acf international 2007 annual report

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Action AgAinst Hunger

ACF International Network 2007 Annual Report


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cF internAtionAL netWorK

omprised of ve independent, non-prot organizations with headquarters in London, Madrid, Montral,

ew York, and Paris, the ACF International Network (ACF-IN) saves the lives of malnourished children while

roviding families with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. ACF-IN bridges emergency

elief with longer-term development, intervening in emergency situations of conict, natural disaster, and

hronic food insecurity. Our 6,000+ eld staffseasoned professionals and technical experts in nutrition,

ater and sanitation, public health, and food securitycarry out life-saving programs in some 40 countries.

hese programs reach nearly 5 million people a year, restoring dignity, self-sufciency, and independence to

ulnerable populations around the world.

Sinc o st foas into th d of oba hn, aost 30 as

ao, Action Aainst Hn / Accion Conta Hab / Action Cont

a Fai (ACF) has occpid a sina pac aon intnationa

oanizations. Whth spondin to nata disasts, ntnchd

povt, o sasona hn, o tas hav bn at th fofont of

hanitaian action fo na th dcads, fostin pincipd,

conit-cntd sotions fo iions of pop aond th wod.

With ach as nw chans, ACF tas n o poas and

dvop contxt-spcic statis, and 2007 was no xcption. Fo

th xpandin cisis in Daf, to Hican Fix in Cnta Aica,

Ccon Sid in Banadsh, and a assiv athqak in P, o

tas adaptd xistin poas o anchd nw ffots as th

sitation dictatd. Fqnt, thos tas wnt into aas wh othoanizations hsitatd to o bcas of nstab poitica conditions.

Dspit owin inscit in Daf, ACFs psnc aantd

if-savin svics fo tns of thosands of faiis, incdin vita

ntition poas, distibtions of hin kits, and ipovd accss

to can wat and sanitation faciitis. In spons to th vaios

nata disasts, Action Aainst Hn condctd apid assssnts

and spondd with idiat assistanc. As ths ciss ta nsitiond

into post-nc phass, ACF aind to hp sto

containatd ds, pai wat points and sanitation faciitis, and

stock podctiv assts ik sds, toos, and shin nts.

ACFs boad sotions ai at nhancin ivihoods and inco-

natin oppotnitis, boostin food podction, and stoin

hath and indpndnc to distssd conitisvita svics

whos if-savin va cant b ovstatd. Fo conitis

covin fo nata disasts, dispacd popations ivin in

caps, o conitis facd with ccs of doht and hn, sf-

sfcinc is th ost powf too fo bidin ivihoods, and

Action Aainst Hns tas povid pop with th toos and know-

how to wok thi wa back to noac.

On bhaf of th Boads of Dictos at ach of th ACF hadqats,

I a pod to psnt this pot hihihtin so of o k

accopishnts in 2007.

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O cophnsiv appoach tooba hn divs a an ofconit-cntd sotions topopations in cisis, ik this onis conit in Afhanistan.v p:ACF-Aghanistan, courtesy I. Eshragi/Agence VU; ACF-Sri Lanka, courtesy J. Lapegue

Action AgAinstHunger corePrinciPLesThe ACF International Charter

afrms six core principles that all

staff members worldwide pledge to

uphold in carrying out their work.

indePendence

neutrALity

non-discriminAtion

Free And directAccess to Victims

ProFessionALism

trAnsPArency

Burton K. HAimesChaian, Intnationa Chains ConciACF Intnationa Ntwok

v p:ACF-Aghanistan, courtesy I. Eshragi/Agence VU; ACF-Sri Lanka, courtesy J. Lapegue

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papa. Whl h pa w a va f

h , h all ha h f haa:

comPreHensiVe:Action Aainst Hn intats activitis in

ntition, food scit, wat and sanitation, hath, and advocac.

To tack th ndin cass of hn, w addss th socia,

oanizationa, tchnica, and soc concns ssntia to a

conits w-bin.

LAsting soLutions: Action Aainst Hn woks to ns o

poas can b sstaind withot s. B intatin o poas

with oca and nationa ssts w tansfo ffctiv, shot-t

intvntions into sstainab, on-t sotions.

community-centered: A conit-cntd appoach is k

to bidin oca capacit fo th anant and aintnanc of

o poas. Thoh tainin, wokshops, tchnica sppot, and

ntoin, Action Aainst Hn bids oca capacit and ctivats

conit know-how fo th on-n.

indePendent & imPArtiAL:As a nonovnnta hanitaian

anc, ACF is apoitica. Bt whn it cos to han sffin, w a

not nta: W do o tost to div ffctiv assistanc whnv

and whv its ost ndd.

FuLL AccountABiLity & trAnsPArency: Action Aainst Hn

dict ipnts and ovss a of its poas, qiin

f accss to conitis tatd fo assistanc. Coittd to

tanspanc and f discos, ACF nss k nancia infoation

is pbic avaiab and that its poas ndo xtna vaation

to assss thi ipact.

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FOr AlmOST0 yeArS, ACTION

AgAINST HuNgerHAS leD THe WAyN DeFININg THeDeA OF glOBAl

PArTNerSHIP.

ACTION AGAINST HUNGERA UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

Toda, ov 850 iion pop sti

sff fo hn and o than

on biion pop ack accss to

can dinkin wat. Thoh an

intatd appoach incopoatin

Ntition & Hath, Food Scit,

Wat, Sanitation & Hin, and

Advocac, Action Aainst Hn

sponds fcint and ffctiv

to hp vnab popations

aond th wod.

nutrition And HeALtH:

Ntition poas ai at

assssin, pvntin and tatin

act antition aon th ost

vnab popations, spcia

on chidn and pnant o

actatin won. Hath poas

consist of htin disass inkd

with antition.

Food security:Action Aainst

Hns food scit poas

incd both nc poas

sch as nc food

distibtions as w as on-

t poas. Ths poas

ai at boostin aicta and/

o conoic activit povidin

popations with sfcint accss

to food of a satisfacto qait

and ipovin sf-sfcinc.

WAter, sAnitAtion And

Hygiene:Ths poas

ai at aantin accss to

dinkin wat and ood sanita

conditions (b povidin ws,

wat distibtion ntwoks,

atins, hin dcation

sssions, tc). In 2007 abot two

iion pop bnttd fo

ths ACF poas.

AdVocAcy: Action Aainst Hn

aiss awanss abot hn

and sks to at and innc

th intnationa conit whn

fndanta ihts sch as accss

to wat o food a vioatd. Action

Aainst Hns advocac ffots

ai at affctin instittiona and

cta chans to hp cat a

wod withot hn.

ACFS INTEGRATED APPROACH TO FIGHTING HUNGER

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ACFs poaspovid idiatassistanc andon-t ifto anoishdchidn andthi faiis.

O food scitpoas offa boad anof sotions fonatin incoand food podction.

ACF nssffctiv assistancb wokin dictwith conitisto cstoiz astinsotions to hn.

ACF-Nepal, courtesy S. Remael. (Fm l): ACF-Zimbabwe, courtesy J. Lapegue; ACF-Aghanistan, courtesy I. Eshragi/Agence VU; ACF-Malawi, courtesy J. E. Atwood/Agence VU


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Th badth of Action Aainst Hns intnationa xptisos bond th scop of o cnt poas. W hav wokdin an oth contis, incdin Abania, Bosnia-Hzovina,Cabodia, Caoon, Noth Koa, mozabiq, macdonia,rwanda, Tanzania, Wstn Sahaa, and Zabia.

PROGRAM MAP

(Fm l): 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


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7(Fm l) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia,

courtesy J. Lapegue

KEY MISSIONS

ACFs thapticpoas tatchidn nd v asth ost vnabto antition.

W wok dict withoca popationsto idntif xistincopin chanissand dvopappopiat sotions

ACFs 30 as ofhanitaian actionnss xptisin a wid anof contis andcta contxts.


ACF-DR Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie (Fm l): ACF-Aghanistan, courtesy J. Lapegue; ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet/Agence VU; ACF-Sri Lanka, courtesy J. Lapegue


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(Fm l) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia, courtesy J. Lapegue

KEY MISSIONS

Povt, dpivation,and hn a atoo coon, btACFs poashp sto dinit,hath, and sf-sfcinc.

O 6,000+ staffa sasondpofssionas andtchnica xpts inwat and sanitation,food scit, pbichath, and ntition.

O ncintvntions nsaccss to canwat, a st in ofdfns in itiatina nata disast.

(Fm l): ACF- Mo ngol ia , c ou rt es y C . D ou ry /A genc e V U; ACF- Ma lawi , c ou rt es y J .E . A tw oo d/Ag en ce VU ; ACF- Camb od ia , c ou rt es y J . Lap egue A CF -K en ya , c ou rt es y J . Lap egue


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(Fm l) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia,courtesy J. Lapegue

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ACF woks tosav th ivs ofanoishdchidn whinsin accssto saf watand sstainabsotions to hn.

ACF oanizs andtains conitwat coittsto ana thwat sstsw habiitatand insta.

In addssin hn,can wat is asssntia as food, bton b ctivatinoca xptiscan w ns itssstainabiit.

e b sal Ha swa & Bap Vala, wh a fw b

d. sph dv; pblh b Pl P.

In 2007, Action Aainst Hns sach and advocac dpatnt,

Hn Watch, asd th j f ea, a pot xainin th

ipact of vaios focs on antition.

Cobinin thooh anasis with psona tstionis fo stin

faiis, this pot asssss th ndin cass of hn in

sva Afican contis. A powf indictnt of oca instittions,

nationa ovnnts, intnationa ancis, and th socioconoic

focs copicit in th psistnc of wod hn, th pot as

that an nd to a ntition is f possib with sfcint poitica wi.

Thoh cas stdis and psona naativs, th j f ea

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ciss in contxts anin fo th vionc and conict of Daf, to

th akt instabiit of Ni, to th HIV/AIDS pandic in maawi

and Zabia, to th doht-pon coff ands of ethiopia. Th pot

concds with a powf and povocativ ant that afs a

nivsa iht to food.

THE JUSTICE OF EATINGTHE STRUGGLE FOR FOOD AND DIGNITYIN RECENT HUMANITARIAN CRISES

STANDARDIZING MEASUREMENTIN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIESA smArt NEW DEVELOPMENT


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ACF-Ethiopia, courtesy P. Bussian (Fm l):ACF-DR Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Philippines, courtesy J. Lapegue; ACF-Cambodia, courtesy J. Lapegue


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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

$50m

$100m

$150m

$71,097,711

$89,815,895

$115,754,135

$125,246,248

$142,458,804

ACF INTERNATIONAL NETWORKFINANCIAL RESOURCES

PROGRAMS & SERVICES TO FIELD

$117,615,216

FUNDRAISING & COMMUNICATIONS

$15,516,270

MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION

$9,327,319

82.56%

6.55%

10.89%

PrAise ForAction AgAinstHunger

p): ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet/Agence VU; (Bm): ACF-Ethiopia, courtesy P. Bussian

ACF-DR Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie


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