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Million People Have Been Killed, and Four Million Have Been Displaced DAYS IS ALL IT TAKES TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A STARVING CHILD. THROUGH A RIGOROUS SET OF NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL PROTOCOLS, OUR PIONEERING WORK IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION CAN SAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOURS AWAY FROM DYING. OUR THERAPEUTIC FEEDING CENTERS STABILIZE A PATIENT’s physical 21 DETERIORATION, REHABILITATE METABOLIC YEARS OF CIVIL WAR FUNCTIONS, AND REBALANCE A PATIENT’s HAVE RAVAGED SUDAN, PHYSIOLOGY, PREPARING THE WAY FOR RECOVERY WHERE TWO MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, AND FOUR MILLION HAVE BEEN DISPLACED. 30 2005 ANNUAL REPORT ACTION AGAINST HUNGER M4ILLION PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM ACTION AGAINST Hunger’s life-saVING PROGRAMS IN 2005 90 , CENTS OF EVERY 6000 DONATED DOLLAR INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL STAFF WORK FOR ACF DIRECTLY FUNDS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS OUR PROGRAMS THE EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN CLAIMED OVER SEVENTY THOUSAND LIVES, INJURED MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE, AND CAUSED THE F100 COLLAPSE OF THERAPEUTIC MILK FORMULA, BETWEEN SIXTY DEVELOPED AND LEFT UNPATENTED AND ONE HUNDRED BY ACF’S SCIENTIFIC COMMIttEE, PERCENT OF HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE 680CHILDREN WERE TREATED FOR SEVERE THE BUILDINGS TREATMENT OF SEVERE ACUTE AND MODERATE MALNUTRITION AT ACF’s AROUND THE MALNUTRITION, SLASHING THERAPEUTIC AND SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING EPICENTER. AS THE MORTALITY RATES AND SAVING LIVES CENTERS EACH MONTH DURING 2005 HIMALAYAN WINTER APPROACHED, THE U.N. ESTIMATED THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS WAS 800,000 CHILDREN WERE AFFECTED BY THE CRISES THAT HIT MALI AND NIGER DURING 2005, SUFFERING DROUGHT, REDUCED ACCESS TO FOOD, AND LOSSES OF ANIMALS AND LIVELIHOODS. IN MALI ALONE, THE MALNUTRITION RATE REACHED FIFTEEN PERCENT; 2.5 RATES OF TEN PERCENT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY. SUCH CYCLICAL CRISES WILL MILLION ONLY REOCCUR WITHOUT INVESTMENTS IN LONGER-TERM MEASURES DAYS IS ALL IT TAKES TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A STARVING CHILD. THROUGH A RIGOROUS SET OF NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL PROTOCOLS, OUR PIONEERING WORK IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION CAN SAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOURS AWAY FROM DYING. OUR THERAPEUTIC FEEDING CENTERS STABILIZE A PATIENT’s physical 21 DETERIORATION, REHABILITATE METABOLIC YEARS OF CIVIL WAR FUNCTIONS, AND REBALANCE A PATIENT’s HAVE RAVAGED SUDAN, PHYSIOLOGY, PREPARING THE WAY FOR RECOVERY , WHERE TWO MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN P1EOPLE IN THE 200DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO DIE EVERY KILLED, AND FOUR DAY, LARGELY FROM DISEASE AND FOOD SHORTAGES LINKED MILLION HAVE BEEN TO SIX YEARS OF WAR AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF DISPLACED. THE Congo’s healTH SYSTEM AND ECONOMY BILLION PEOPLE LACK BASIC SANITATION TODAy—an asTOUNDING FORTY-TWO 30 PERCENT OF The world’s populaTION. UNSAFE DRINKING WATER, INADEQUATE SANITATION, AND POOR HYGIENE LEAD TO A HOST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CHRONIC MALNUTRITION THAT ULTIMATELY KILL OVER 43 5 26 2.6TWO MILLION CHILDREN A YEAR COUNTRIES ACF HEAD- YEARS OF ACF CURRENTLY HOST QUARTERS EXPERTISE IN ACTION AGAINST MAKE UP OUR HUMANITARIAN HUNGER RELIEF INTERNATIONAL ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT NETWORK 2005 ANNUAL REPORT PROGRAMS ACTION AGAINST HUNGER 1.1 BILLION MILLION PEOPLE IN THE PEOPLE LACK WORLD SUFFER FROM ACCESS TO SAFE 396MALARIA, WHICH KILLS WATER AROUND M4ILLION PEOPLE ONE MILLION PEOPLE THE WORLD, BENEFITED FROM EACH YEAR, MOST OF LEAVING THEM ACTION AGAINST WHOM ARE CHILDREN VULNERABLE Hunger’s life-saVING UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. TO DAILY PROGRAMS IN 2005 90 SIMPLE, COST-EFFECTIVE INDIGNITIES AND , CENTS OF EVERY DONATED DOLLAR SOLUTIONS, HOWEVER, FRIGHTENING 6000 EXIST FOR PREVENTING RATES OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL STAFF WORK FOR ACF DIRECTLY FUNDS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS OUR PROGRAMS THE NEEDLESS TOLL THAT DEATH AND THE EARTHQUAKE IN MALARIA EXACTS ON POOR DEBILITATION PAKISTAN CLAIMED COMMUNITIES OVER SEVENTY THOUSAND LIVES, INJURED MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILLION THOUSAND PEOPLE, MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM HUNGER AROUND THE CONGOLESE HAVE AND CAUSED THE F100 WORLD, IN BOTH ITS CHRONIC AND ACUTE FORMS. DIED AS A RESULT COLLAPSE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION KILL OVER FIVE MILLION OF CONFLICT SINCE THERAPEUTIC MILK FORMULA, BETWEEN SIXTY CHILDREN EVERY YEAR, INDUCE TREMENDOUS SUFFERING, 1998, MOSTLY DEVELOPED AND LEFT UNPATENTED AND ONE HUNDRED AND COST POOR COUNTRIES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FROM HUNGER AND BY ACF’S SCIENTIFIC COMMIttEE, PERCENT OF NATIONAL INCOME AND LOST PRODUCTIVITY DISEASE HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE 680CHILDREN WERE TREATED FOR SEVERE THE BUILDINGS TREATMENT OF SEVERE ACUTE AND MODERATE MALNUTRITION AT ACF’s 3.9 AROUND THE MALNUTRITION, SLASHING THERAPEUTIC AND SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING 852 EPICENTER. AS THE MORTALITY RATES AND SAVING LIVES CENTERS EACH MONTH DURING 2005 HIMALAYAN WINTER APPROACHED, THE U.N. ESTIMATED THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS WAS 800,000 CHILDREN WERE AFFECTED BY THE CRISES THAT HIT MALI AND NIGER DURING 2005, , SUFFERING DROUGHT, REDUCED ACCESS TO FOOD, AND LOSSES OF ANIMALS AND 51PEOPLE WERE TREATED IN ACF’s TherapeuT550IC AND SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING CENTERS IN 2005, MOST OF WHOM LIVELIHOODS. IN MALI ALONE, THE MALNUTRITION RATE REACHED FIFTEEN PERCENT; WERE ON THE BRINK OF DEATH WHEN THEY ARRIVED. ACF’s humaniTARIAN INTERVENTIONS RESTORE LIFE, 2.5 RATES OF TEN PERCENT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY. SUCH CYCLICAL CRISES WILL DIGNITY, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, UNIQUELY BRIDGING URGENT RELIEF WITH LONGER-TERM DEVELOPMENT MILLION ONLY REOCCUR WITHOUT INVESTMENTS IN LONGER-TERM MEASURES for more THAN CONTENTS 04 05 06 07 Letter from the Letter from the President Our Programs Where We Work Exeuctive Director Board of Directors/ USA Headquarters Staff Advisory Council 08 10 12 14 Highlights Emergency Response Nutrition Water and Sanitation 25 in Haiti and Guatemala 16 17 18 20 Food Security: Health: We Advocate Advocacy: Contributors YearS Farming In Bags Breastfeeding Working In Politically Action Against Hunger has pursued its vision of a world Charged Zimbabwe without hunger, saving the lives of malnourished children and families while seeking long-term, sustainable solutions to hunger. Recognized as a world leader in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, Action Against Hunger specializes in responding to emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disaster. Our innovative programs in 22 23 24 25 nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health care, In-Kind Contributions Financials ACF International ACF’s International Network Charter of Principles and advocacy reach more than 4 million people in more than 40 countries, helping vulnerable populations regain their dignity, self-sufficiency, and independence.n ACTION AGAINST HUNGER ACTION AGAINST HUNGER 2 2005 ANNUAL REPORT Photographs (from left): BlAzEj MIkUlA; Richard MOSS; BlAzEj MIlUkA; BlAzEj MIlUkA; jEAN Lapegue, AGENCE VU; jAMES POMERANTz Photographs (from left): ACF-SUdAN; Burger/PHANIE; ClaudINE dOURy, AGENCE VU; ACF-PAkistan; STEPHANIE BouazIz; ACF-PAkistan; Burger/PHANIE 2005 ANNUAL REPORT 3 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT major event in 2005 for Action Against Hunger USA HEADQuarterS StaFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY COUNCIL he year 2005 was a year of growth for Action was the launching of programs in Pakistan in Against Hunger in our efforts to eliminate hunger response to the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that in the world. And the year put us to the test with a struck in October. A primary reason that we Cathy Skoula Burton K. Haimes, Chair Christian Blanckaert seemingly endless series of natural disasters. Executive Director Partner, Orrick, Herrington Président Directeur Général, T A were able to accomplish this so quickly and so We were on the frontlines racing to beat the well is due to our experienced and motivated staff. Action & Sutcliffe LLP Hermès arrival of winter following the major earthquake that struck Against Hunger transferred international staff to Pakistan Operations Human Resources Pakistan in October. We provided food, tents, and water Raymond Debbane, Vice Chair Harold A. Bornstein from throughout its international network, especially those to those rendered homeless by the magnitude 7.6 quake. President, The Invus Group, LLC Vice President, who had worked in previous disasters including the recent We continued our efforts to rebuild in Sri Lanka and David Blanc Philippe Rosen Charles H. Greenthal & Co. tsunami in Asia. In addition, we found a large pool of skilled Indonesia after the December 2004 tsunami, moving to Program Director Human Resources Director Joseph G. Audi, Treasurer Pakistanis ready and willing to join us. With our team in President and CEO, Olivier Cassegrain the rehabilitation phase in which we’re providing the tools place, we were able to inaugurate programs quickly that Roger Persichino Kiera Downes-Vogel InterAudi Bank Managing Director, Longchamp necessary to restart fishing and farming activities. And we provided food, shelter, and water to tens of thousands of Desk Officer Human Resources Coordinator warned the world of impending droughts in Mali, Niger, earthquake victims and to continue providing that assistance Alexis Azria Sabine Cassel and the Horn of Africa through our early warning systems throughout the harsh winter even while our staff lived in Marie-Sophie Simon Sarah Favorite Writer that constantly monitor water, crop, and nutrition status. tents pitched in six feet of snow and two feet of mud. Nutrition Coordinator Human Resources Administrator Prof. Michael Golden These activities—demonstrating our improved emergency Our staff comes in many shapes and forms: headquarters, Henri Barguirdjian Professor Emeritus,
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