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Action Against Hunger USA

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Action Against Hunger USA
Organization's acronym:	AAHUSA
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor New York, NY ZAP United States of America
Phone:	212 967 7800
Fax:	ZAP
Email:	mbrown@actionagainsthunger.org
Web site:	www.actionagainsthunger.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Children Development Food Humanitarian Affairs Refugees Social Development Taxation Policy Technical Cooperation United Nations Funding Financing for Development: Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development Mobilizing international resources for development Social Development: Poverty Social policy Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Disaster management and vulnerability Freshwater Health Poverty Rural Development Sanitation Sustainable development for Africa Waste (solid)
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Cambodia Kenya Pakistan Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda Nigeria South Sudan
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	Action Against Hunger's Mission is to combat hunger, malnutrition and physical suffering and the associated distress that endanger the lives of children, women and men in emergency situations of war, conflict and natural disaster. AAH's involvement typically begins with emergency relief in response to a crisis, but relief is always reinforced by longer term programs enabling victims to regain their autonomy and the means to live independent of external aid. In carrying out our activities, all members of AAH's International Network adhere to a charter of principles that forms the foundation of our humanitarian commitment: independence, impartiality, nondiscrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism, and transparency. In the short term, we address hunger and malnutrition by providing food and water in emergency situations. In the long term, we provide training in nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, and health care to ensure self-sufficiency and help to rebuild communities. The ultimate aim of all of our programs is to enable vulnerable populations to regain their self-sufficiency as soon as possible. Independence Action Against Hunger acts according to its own principles in order to maintain its moral and financial independence. Action Against Hunger's actions are not defined in terms of domestic or foreign policies, nor does the organization act in the interest of any government. Neutrality Action Against Hunger maintains a strict political and religious neutrality. Nevertheless, Action Against Hunger can denounce human rights violations it witnesses as well as obstacles put in the way of its humanitarian activities. Non-Discrimination A victim is a victim. Action Against Hunger rejects all discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, opinion, race, religion, sex, or social class. 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 this goal, and will denounce and act against obstacles that prevent the organization from doing so. Action Against Hunger also verifies the allocation of its resources in order to ensure that they reach those individuals for whom they are destined. Under no circumstances can partners working together with or alongside Action Against Hunger become the ultimate beneficiaries of Action Against Hunger's aid programs. Professionalism To maximize its efficiency and use of resources, Action Against Hunger bases the assessment, conception, management, and realization of its programs on the highest professional standards and its years of experience. Transparency Action Against Hunger is committed to respecting a policy of transparency and disclosure for its beneficiaries, donors, and partners by making available all information on the allocation and management of its funds, and by providing independent verification of its good management.
Year established (YYYY):	1985
Year of registration (YYYY):	2002
Organizational structure:	Action Against Hunger US is governed by a board of directors. A CEO leads the organization, and the CEO reports to the Board
Number and type of members:	Action Against Hunger US is not a membership organization and does not have members.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Action Against Hunger US is a member of the ACF International network. We are also a member of InterAction in the US
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants Grants from Governments

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Affiliation with other organizations:

Action Against Hunger is a member of InterAction and is a member of the global nutrition and WASH clusters.

Publications:

Action Against Hunger Published around 10 technical papers a year. The research comes from our field programs. ACF Democratic Republic of Congo: Impact of Cross-Sectoral Approach to Addressing Konzo in DRC, September 2014 ACF Uganda: Lessons from Northern Uganda in Addressing Gender Based Violence, September 2014 ACF Kenya: Participatory Risk Analysis & Integrated Approaches to Increasing Resilience of Pastoral Communities in Northern Kenya, September 2014 SQUEAC Report: Goronyo LGA's Community Management of Acute Malnutrition Program in State of Sokoto, Northern Nigeria, April 2014 Kenya Nutrition Causal Analysis: Qualitative Inquiry, February 2014 Seasonality: The missing piece of the undernutrition puzzle? December 2013 A comparative study on the effects of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food + PUR® in the management of severe acute undernutrition in children under 5 years: Popokabaka Health Zone, Bandundu Province, D.R. Congo, September 2013 ACF Case Study: Pakistan: Nutrition mainstreaming in flood response programming, December 2013

Other UN Entities

Accreditation with other UN Entities:

UNHCR
UNICEF
DPI