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40 Years Leading the Fight Against Hunger
In 1979, Action Against Hunger’s first intervention was launched to help Afghani refugees in Pakistan. This is a special month in Action Against Hunger’s history: it’s been 40 years since our founding. On November 15, 1979, a group of French academics, scientists, and doctors banded together to create a better way to deal with hunger. […]
An Interview with an MHCP Worker in Gambella
Mary is a psychosocial worker for Action Against Hunger in Gambella, Ethiopia. Action Against Hunger’s humanitarian workers are an integral part in carrying out our mission, which is to fight hunger and its root causes worldwide. Did you know that more than 95% of our staff are local to the countries in which they […]
Robert’s Road to Recovery
Claudia is looking forward to celebrating her grandson Robert’s birthday. Just three months ago, she wasn’t sure if he would even make it this far: he nearly lost his life to severe acute malnutrition. She couldn’t bear to lose another child. Claudia’s daughter died tragically one week after Robert was born due to childbirth complications. […]
Food for Action 2019 – Thank you!
Don’t miss more photo highlights from the event here… Action Against Hunger Canada hosted its fourth annual Food for Action fundraising dinner at George Brown College Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts in Toronto. Held on October 23rd, more than 300 benefactors attended the evening dinner and Nightcap fundraiser. Our annual fundraiser brings awareness […]
Congratulations and thank you to our marathon runners and volunteers
Wow, what a marathon! With our first Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon now in the books, we are blown away by the impact of our supporters – you raised more than $17,000 to help fight hunger! With dozens of wonderful volunteers representing Action Against Hunger cheering and helping during the race, and 15 amazing Action Against […]
Make the Global Action Plan on Wasting about ACTION
Humanitarian Leaders call for a Transformation in Acute Malnutrition Treatment Acute malnutrition is a major global public health threat. At least 50 million children under five suffer from acute malnutrition (an extreme loss of weight that impairs health), and nearly 50% of under five deaths are driven by malnutrition. Acute malnutrition has been – and […]