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Action Against Hunger - Providing innovative solutions to world hunger. We are there for them before and after disaster strikes.

We are an international non-profit working to address the causes and effects of hunger and eliminate it sustainably within our lifetime. We detect and treat malnutrition in children and educate families on preventing it in the long run. We work with communities and local governments to provide families with access to water, enable them to feed themselves and prosper and promote equitable access to food and good health for everyone. We combine over 40 years of experience fighting hunger in more than 50 countries through a global network, pushing for long-term change. We constantly search for more effective solutions while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world.

10/09/2026

One year after the ceasefire, hunger is still a daily threat in Gaza.

For families who have lost their homes, livelihoods and access to food and clean water, the crisis is far from over.

Aya Kassa, a displaced mother of six, told our team about their life in Gaza. Before the conflict, she had a home with a garden, a thriving family business and children in school.

When her family fled in October 2023, she took two blankets, believing they would return in a few days. They never did.

Today, Aya and her children live in a small tent. Most days, they eat just once, usually lentils.

A ceasefire does not rebuild a home. It does not restore a water system or put food back on a family’s table.

Families in Gaza still need our support.

Please read Aya’s story and the testimony of our colleagues working on the ground and consider extending a hand to reach many families like Aya’s. https://actionagainsthunger.ca/story/three-years-of-conflict-in-gaza/

09/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who stood with families affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela.

Through our Humanitarian Coalition/ Coalition Humanitaire coordinated appeal, supporters across Canada came together generously, with support from Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada helping to amplify the impact of individual donations.

We are deeply grateful to our donors and partners for mobilizing resources quickly and helping humanitarian organizations respond when families needed support most.

To date, Action Against Hunger and our partners have reached more than 10,000 people across La Guaira, the Capital District and Falcón, delivering over 470,000 litres of safe drinking water, hygiene supplies, sanitation facilities, healthcare and psychosocial support.

Our work will continue. In the coming months, we aim to reach thousands more people with safe water, sanitation, health, nutrition and other essential services as communities move from immediate emergency response toward recovery.

Thank you for showing what coordinated action and Canadian generosity can achieve.

09/22/2026

Gender inequality is both a major cause and a consequence of hunger and poverty and women and girls make up roughly 60% of those affected by chronic malnutrition worldwide. Addressing it isn't a side conversation; it's essential to achieving sustainable outcomes across nutrition, health, WASH, and food security and livelihoods work.

That means gender-integrated nutrition programming that genuinely addresses and measures the needs, barriers, and gendered causes and effects of hunger for women, men, boys, and girls; alongside real Gender Based Violence (GBV) expertise, so we understand the role GBV plays in poor nutrition outcomes and ensure our programs move the needle forward.

Closing the gap takes standardized models, stronger practitioner capacity, and an end to working in silos.

This Gender Equality Week (September 20th – September 26th), we’re reflecting on three stories from Kenya and Tanzania that show what happens when women and girls have greater access to opportunity, health services, financial resources, education and decision-making power.

In rural Kenya, women are using climate-smart farming and Village Savings and Loans Associations to strengthen their incomes, improve household nutrition and build financial independence. You can read the story here: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/story/kenyan-women-are-fighting-hunger/

In Tanzania, the Gender Equitable Nutrition (GENTU) project is helping health workers provide gender-sensitive nutrition services. You can read about the project here: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/story/child-malnutrition-rural-tanzania/

And in Kenya’s West Pokot County, communities are challenging harmful practices including female ge***al mutilation (FGM), early marriage and gender-based violence, while creating more opportunities for girls to stay in school and shape their own futures. You can read about our work here: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/story/a-quiet-revolution-kenya/

This Gender Equality Week, we celebrate the women, girls, health workers, community leaders and allies who are helping create a brighter future—one community at a time.

Gender equality is fundamental to a world without hunger.

09/16/2026

Salma Jaafar Mohammed turned a small room in her village into the starting point for a growing pastry business.

When water scarcity and climate change disrupted her family’s agricultural livelihood, Salma began making pastries and sweets to support her daughter and husband. Through Action Against Hunger’s “Feminist Solutions to Climate Change-Driven Food Insecurity” project, funded by Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada and implemented in partnership with Oxfam, Salma received financial support and business training to help grow her enterprise.

She invested in new equipment, developed a brand and began promoting her products through social media. Today, her business reaches customers beyond her village, supplies local schools and provides employment to others.

For Salma, the impact goes beyond a growing business. “Because of your support, I started to dream bigger.”

Her story is a powerful reminder that when women have access to the resources, skills and opportunities they need, they can build stronger livelihoods and create new possibilities for their families and communities.

Read Salma’s full story: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/story/journey-resilience-empowerment-hope/

09/10/2026

In northern Côte d’Ivoire, rural women are skilled farmers, producers, and entrepreneurs — but limited access to digital tools, market information, and buyers can make it harder to grow their businesses.

Through the ACT Femmes project, funded by Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada, Action Against Hunger is helping women strengthen their economic opportunities.

In partnership with AmazoOn du Web, initiatives such as the Tchologo Digital Market are helping women promote their products and connect with buyers, businesses, and other market actors.

From a Canadian perspective, this is what international development partnership can look like: investing in skills, innovation, and locally led solutions that help women build stronger livelihoods and more resilient communities.

Read the full story: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/story/digital-inclusion-rural-women/

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Dans le nord de la Côte d’Ivoire, les femmes des zones rurales sont des agricultrices, des productrices et des entrepreneures compétentes — mais leur accès limité aux outils numériques, aux informations sur les marchés et aux acheteurs peut freiner le développement de leurs activités.

Grâce au projet ACT Femmes, financé par Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada, Action contre la Faim aide les femmes à renforcer leurs perspectives économiques.

En partenariat avec AmazoOn du Web, des initiatives telles que le marché numérique du Tchologo aident les femmes à promouvoir leurs produits et établir des liens avec des acheteurs, des entreprises et d’autres acteurs du marché. D’un point de vue canadien, voici à quoi peut ressembler un partenariat en matière de développement international : investir dans les compétences, l'innovation et les solutions portées par les acteurs locaux qui aident les femmes à se forger des moyens de subsistance plus solides et à bâtir des communautés plus résilientes.

Lire l’article complet : https://actionagainsthunger.ca/fr/story/digital-inclusion-rural-women/

08/28/2026

Families in Nepal urgently need support.

On August 26th, a lake outburst triggered devastating flooding across parts of Nepal and Tibet. Initial reports indicate 180 people have died and more than 1,300 are missing, with the scale of the disaster expected to grow.

Floodwaters have destroyed vital water infrastructure, leaving families without access to clean water. With the disaster occurring during harvest season, communities are also facing the risk of worsening food insecurity.

Action Against Hunger teams are mobilising and assessing how we can support affected communities with food, clean water, shelter, cooking supplies and medical care.

From Canada, we can stand with families facing this devastating crisis. Your donation can help provide life-saving support when it is needed most.

❤️ Please donate today and help Action Against Hunger respond in Nepal. https://actionagainsthunger.ca/nepal-flood-appeal/

08/19/2026

This World Humanitarian Day, Canadians are part of the solution. 🌍

Every day, humanitarian workers around the world stand alongside people facing hunger, conflict, displacement and disaster.

At Action Against Hunger Canada, we believe humanitarian action means more than responding to emergencies. It means working with communities to address the root causes of hunger and build healthier, more resilient futures.

Our teams provide life-saving support, including nutrition, healthcare, clean water, sanitation, food security and emergency assistance—helping people not only survive crises, but recover and rebuild.

And Canadians have an important role to play.

Through your support, Canadians can help make this work possible for families and communities facing some of the world’s most difficult challenges.

This World Humanitarian Day, we recognize the courage and dedication of humanitarian workers—and the strength of the communities they serve.

Together, we can help create a world where hunger is not inevitable, and everyone has the opportunity to live with dignity and hope. ❤️

08/18/2026

🌱 From waste to wetlands: communities are restoring nature and building resilience

In the Philippines, communities in Zamboanga and Malabon are showing how local action can create lasting change—for people and the environment.

Through the EARTH project, Action Against Hunger and its partners are supporting communities to restore mangroves, improve waste management, conserve water and develop nature-based solutions that help protect the places they call home.

🌿 The progress is inspiring:
• 2.84 hectares of mangroves restored in Zamboanga and more than 0.13 hectares in Malabon
• 28,400 mangrove propagules planted
• 3 of 4 nature-based solution pilot projects installed
• 1 Material Recovery Facility established
• 2 rainwater harvesters installed

But the most important achievement isn't just the infrastructure or the number of trees planted. It's community leadership.

Residents are taking an active role in restoring mangroves, organizing clean-ups, improving waste segregation and finding creative ways to protect their local environment—including turning recovered plastic bottles into floating trash traps that prevent waste from reaching sensitive mangrove ecosystems.

For us here in Canada, EARTH is a powerful reminder that climate resilience and humanitarian action go hand in hand. Communities facing displacement, environmental degradation and climate risks need more than short-term assistance. They need the tools, resources and support to lead solutions that strengthen their communities for the future.

When we invest in locally led action, we aren't just restoring ecosystems—we're helping communities build resilience that can last long after a project ends. 🌏💚

Because protecting people also means protecting the environments they depend on.

Read the story here: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/story/communities-restoring-their-environment-through-innovative-solutions/

08/11/2026

Colombia is facing a new emergency.

On August 10th, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia—the country’s strongest earthquake in a decade. Homes and critical infrastructure have been damaged, leaving families in urgent need of support.

For nearly 30 years, Action Against Hunger has worked alongside communities across Colombia, reaching more than 94,000 people in 2024 alone.

We’ve seen how critical the first days of an emergency can be. After the earthquakes in Venezuela earlier this year, our teams reached more than 10,000 families with safe water, emergency supplies, nutrition assistance and other essential support.

Today, our teams are assessing needs in Colombia and preparing to respond.

Your support as a Canadian donor can help us act quickly delivering clean water, emergency supplies and lifesaving nutrition assistance to families affected by this disaster.

👉 Help us respond when families need it most by donating here: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/colombia-earthquake-appeal/

Together, we can stand with families in Colombia and help communities recover in the aftermath of disaster.

08/04/2026

Twenty years ago, on August 4, 2006, 17 Action Against Hunger colleagues were killed in Muttur, Sri Lanka, while delivering humanitarian assistance to communities in need.

Today, we remember their lives, their dedication, and their commitment to helping people affected by hunger and crisis.

Two decades later, their families, colleagues, and the humanitarian community continue to call for truth, accountability, and justice.

Their story is also a reminder that humanitarian workers around the world must be able to do their jobs safely. Every day, aid workers risk their lives to provide food, clean water, health care, and other essential support to communities facing conflict, displacement, and emergencies.

Humanitarian workers are protected under international humanitarian law and must never be targeted.

At Action Against Hunger Canada, we stand with our colleagues around the world in calling for accountability and for the protection of those who deliver life-saving assistance.

We invite you to learn more about the 17 colleagues we lost, share their stories, and help ensure that their memory — and the call for justice — is never forgotten.

Read more here: https://actionagainsthunger.ca/press-releases/20-years-on-killing-of-17-humanitarian-workers/

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