Citizenship Stage 2Track #4: HungerOrganization of Research: Action Against Hunger International

Done by:

Lcp/1 Keith Chew

Lcp/1 Martin Choo

Cpl/2 Richard Sim

Cpl/2 Aaron Goh

Hunger Statistics

0The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are about 4.6 billion people who are not well –fed (2/3 of the world Under-Fed & Starving)

0One in twelve people worldwide are malnourished.0Malnutrition is the cause of more than half of all child

deaths worldwide.015 million children die of hunger every year.0Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger around the

world, and every 5 seconds a child dies of hunger.

Total of 925 Million hungry people in the world, 2010

Number of Hungry people from 1969 to 2008, and a projection from 2009-2010

ACF International

0Non-profit Humanitarian Organization0Motto: Providing innovative solutions to world hunger0French name: Action Contre la Faim

0 Abbreviation: ACF0Has headquarters in 5 countries: France, Spain, USA,

Canada and UK.0Served approximately 5,000,000 people in 40 countries

ACF International0 Short-Term Goals:-Address hunger and malnutrition.

0 Long-Term Goals:-Provide Training in nutrition, water, food, security, healthcare, and sanitation.

0 Principles:-Independence-Impartiality-Non-discrimination-Free, direct access to victims-Professionalism

History Of Their Venture0Established in 1979 by a group of French Doctors,

Scientists and Writers0First aim: Provide assistance to Afghan and

Cambodian refugees in Thailand, and Ugandan communities

0Expanded to address Humanitarian concerns

History Of Their Venture0ACF Pioneered theraputic milk formula

(aka F100), used to treat acute malnutrition0 Decreased mortality rate of severely malnourished

children from 25% to 5% in the world

0500,000 people received help from ACF across the Horn of Africa

Impact of Their Venture0Served more than 5,000,000 people in approximately

40 different countries

0Horn Of Africa0 215 Tons of food delivered to 12,500 Somalis in August

2011.0 10,000 malnourished Kenyan children treated by ACF as

of July 2011.

Impact in 2010

After floods swept over Pakistan, destroying vital infrastructure and leaving millions at risk of water-borne illnesses like cholera and diarrhoea, Action Against Hunger provided displaced Pakistanis with access to clean water and emergency sanitation.

290,000 Pakistanis Benefited from Emergency Water & Sanitation Programs

After the devastating 7.0 Magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, Action Against Hunger was one of the first organizations to provide immediate access to clean drinking water for survivors in Port-au-Prince, scaling up emergency water and sanitation programs in response to the recent cholera outbreak.

300,000 Haitians Benefited from Daily Access to Clean Water

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0 http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm

0 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/sites/default/files/images/upload/acf-acute-malnut-map-full.jpg