Who We Are

Action Against Hunger | ACF International

Action Against Hunger | ACF International is a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity, ACF runs life-saving programs in over 40 countries benefitting some five million people each year.

Our Mission

Action Against Hunger's mission is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations of conflict, war and natural disaster. From crisis to sustainability, we tackle the underlying causes of malnutrition and its effects by using our expertise in nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy. By integrating our programs with local and national systems we further ensure that short-term interventions become long-term solutions.

Our Vision

With global operations spread across more than 40 countries—from Africa, to Asia, and Latin America to Europe—Action Against Hunger | ACF International is adept at tackling the devastating problem of world hunger with life-saving programs that benefit some five million people each year.

United by a common vision of a world without hunger and a shared approach to preventing and treating malnutrition, our 4,600+ program staff is made up of committed professionals from around the globe—French nutritionists, Kenyan public health nurses, Pakistani water engineers, American agronomists, along with drivers, logistics coordinators, human resource specialists, and a broad range of others with technical expertise from virtually all corners of the map.

By collaborating with local communities and government agencies in each of the countries we work in, Action Against Hunger implements programs that help families, villages, and entire communities regain self-sufficiency. Thanks to our pioneering innovations and perseverance, we’re able to restore health and independence to countless people faced with life-threatening forms of malnutrition. And for the most vulnerable, like young children and pregnant women, our help can mean the difference between life and death.

With the support of institutional donors and concerned individuals worldwide, we’re working to put the ravages of acute malnutrition alongside polio and the plague as a measure of humanity’s progress in defeating unnecessary suffering and death.