
local populations
to identify existing
coping mechanisms
and develop
appropriate solutions
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Colombia staff shifted into high gear
after the strongest seasonal rainfall in
eleven years caused massive flooding in
the region of La Mojana. Immediately
after the flooding, ACF distributed
food items including 440 tons of rice,
110 tons of sugar, 110 tons of cooking
oil, and 110 tons of vegetables to 13
municipalities, meeting the basic food
needs of 55,000 people. By the end of
the year, and following further flood-
ing, ACF staff were working to provide
additional help to people who had lost
their harvests and reserve food supplies
in the disaster.
Angola
After more than 30 years of bloody
conflict, the 2002 peace agreement
established an opening for recovery,
development, and the gradual return
of displaced Angolans to their former
communities. However, five years
later, instead of gradual progress,
the country’s living conditions have
deteriorated even further; some 70%
of the population now lives in poverty.
Action Against Hunger has worked in
ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
ACF’s 30 years of
humanitarian action
ensures expertise
in a wide range
of countries and
cultural contexts.
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 KEY MISSIONS
the country since 1995, assisting with
agricultural development and access to
clean water, and building the capac-
ity of Angolan health authorities to
address nutrition and HIV prevention.
In 2007, the team continued to assist
with Angola’s rehabilitation, working
with local communities to provide
nutrition training to health workers,
distribute seeds and tools and establish
seed banks, provide training in sustain-
able agricultural practices, construction
and maintenance of latrines, and self
management of water points, construct
and rehabilitate wells, and support
training for municipal water brigades.
The Democratic Republic of
Congo
For the past three years, the D.R.
Congo has been in transition from a
brutal civil war to peace. The elec-
tions of 2006 brought stability to the
country’s political landscape, although
40 years of corrupt regimes and two
civil wars have taken their toll on civil
society. The country’s sheer size partly
Poverty, deprivation,
and hunger are all
too common, but
ACF’s programs
help restore dignity,
health, and self-
sufficiency.
8 (From left): ACF-Mongolia, courtesy(From
C. Doury/Agence VU; ACF-Malawi,
left) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy courtesy J.E. ACF-D.R.Congo,
explains the slow progress in improv-
ing living standards—communities in
dire need are spread over thousands of
miles. Humanitarian crises still occur
with regularity, exposing pockets of
acute malnutrition, lack of basic health
care, and widespread food insecurity.
ACF has actively delivered solutions
in the D.R. Congo since 1996. In
2007, ACF teams, working in 15 ac-
tive bases, took advantage of growing
political stability to facilitate displaced
individuals’ return to their homes, and
to help them recover nutritional and
economic self-sufficiency. ACF also
worked with government agencies,
including the Ministry of Health and
its National Nutrition Program (PRO-
NANUT) to train health workers and
to improve food policy and nutritional
surveillance throughout the country.
Niger
Niger remains one of the poorest
countries in the world, although its
status was upgraded from the last to
the third to last country on the UN-
Our 6,000+ staff
are seasoned
professionals and
technical experts in
water and sanitation,
food security, public
health, and nutrition.
B. Grignet; Atwood/Agence VU; ACF-Cambodia,
courtesy
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DP’s Human Development Index in
2007. With its populace and economy
susceptible to climatic shocks, Niger
faces regular climate-induced food
crises and cyclical hunger. In 2005,
malfunctioning markets linking Niger
with its neighbors Nigeria, Mali and
Burkina Faso, combined with drought
to bring about a spike in food prices
that contributed to a major food crisis.
While the situation stabilized in
2006 and 2007, it did not necessarily
improve. Malnutrition is still critically
prevalent, mainly due to traditional
care-giving practices, limited health
and education services, and vulnerable
livelihood systems. Action Against
Hunger’s presence remains crucial to
improve the treatment and prevention
of malnutrition. Components of our
intervention include capacity building
for local ministry of health struc-
tures, strengthening of agro-pastoral
production, introduction of innovative
agricultural techniques, encouraging
beneficiaries to diversify their liveli-
hoods, and ensuring safe and sufficient
water for local populations.
Kenya
Kenya’s northern regions are regu- that caused floods and irreversible crop
larly threatened by both flooding losses, as well as increasing instability
and drought in cycles of increasing and violence in the wake of disputed
intensity and frequency that impede national elections. Working in its
the population’s ability to recover from established program in Mandera, and
shocks and shorten periods of stability. opening a new program in Nairobi,
Action Against Hunger has carried out ACF organized emergency programs
ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
humanitarian programs in Kenya since to distribute food, water, and essential
2002, and continues to expand its non-food items such as soap and cook-
geographic coverage, the breadth of its ing pots, while also providing nutri-
Our emergency nutritional programs, and the devel- tional surveillance, support, and health
interventions ensure opment of its water, sanitation, and education for the displaced.
access to clean hygiene activities in response to these
water, a first line of
defense in mitigating ongoing crises. 2007 brought both a
a natural disaster. mid-year drought, followed by a very
short and intense rainy season
courtesy
Burger/Phanie; J. Lapegue courtesy J. Lapegue
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THE JUSTICE OF EATING STANDARDIZING MEASUREMENT
THE STRUGGLE FOR FOOD AND DIGNITY IN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
IN RECENT HUMANITARIAN CRISES
A SMART NEW DEVELOPMENT
Edited by Samuel Hauenstein Swan & Bapu Vaitla, with a foreword by Photos of hungry children and suc-
Dr. Stephen Devereux; published by Pluto Press. cessful development projects may be
visually arresting, sharp illustrations of
Action Against Hunger’s humanitar-
ian work, but they do not capture the
In 2007, Action Against Hunger’s research and advocacy department, painstaking research that goes into the
Hunger Watch, released The Justice of Eating, a report examining the planning and design of each interven-
impact of various forces on malnutrition. tion. This research is rooted in detailed
field data that tells us about a popula-
Combining thorough analysis with personal testimonies from struggling tion’s nutritional and health status
families, this report assesses the underlying causes of hunger in and guides decisions about where to
send our staff and what sort of help to
several African countries. A powerful indictment of local institutions,
provide.
national governments, international agencies, and the socioeconomic
forces complicit in the persistence of world hunger, the report argues Unfortunately, when data is collected
that an end to malnutrition is fully possible with sufficient political will. in the turmoil of humanitarian crises
by different agencies that use vary-
Through case studies and personal narratives, The Justice of Eating ing methodologies, the results can be
presents an insightful examination of the factors leading to nutritional inconsistent at best and unreliable at
crises in contexts ranging from the violence and conflict of Darfur, to worst. And this, in turn, limits our
the market instability of Niger, to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi ability to evaluate the effectiveness of
and Zambia, to the drought-prone coffee lands of Ethiopia. The report interventions.
concludes with a powerful and provocative argument that affirms a
To improve the quality of data col-
universal right to food. lected by the humanitarian aid com-
munity, USAID and CIDA launched
ACF works to
save the lives of
malnourished
children while
ensuring access
to safe water
and sustainable
solutions to hunger.
(From left) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia,
ACF-Ethiopia, courtesy P. Bussian courtesy J. Lapegue (From left): ACF-DR Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Philippines, courtesy J. Lapegue; ACF-Cambodia, courtesy J. Lapegue
the Standardized Monitoring and
Assessment of Relief and Transitions
(SMART) Initiative in 2002. Ac-
tivities of this interagency initiative
include standardizing surveys, building
databases, and providing technical
assistance. Action Against Hunger’s
involvement has helped to ensure that
available information on mortality,
nutritional status, and food security is
reliable, consistent, and informed by
our considerable field-based expertise.
The initiative has five components. The
first—and the one that Action Against
Hunger has been most involved
with—creates a standardized survey
manual and analytical software for use
in field surveys of population status.
Action Against Hunger field-tested
Version 1 of this tool in Chad, Mali,
Niger, and Nigeria, and our staff
helped to write the accompanying
survey manuals, both of which were re-
leased for general use in March 2007.
Other components of SMART include
ACF organizes and
trains community
water committees
to manage the
water systems
we rehabilitate
and install.
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an international database on complex
emergencies, comprehensive training
and technical support for workers in
the field, and an operational research
group.
Action Against Hunger is proud to
participate in this ambitious proj-
ect to improve effectiveness of the
entire humanitarian community.
Reliable, consistent data on the status
of populations in crisis allows us to
better understand the needs of each
population and respond with coherent,
appropriate strategies. While SMART
meetings may not grab headlines or
create compelling photo opportunities,
the project is nonetheless transforming
humanitarian action.
ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
In addressing hunger,
clean water is as
essential as food, but
only by cultivating
local expertise
can we ensure its
sustainability.
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PRAISE FOR
ACTION AGAINST
HUNGER
President Nelson Mandela
“Action Against Hunger is in war-torn
countries that many fear to tread. They are
technical people…that forgo the comforts
of modern life to assist local populations
and refugees at the most fundamental level
in the most dangerous locales. They pro-
vide nutrition, healthcare, sanitation, and
food sustainability. They train populations
to be self-sufficient. Although these dedi-
cated men and women want to eliminate
the need for their services, humanity is
not willing and forces them to witness the
most heinous actions.”
(Top): ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet/Agence VU; (Bottom): ACF-Ethiopia, courtesy P. Bussian
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“Action Against Hunger—the title speaks
for itself. This is a remarkable organiza-
tion with a staff of energetic, enthusiastic
and deeply committed people who are
determined to make a difference to the
lives of thousands of people. There are
millions who do not have access to clean
water, food, health services or education.
They are condemned to a grinding life of
poverty with no choices. Action Against
Hunger is changing this. Their training
programmes are improving the quality
of life and health and, above all, bring-
ing hope to thousands in underdeveloped
countries. I commend them for their
outstanding work and welcome the op-
portunity to express my support.”
ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Increasing Funds to Expand Our Global Effectiveness
Over the past five years, the combined financial resources of the five ACF
International Networkheadquarters has nearly doubled from $71 million to
more than $142 million. This steady growth has allowed ACF to implement
strategies that prevent & treat acute malnutrition and help restore communities
to self-sufficiency, while still having the capacity to respond rapidly and effec-
tively to nutritional crises whenever and wherever they occur.
The chart below presents a five year history of the growth in the ACF Interna-
tional Network’s aggregate, annual operating budget. While the revenues received
in any given year include dollars (in some cases both US and Canadian), euros,
and pounds, the totals have been converted into a single currency for the pur-
poses of comparison. The conversion rates used in this table reflect the historical
average rates of exchange for the year in question (e.g., in 2003 the USD/Euro
rate was 1.11, whereas in 2007 it was 1.36).
$150M
Susan Sarandon
“Action Against Hunger reaches the most
vulnerable and neglected populations $100M
through programs in nutrition, water,
sanitation, food security, and basic health
care. What makes them unique is that not
only do they address emergency needs and $50M
$115,754,135
$125,246,248
$142,458,804
$71,097,711
$89,815,895
save lives but they also help people regain
their autonomy.”
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK ALLOCATION OF REVENUES
Maintaining A Primary Commitment To Direct Field Services
In 2007, as in previous years, more than 80% of all funds directly supported our
field programs in nutrition & health, water & sanitation, and food security. The
balance covered the general management and administration costs of the five
headquarter offices, along with expenses related to fundraising, press relations,
and public outreach.
6.55% PROGRAMS & SERVICES TO FIELD
$117,615,216
10.89%
FUNDRAISING & COMMUNICATIONS
$15,516,270
82.56%
MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION
$9,327,319
(From left) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia, courtesy J.
ACF-DR Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie Lapegue
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