annual report

2001
 Poverty is no one's destiny. Hunger can be defeated. This
is what we stand for, what our field staff experience every
day and what the present report confirms.

table of CHARTER OF PRINCIPLES 2 PROGRAMS Kenya

Kosovo
13
14

contents ACTIVITIES 3
Afghanistan
Angola
7
7
Laos
Liberia
14
14
Armenia 8 Mali 15
Azerbaijan 8 Mongolia 15
Bolivia 8 Myanmar (Burma) 15
OUR RESOURCES 4
Burundi 8 Nicaragua 16
Human Resources 4
Cambodia 9 Niger 16
Technical Resources 4
Chad 9 Pakistan 16
Financial Resources 5 9 Philippines 17
Colombia
Congo 10 Russia 17
(democratic republic of) Serbia 18
East Timor 10 Sierra Leone 18
Ethiopia 10 Somalia 18
Georgia 11 Sri Lanka 19
Guatemala 11 Sudan 19
Guinea 12 Tajikistan 20
Haiti 12 Uganda 20
Honduras 13 USA 20
Indonesia 13 Venezuela 20
DONOR ACRONYMS 21
2001 FINANCIAL 22
REPORT
HEADQUARTERS
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER USA
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Chairman: Burton K. Haimes
Executive Director: Lucas Van den
Broeck
ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM
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info@acf.imaginet.org
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Chairman: Jacques Serba
Vicechairman: Patrick J.G. Siegler
Executive Director:Jean-Luc Bodin
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER UK
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London
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Tel: 44 207 394 63 00
Fax: 44 207 237 99 60
info@aahuk.org
www.aahuk.org
Chairman: Ronald Grierson
Executive Director: Usha Kar
ACCION CONTRA EL HAMBRE
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28010 Madrid
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ach@achesp.org
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Chairman: José Luis Leal
Executive Director: Olivier Longué
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY BOARD
Burton K. Haimes, Chairman of the Board
I have been involved with Action Against Hunger for 17 years now, and it Christian Blanckaert
is truly one of the world's best international relief and development Joseph G. Audi Harold Bornstein
organizations in the fight against severe famine and malnutrition. Henri Barguirdjian Sabine Cassel
Raymond Debbane Hamilton Fish
Action Against Hunger - USA is one of the best kept secrets in America.
It is my hope and firm belief that Action Against Hunger will become a
Yves-André Istel Professor Michael Golden
household name. Action Against Hunger pioneered the therapeutic milk Ketty Maisonrouge Iman
Frank McCourt, Honorary Board Member
formula that is now used by all major organizations which has helped to Achim Moeller
decreased the mortality rate of malnourished children worldwide. Robert W. Rudzki Edward M. Sermier, Treasurer
Jacques Serba Professor Ronald Waldman
Along with a solid nutritional component, Action Against Hunger has
Patrick Siegler-Lathrop
excellent programs in food security, health, water and sanitation. Our four
pronged approach makes it possible for beneficiaries to regain their self-
Lucas Van den Broeck, Ex-officio
sufficiency.
Action Against Hunger saves lives - over 4 million each year- thanks to the
dedicated 400 international relief workers and more than 4,000 national
staff. They are the true heros and heroines of our time. STAFF
This year, we undertook our very first USA project to educate the American
people about poverty and hunger. Americans need to be informed about Lucas Van den Broeck, Executive Director
the 815 million people suffering from hunger each year, and that there is David Blanc, Program Director
much we can and need to do to alleviate this global problem. Anne Sophie Fournier, Technical Director
The 2001 annual report will introduce you briefly to all Action Against
Patrick Mouton, Finance Director
Hunger international missions. Action Against Hunger has taken the Nelger Rios, Accountant
leadership role in assisting those most vulnerable, particularly children Philippe Rosen, Human Resources Director
under five. Catherine Vosswinkel, Office Manager Human / Resources Assitant
Inky Song, Development and Communications Director
Thank you for playing your part in fighting hunger and poverty. John W. Sauer, USA Project and Communications Manager
Shirley Eng, Development and Communications Coordinator
Our sincerest thanks to our former staff members:
Michele Avit
Burton K. Haimes Amelia Chamberlain
Chairman of the Board Anna Kar
Action Against Hunger - USA Jean François Vidal
And special thanks to our incredible interns who helped
us in 2001:
Charlotte Haimes
Rebecca Kaplan
Kathrin Kollman
Thomas Lahousse*
Laurent Mézouar
Jason Stobbs*
*Thomas Lahousse and Jason Stobbs are both currently
working with Action Against Hunger in Afghanistan.
 charter of principles
Action Against Hunger is an international organization that was
created in 1979 by a group of doctors, scientists, journalists and
writers determined to bring a solution to the unacceptable fact
that hunger was still widespread as the 21st century approached.
Since then, the organization has developed within the framework
of an interdependent international network, in France (Paris), the
U.S.(New York), the U.K.(London) and Spain (Madrid).
The aim of Action Against Hunger is to save lives by combating
hunger, disease, and those crises threatening the lives of men,
women and children.
Action Against Hunger’s prime objective is to bring assistance to
the least developed countries suffering from hunger. We inform
more and more people every day, giving them a better
understanding of the reality of life in the less-industrialized world,
where hunger is a daily plague.
Action Against Hunger intervenes in the following situations:
• In natural or man-made crises which threaten food security or
result in famine,
• In situations of social/economic breakdown, linked to internal or
external circumstances which place particular groups of people
in an extremely vulnerable position,
• In situations where survival depends on humanitarian aid.
Action Against Hunger intervenes either during the crisis itself,
through emergency intervention, or afterwards, through
rehabilitation and sustainable development programs. Action
Against Hunger also intervenes in the prevention of certain high-
risk situations (disaster preparedness programs).
The ultimate aim of all Action Against Hunger’s programs is to
enable the beneficiaries to regain their autonomy and self-
sufficiency as soon as possible.
While carrying out its activities, Action Against Hunger respects
the following principles:
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INDEPENDENCE
Action Against Hunger acts according to its own principles so as to
maintain its moral and financial independence. Action Against
Hunger’s actions are not defined in terms of domestic or foreign
policies nor are they in the interest of any particular government.
NEUTRALITY
Action Against Hunger maintains a strict political and religious
neutrality. However, Action Against Hunger might denounce human
rights violations that it has witnessed as well as obstacles put in the
way of its humanitarian action.
NON DISCRIMINATION
A victim is a victim. Action Against Hunger refutes all discrimination
based on race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, opinion or social
class.
FREE AND DIRECT ACCESS TO VICTIMS
Action Against Hunger demands free access to victims and direct
control of its programs. Action Against Hunger uses all means
available to achieve these principles, and will denounce and act
against any obstacle preventing it from doing so. Action Against
Hunger also checks the allocation of its resources in order to
ensure that the resources reach those individuals for whom they
are destined. Under no circumstances can contractors working
together with or alongside Action Against Hunger become the
ultimate beneficiaries of Action Against Hunger’s aid programs.
PROFESSIONALISM
Action Against Hunger bases the conception, realization,
management and assessment of its programs on professional
standards and years of experience in order to maximize its efficiency
and the use of resources.
TRANSPARENCY
Action Against Hunger is committed to respecting a policy of total
openness to partners and donors and encourages the availability of
information on the allocation and management of its funds. Action
Against Hunger is also committed to providing guarantees of its good
management.

The year 2001 will be remembered for the events
of September 11 and the painful awakening
caused by this brutal outbreak of terrorist
violence in the heart of America.
All the world’s citizens, or at least those with electricity, could watch
the repeated images of a catastrophe which claimed thousands of
innocent lives. The international community and public opinion in the
most advanced countries was brought to the realization – not without
horror – that peace is not a permanent state, and that all countries
are vulnerable. As an international humanitarian organization,
Action Against Hunger wanted to help those affected by this tragedy
at home. We gave a contribution to a local Manhattan non-profit
organization helping the victims' families.
In the minutes that followed the attacks, we established contact with
all the Action Against Hunger teams stationed in over 40 countries.
Our concern was to know if they were in danger and to take stock
of the first reactions in Nicaragua, Sudan, the Caucasus area…
Once over the shock of the first few minutes, our teams expressed
their condemnation of this act, but also hope: that the attacks might
also spur debate about the violence affecting more than a third of
humanity.
Our field workers asked us to remind the world that in the Philippines,
Guinea or Colombia, thousands of innocent people lose their lives
every day as those in the twin towers. Perhaps the world agenda
would now change and a renewed desire for justice would finally
unite humanity. Perhaps the largely ignored reality of the conflicts
devastating so many areas in the world would suddenly earn the
right to attention. Perhaps the suffering of others would become
comprehensible for the world’s most advanced societies because
they themselves had just been victims.
But it was not to be. The international mobilization against terrorism
zeroed in on Afghanistan and consigned the conflicts in which our
field staff kept working back into oblivion. Our numerous teams in
Afghanistan and neighboring countries got their first chance to
describe the plight of communities we have been helping since
1995, but all other crises were quickly forgotten.
In Angola, Congo, Burundi and Somalia, the most vulnerable
communities are dealing with armed groups whom no international
force seems ready to combat. In Nicaragua, Honduras and El
Salvador, the survivors of Hurricane Mitch continued suffering the
consequences of its destructive force, as international aid
progressively dwindled. In Armenia and other states like Azerbaijan,
the will to survive still had to contend with the residues of a cruel
totalitarian regime.
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summary of activities
In the meantime, Argentina drew nearer the abyss. In a few short months,
thousands of people found themselves without resources. Approximately
20,000 people drop below the poverty threshold every day. The fact-
finding mission arranged for December 2001, including Buenos Aires’
most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, was expected to conclude that
wealthy Argentina had enough resources to meet the needs of its poor.
However, our fieldwork teams encountered a situation of neglect and
vulnerability similar to the least developed Latin American capitals, which
fully justified our humanitarian intervention.
The new hostilities rending apart the Middle East have greatly increased
the number of victims, particularly among the civilian population.
Hundreds of families lack the minimum means to survive and aid
mechanisms are under grave strain. Disease and malnutrition are
reappearing, especially among children, while the world looks on
indifferently. The mission we sent to take stock of the situation has
verified that Palestine is in urgent need of support programs for women,
children and elderly people.
Despite the fact that the most devastating crises go unnoticed, that the
desperation of millions finds no solace and that even the smallest change
in how the world manages its affairs is a daunting proposition, we are
determined not to be disheartened. Our teams on the ground have
persevered in their work and are demonstrably helping to drive back
hunger. Action Against Hunger, with Head Offices in New York City,
Madrid, London and Paris, continues working toward our goal of
informing, raising awareness and support.
Sierra Leone has finally emerged from chaos. The involvement of the
international community and the will towards national reconciliation
have brought tentative hope to the tens and thousands of refugees to
whom we are providing aid out of Guinea Conakry. Hundreds of men
have gone back to their land to prepare for their families’ return. Elections
should hopefully confirm this return to normality.
In East Timor, the scheduled birth of the twenty-first century’s first new
nation will usher in a time of peace after decades of fratricidal violence.
In Mozambique, the end of hostilities and the peace talks long sought by
the international authorities promise a return to stability and improve the
country’s ruined economy.
The lesson is clear: when the international community is willing, when
the United Nations has the resources, when NGO’s can work on the
ground, suffering can be stopped. Poverty is no one’s destiny. Hunger
can be defeated. This is what we stand for, what our field staff
experience every day and what the present report confirms.
Hunger is in retreat, but still threatens millions.
With your support, we can continue our positive fight against hunger
with the same enthusiasm, strength and conviction.
Together we can take a step further towards a hunger free world.
LUCAS VAN DEN BROECK
Executive Director
 our resources
Human Resources
The essence of our professionalism Our teams in the field

All over the world, nearly 5,000 men and women (600 in the Head
Offices and 4,400 in the field) working for Action Against Hunger
share the same objective: to take direct and effective action against
an intolerable insult to human dignity, the persistence of hunger in a
world of plenty. This is the unrelenting struggle in which our teams
are engaged. The success of our programs depends on them.
More than 400 fieldworkers and almost 4,000 national staff carry out
programs in more than 40 countries.
Action Against Hunger pays great attention to its selection procedure
and training programs, because knowledge and technical expertise
are essential.

Fieldworker distribution by professional profile: Fieldworker distribution by continent

8%
35% 30%
ADMINISTRATORS EUROPE 6%
15%
HEADS OF MISSION AFRICA

AGRONOMISTS 4% ASIA 12%

NURSES/NUTRITIONISTS AMERICAS
16%
WATER ENGINEERS
19%

DOCTORS
52%
LOGISTICIANS 16%

Technical Resources
The technical departments are the foundations of the knowledge and
experience of our organization. They provide essential training and
technical advice to the teams before departure and while carrying
out their work in the field. For all of Action Against Hunger’s
fieldworkers, the technical departments are the permanent
reference throughout the whole implementation of their project.
The fight against hunger goes beyond simply supplying food. In order
to fight hunger, it is necessary to constantly define new techniques
adapted to the individual situation and specific needs to which we
respond. The technical departments are the central point of all our
actions allowing us to respond adequately to the needs of the most
vulnerable populations.
The complementarity of our actions is also essential. It is not enough
to cure children suffering from malnutrition; it is also necessary to
fight against the diseases and epidemics that cause millions of cases
of infant malnutrition and to ensure access to safe drinking water.
The technical departments work at identifying the real causes of
hunger and defining relevant solutions.

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Our fight against hunger is carried out through
four complementary activities
NUTRITION
Saving the life of a severely malnourished child can be a matter of
hours. It is therefore important to be rigorous in the treatment given
to a child in danger. Renutrition products and protocols defined by
the nutrition department are the basis of our interventions in
emergency situations.
FOOD SECURITY
To respond to a crisis it is vital to distribute the foods needed for the
survival of the population. The choice of foods (which must take into
account cultural factors), their quality and the identification of the
most needy beneficiaries are key elements for defining the right type
of aid that must be put in place.
In post crisis situations and/or in order to prevent a recurrence, it is
essential to support the local agriculture through the supply of new
resources (seeds, fertilizers, tools…), and also the implementation
of new techniques.
Financial Resources
How our funds are spent
Each project has a unique cost structure. Emergency programs are
the most expensive programs for logistic and personnel costs as they
involve a rapid mobilization of resources and an immediate
deployment of qualified staff. We have to react quickly in order to
save lives.
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WATER AND SANITATION
Water is one of the leading weapons against hunger. Access to safe
drinking water and better sanitation allow improvement in the state
of health of communities and prevents the spread of diseases.
Irrigation of fields allows food production to be increased by three or
four times.
HEALTH
A vicious circle exists between disease and malnutrition. A
malnourished child is more vulnerable to diseases than a well fed
child. A sick child, weakened by illness, often becomes a victim of
malnutrition. It is therefore necessary to fight disease in order to
combat hunger.
Rehabilitation and development programs are less costly. They are
aimed at the long-term transmission of knowledge and techniques.
The time imperative is not the same and the structure of expenses
reflects the lower cost in terms of human resources.
EMERGENCY AID PROGRAM AFTER THE AID PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES IN GUINEA
EARTHQUAKES IN EL SALVADOR

BENEFICIARIES 27,171 PERSONS BENEFICIARIES 30,400 PERSONS

PROGRAM LENGTH 6 MONTHS PROGRAM LENGTH 11 MONTHS

BUDGET IN EUROS COST % BUDGET IN EUROS COST %

WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE 239,395 NUTRITION 100,622

CONSTRUCTION OF LATRINES 95,686 WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE 284,033
LOGISTICS MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 80,445
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION 10,628 83% MINIMUM EQUIPMENT 43,615
LOCAL TRANSPORT 65,097 LOGISTICS 77%
STORAGE 8,522 INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT 32,810
ACTIVITIES 419,328 LOCAL TRANSPORT 76,400
STORAGE 9,600
EXPERTS AND TRAINERS 8,457 ACTIVITIES 627,525
LOCAL STAFF 48,600 11%
TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING 57,057 EXPERTS AND TRAINERS 14,600
LOCAL STAFF 124,700 17%
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 31,620 6% TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING 139,300
TOTAL BUDGET 508,005
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 48,175 6%
MONTHLY COST PER BENEFICIARY 3.12
TOTAL BUDGET 815,000
MONTHLY COST PER BENEFICIARY 2.43

Exchange rate as of December 2001: 1 euro= $ 0.90

Monitoring at all levels in order to achieve an optimal Each Head Office is responsible for its own management. Annual
financial audits both at Head Office and country program levels are
use of resources the responsibility of each Head Office’s Board of Directors.
It is imperative that the management of the financial resources with
which we are entrusted meets our standards of transparency and
accuracy. However, this in itself is not sufficient. All expenditures An appropriate use of funds
must be relevant, reasonable and justified. Each expense must Although running costs must be kept as low as possible, they are the
therefore provide guarantees with respect to: guarantee of a reliable, responsible and professional organization in
the fight against hunger.
• Its relevance: each expense must contribute to the achievement of
our objective – the fight against hunger. Care is taken to obtain goods • Management transparency, control procedures and the accuracy
and services at a reasonable price. of our financial statements are dependent on professional and
efficient financial and administrative management.
• Its rigor: through the reliability of accounting procedures and
authorization of expenditure. • Head Offices not only provide essential support for the programs
but also play the vital role of building on experience, leading efficient
• Its transparency: in order to merit the confidence of all our research projects and responding to difficulties.
supporters and allow them to verify the good management of
resources. Our objective is to keep administration costs to a minimum as shown
in our financial statements.
Control mechanisms exist at all levels from country program to Head
Office in order to guarantee these three principles. Controls take
place throughout the year and give rise to audit reports presented to
the public authorities with which we collaborate. They are carried
out internally by our financial departments and externally by
independent auditors who monitor the standard of our transactions.

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 programs
afghanistan
MAIN ACTIVITIES
NUTRITION PROGRAM HEALTH PROGRAM
Kabul: Kabul:
• Treatment of severe malnutrition in 11 therapeutic feeding centers and in 2 • 7 mother and children clinics. Pediatric, obstetric and gynecology clinics
pediatric centers • Hygiene and health education and promotion
• 15 supplementary feeding centers • Vaccination against measles
• Monitoring of malnutrition by regular family surveys Hazaradjat:
Pansheer and Shamali: • Support for 3 clinics (personnel and supplies)
• 6 supplementary feeding centers • 4 health centers
• 4 therapeutic feeding centers
• Nutritional surveillance and follow-up WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
Mazar-i-Sharif: • Sanitary rehabilitation; supply of drinking water in feeding centers and clinics
• 1 therapeutic feeding center and 1 supplementary feeding center
• Nutritional survey
Ghor:
LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1995
• 1 therapeutic feeding center
• 2 supplementary feeding centers
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS: Kabul, Hazaradjat, Pansheer,
• Distribution of basic items
Mazar-i-Sharif, Sar-e-Pul and Kandahar
Rodha

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 2 administrators, 10 AFGHANISTAN

FOOD SECURITY Daï Kundi Kabul
• Socio-economic surveys to determine the level of vulnerability of the population medical/nutritionist, 6 food security officers, 11 logisticians, Shahrestan
• Distribution of wheat and 4 water engineers IRAN

• Distribution of food rations for two months

• Distribution of seeds NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 650 persons PAKISTAN
INDIA
• Rehabilitation of roads, irrigation systems and health structures (Hazaradjat)
FUNDING: ECHO, WFP, OFDA, SAH, UNDP, Action Against
Hunger, UNICEF, DFID, SDC, and French local funding

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 500,000 persons

angola LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1993

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS: Ganda district, Mavinga,

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM Cuito Cuanavale district, Caconde, and Matala district
• Institutional support to the Provincial Department of Energy and Water
• Construction of basic infrastructures for water and sanitation STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 medical
coordinator, 1 logistic co-ordinator, 2 nurses, 2
HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM logisticians, 2 doctors, and 1 water & sanitation engineer
• Management and supply of 6 health centers
• Management and supply of the hospital and health centers in Ganda NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 150 persons CONGO
RUANDA
(DEM.REP. OF)
• Treatment of severe malnutrition
• Emergency program to improve access to basic health care FUNDING: ECHO, Dutch Co-operation, Canadian Co-
• Nutritional evaluation and nutritional training operation, OCHA, UNICEF and OFDA Luanda

• Vaccination campaign ANGOLA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 320,000 persons Ganda
Menongue
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM Lubango Matala
Kuito
• Distribution of seeds and agricultural tools Kuanavale
Xangongo
• Training of agricultural cooperatives
NAMIBIA BOTSWANA
Pr

SOUTH AFRICA

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armenia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1994
RUSSIA

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Sissian province

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM ARMENIA
(Agricultural program) STAFF: 1 project manager Yerevan AZERBAIJAN

• Support for the creation of cooperatives

• Support for the production activities of the Sissian Cooperative NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 20 persons Sisian
TURKEY
(distribution of fertilizer, seeds and cereals of local origin and
technical agricultural training) FUNDING: ECHO
• Prevention of food insecurity for the most vulnerable families
IRAQ
(reconstruction of secondary irrigation structures, distribution NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 10,000 persons IRAN

of sheep, vegetable seeds, fertilizer, tools and technical

agricultural training) BAGHDAD

azerbaijan LAUNCH OF PROGRAM: 2000

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Agdabedi

MAIN ACTIVITIES RUSSIA

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of project and 1 agronomist

• Sustainable agricultural activities to improve the food basket for Baku
ARMENIA
displaced populations NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 30 persons AZERBAIJAN
• Management training at community level
FUNDING: Swiss Agency for Cooperation & TURKEY

Development and BPRM

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 10,000 persons

IRAQ IRAN
Tehran

bolivia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2000

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Municipality of

Irupana, Province of South Yungas, and South BRAZIL
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM area of La Paz
• Construction and rehabilitation of water networks
• Construction of latrines STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 head of project BOLIVIA
• Borehole drilling La Paz

• Construction of outlying and urban network NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 5 persons

• Construction of rural systems with electrical pump
• Creation of water committees responsible for the maintenance and FUNDING: Xunta Galicia, Iberdrola, and EU CHILE
PARAGUAY

management of the structures Asuncion

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 19,000 persons

HEALTH PROGRAM
• Development of health education programs for the most vulnerable
URUGUAY
Santiago de Chile
populations who are affected by epidemics and water-related diseases Buenos Aires
Montevideo
ARGENTINA

burundi LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1994

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Kayanza and

Bubanza provinces, and the town of Bujumbura
NUTRITION PROGRAM
Province of Kayanza STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 3 CONGO
(DEM.REP. OF)
• Malnutrition screening and treatment in 11 health centers nurse/nutritionists, 1 medical/nutritional
RWANDA
• Treatment of severe malnutrition in 3 therapeutic feeding centers coordinator, 1 logistic coordinator, 1 food security
• Local staff training, center supply and technical support officer, and 2 logistic-administrators
• Nutrition structure rehabilitation Kayanza
Bubanza
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 300 persons
Province of Bubanza Bujumbura

• 2 therapeutic feeding centers FUNDING: ECHO, Action Against Hunger, DFID, BURUNDI
UNICEF, OFDA, WFP, French Government, and
TANZANIA
Bujumbura PNUD
• Distribution of hot meals to the neediest in hospitals NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 13,000 persons

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

• Technical support and distribution of seeds and tools

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cambodia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1989

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Preah Vihear and Kampong

Cham provinces
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
Preah Vihear Province STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water engineer, and 1 disaster
• Maintenance of training and production farm (pig raising) preparedness advisor

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 60 persons

Preah Vihear Province MYANMAR
VIETNAM

• Rural water supply project, drilling of boreholes FUNDING: European Union, French Embassy and Action
LAOS

• Health and hygiene education and promotion Against Hunger THAILAND

• Jar distribution to isolated village communities Samrong
Tbeng Meanchey
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons
Kampong Cham Province CAMBODIA
• Support for vulnerable areas (latrines, boreholes, storage) Phnom
Penh Kampong Cham
• Post flood activities project: cleaning and chlorinating of contaminated
boreholes MALAYSIA

• Flood proofing and improvement of water sources

• Health and hygiene education and promotion
• Disaster preparedness program: training of Red Cross volunteers,
support for communication network, and management of databases

Jakarta

chad LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1981

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: N’Djamena and Mao
Kanem prefecture
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 nurse/nutritionist, and 1
• Subsidized sale of cereals to families affected by the poor harvests water engineer
in 1999/2000 LIBYA
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 25 persons
HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM
• 4 therapeutic feeding centers and 14 supplementary feeding centers FUNDING: WFP, UNDP, French Co-operation, Syndicat NIGER

• Nutritional training des Eaux d’Ile de France, and Action Against Hunger
CHAD
Mao
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons
WATER PROGRAM NIGERIA Nyamena
• Borehole and water point rehabilitation in villages

Guéra prefecture CAMEROON

TECHNICAL TRAINING
• Support to the NAGDARO Chad association, in the management of
GABON DEM. REP.
the Arenga center, an agro-forestry and anti-erosion center. Brazzaville
CONGO

Kinshasa

colombia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Montería, Alto San Jorge,

Alto Sinú (Cordoba district), and Magdalena district
HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM
• Monitoring of community nutrition activities STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 project manager
• Training of mothers in various aspects of health, hygiene and prevention
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 26 persons
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
Cordoba VENEZUELA
• Construction of latrines and control of water quality FUNDING: ECHO, AECI, Switzerland Cooperation
• Health and hygiene education and promotion
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 14,000 persons Bogota
Armenia
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM COLOMBIA
• Support to domestic livestock raising activities
ECUADOR BRAZIL
• Rehabilitation of marginal housing

PERU

BOLIVIA

La Paz

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congo (democratic republic of)
MAIN ACTIVITIES HEALTH PROGRAM
• Rehabilitation and equipment for health centers
NUTRITION PROGRAM • Provide drug supplies to health centers
• 7 therapeutic and 24 supplementary feeding centers • Healthcare personnel training
• Nutritional surveys • Distribution of cholera treatment drugs
• Healthcare personnel training
• Nutrition training for beneficiaries LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1997
• Elaboration of national protocol for the treatment of malnutrition in
collaboration with government and UNICEF GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Government zone: Malemba
Nkulu, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Mbandaka
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM Rebel zone: Bukavu, Southern Kivu Province, Lake
• Water supply (boreholes and rain catchment systems) for health centers Tanganyika shoreline ,and Moba
and communities
UGANDA
• Water points and latrines in urban public markets STAFF: 2 heads of mission (2 missions: 1 government zone, Kampala

• Creation and training of community and private water/sanitation 1 rebel zone), 3 heads of project, 2 administrators, 3 RWANDA
management groups CONGO Kigali
logisticians, 3 agronomists, 9 nurse/nutritionists, and 3 (DEMOCRATIC Bujumbura
REPUBLIC OF) BURUNDI
• Health and hygiene education and promotion water & sanitation engineers TANZANIA
Kinshasa Dodoma

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 130 persons

• Food Security survey ANGOLA MALAWI
Lilongwe
• Seeds and (farm) tools distribution FUNDING: ECHO, USAID, FAO, OCHA, PNUD, UNHCR, ZAMBIA
Lusaka
• Fishing net/boat tool kit distribution French Government, CIDA, UNICEF, and European Union Harare
• Technical support and management, training for fish and agriculture ZIMBABWE

co-operatives NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 800,000 persons NAMIBIA

Windhoek BOTSWANA

east timor LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999

MALAYSIA

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Dili, Manatuto, and Ermera

HEALTH PROGRAM
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 nutritionist,
• Health and hygiene education and promotion
1 agronomist, 2 water engineers, 3 logisticians and 1
sanitation educator
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
INDONESIA
• Sanitation education; training in equipment maintenance NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 140 persons Manatuto
Dili
Ermera
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDING: ECHO, UNHCR, and UNICEF
• Participation in the planning process for managing food and water supplies EAST TIMOR
in rural zone NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons

ethiopia Afar region

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM:
MAIN ACTIVITIES • Rehabilitation of wells and water reservoir, construction, renovation
and maintenance of water points
Ogaden Region
NUTRITION PROGRAM
• 1 therapeutic feeding center and supplementary feeding centers in
ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAM:
• Training for agro-pastoralist in definition of priorities and veterinary
Kebri Dehar
techniques (vaccinations)

HEALTH PROGRAM
• Vaccination campaign against measles in Korahai area
LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1985

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Ogaden and Afar regions
• Delivery of water by tanker truck to villages (emergency program), SUDAN
ERITREA
rehabilitation of wells and water reservoir, maintenance of boreholes rtoum
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 project manager, 1 Dubti
in Korahai zone and repair of Kebri Dehar's pumping station
medical/nutritional coordinator, 1 food security analyst, ETHIOPIA SOMALIA
1 nurse-nutritionist, 3 logisticians, 3 water engineers, 1
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM Addis Abeba
doctor, and 1 specialist in animal health. Kebri
Dehar
• Socio-economic evaluation to determine the cause of malnutrition
among children NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 105 persons KENYA
NDA
• Distribution of seeds and tools to 6000 families in Kebri Dehar Kigali

UNDI
FUNDING: European Union, ECHO, OFDA, DFID, French TANZANIA
ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAM Government, and Action Against Hunger
• Support for the setting of animal health services in Ogaden region
MALAWI
• Implementation of an early warning system based on agricultural and NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 577,250 persons Lilongwe

pastoral activities in Korahai and Warder zones Harare MOZAMBIQUE Antananarivo

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dedicated 400 international relief workers and 4,000 national staff. They
are the true heros and heroines of our time.

georgia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1994

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Samegrelo and Abjasia RUSSIA

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 technical

Sujumi
•Support for the creation of cooperatives employing both displaced and local coordinator, and 2 agronomists Zugdidi
populations GEORGIA
Tbilisi
• Technical agricultural assistance and distribution of tools and fertilizer NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 60 persons
• Planting of maize (260 hectares) to supply 400 families ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
• Providing legal information about rights of access to land and the creation FUNDING: UNHCR, BPRM, ECHO, and World Bank
of co-operatives TURKEY

• Training in the procedures for buying and renting land NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 9,000 persons IRAN

• Support to agricultural production teams through technical assistance and

distribution of seeds SYRIA IRAQ

Baghdad

guatemala LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: San Marcos, Jutiapa/Jalapa,

MAIN ACTIVITIES
and Chiquimula
San Marcos and Jutiapa/Jalapa
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM STAFF: 1 project manager, 1 agronomist and 2 nutritionists
• Nutrition survey
• Therapeutic and supplementary feeding centers NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 80 persons
• Training of health service staff
• Advisor to Ministry of Health in designing National Nutrition Strategy FUNDING: ECHO, Action Against Hunger, Spanish
• Rehabilitation of water points Cooperation (AECI), and European Union
• Rehabilitation of water distribution systems
• Setting up of water treatment systems NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 41,900 persons
• Health education
• Training in maintenance of water points
• Distribution of seeds and fertilizers
• Follow-up of agricultural activities
• Training in agricultural techniques and management

Jutiapa/Jalapa
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
• Distribution of agricultural inputs (seeds, tools and fertilizers)
• Strengthening of rural self-management
BELIZE
• Construction of handmade irrigation systems
GUATEMALA
San Marcos
Chiquimula Guatemala
HONDURAS
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM
Jutiapa EL SALVADOR
• Distribution of food for work El Progreso
NICARAGUA
• Rehabilitation of community infrastructure (roads, water systems, etc.)
• Health and hygiene education and promotion

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guinea LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1995

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Guéckédou region (Guinea Forestière),

Kissidougou, and Dabda
NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH PROGRAM
• Training and sensitization of mothers in identification, treatment and STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 medical coordinator, 1
prevention of child malnutrition hydrologist/geologist, 1 agronomist, and 1 food basket monitor
• Monitoring of nutritional assistance
• Identification and treatment of severe and moderate malnutrition NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 200 persons
MAURITANIA

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM FUNDING: UNHCR and ECHO

SENEGAL
• Water supply to refugee camps
• Borehole drilling NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 200,000 persons MALI

• Pump maintenance
• Management of water points GUINEA
Conakry
• Health and hygiene education and promotion
SIERRA
Guekedu
LEONE

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM LIBERIA IVORY

COAST
• Analysis of food security situation
• Conditioning of wetlands
• Control and follow–up of food distribution for refugees
• Monitoring of food supply for refugees

haiti LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1988

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Northwest region

Northwest region (Saint Louis du Nord, Anse à Foleurs and Ile de la Tortue)
STAFF: 1 head of mission and 2 water engineers
HEALTH PROGRAM
• Support for the decentralization of health services (reconstruction of
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 32 persons
dispensaries, vaccinations, training of health personnel, supply of medicines)

FUNDING: EU, Action Against Hunger, French

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM Cooperation, UNICEF, Schneider Foundation, and WFP
• Provision of drinking water, construction of dams and latrines BAHAMAS

• Protection of water points, reforestation, training of local committees in the NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 200,000 persons
management of waste
• Management of drinking water supply and sanitation

8 districts in the North, Northwest and the South

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Support for local initiatives in the care of street children CUBA
CUBA
• Social reintegration through informal education and professional training.
Support to organization of local initiatives and structuring through the creation HAITI REP.
DOMINICAN
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
of local associations A

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 Hunger is in retreat, but still threatens millions. Together we can take
a step further towards a hunger free world.

honduras LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Choluteca and El Paraiso

districts
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
• Supply of drinking water for the populations of 6 communities STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 agronomist (coordinator
• Training in environmental health education for Honduras and Nicaragua)
BELIZE
• Health and hygiene education and promotion
• Training of technical staff NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 22 persons
HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDING: EU, Spanish regional governments of Galicia Danli
• Improve the diet of 800 families in El Paraíso district and their capacity to and Navarra, Iberdrola
NICARAGUA
react in a crisis Choluteca

• Maximize and diversify of agricultural production through family gardens NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 13,300 persons
• Improvement of traditional crops, poultry raising, irrigation crops, permanent
and annual crops COSTA
RICA
• Improvement of production capacity through the creation of groups of
producers to capitalize on production with support of rural banks
• Environmental protection to limit the impact of natural disasters through
soil conservation works and reforestation

indonesia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Irian Jaya Province

(Moluccas)
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
• Monitoring of food security status and protein deficiency STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistics
• Food distributions for displaced people coordinator, 1 food security coordinator, 3 food security MALAYSIA

• Distribution of hygiene kits advisors, 1 nutritionist, 4 logisticians, and 2 area

• Support to the activities initiated by displaced people to improve Borneo
managers Sulawesi
Sumatra
self-sufficiency Molucas
Jakarta
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 167 persons
Timor
INDONESIA
FUNDING: ECHO, Dutch Government, AUSAID, UNDP,
USAID, and WFP

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 200,000 persons

LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1992-1994. New program

kenya started in September 2001
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Addis Ababa
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Districts of Moyale and
Mandera district
Mandera ETHIOPIA
NUTRITION PROGRAM
• Anthropometric nutritional survey and causal analysis
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 head of base, 1 nutritionist,
• Supplementary feeding center
1 public health expert, 1 logistician, and 1 administrator
UGANDA
Moyale district NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 76 persons KENYA
Kampala
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
Nairobi
• Regeneration of wells with poor yield FUNDING: ECHO and UNICEF
• Training of water user associations and management of the equipment
• District wide water resources cartography (GIS mapping of water NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 60,000 persons
resources) TANZANIA

• Public health activities

Dodoma

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kosovo LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: The whole province

COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Food distribution STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 social assistance scheme
• Participation in the design of the UNMIK Social Assistance Scheme (SAS) officer, and 1 social policy officer
from March 2000 with the interest of establishing a sustainable alternative BOSNIA
SERBIA

to food aid (The SAS provides cash assistance to poor families falling in NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 25 persons
one of two categories: families that don´t have anyone capable of work;
families that don´t have anyone able to find work) FUNDING: DFID MONTENEGRO Pristina
KOSOVO
• Support in building the capacity of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
in relation to the SAS NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 400,000 persons MACEDONIA

• Monitoring the implementation of the SAS ALBANIA

• Building the capacity of the municipal Centers for Social Work

• Evaluating the impact of the SAS program
• Production of a bulletin to stimulate discussion and strategies for poverty
alleviation

laos LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1991

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Luang Namtha, Sekong
Luang Nam Tha and Champassak and Vientiane provinces VIETNAM

HEALTH PROGRAM Louang Namtha

• Distribution of hygiene and anti-mosquito kits STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water & sanitation engineer, LAOS
• Sanitation education, training of national staff in management of drinking water and 1 agronomist
Vientiane
resources and equipment
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 12 persons THAILAND

Champassak CAMBODIA

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM FUNDING: ECHO, SEDIF, Agence Seine-Normandie, Champassak

• Technical assistance in maintaining water points and EU Sekong

MALAYSIA

• Construction and rehabilitation of wells and boreholes

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 25,000 persons

Sekong and Vientiane

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
• Distribution of rice and seeds between harvest

liberia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1990

MAIN ACTIVITIES
Provinces of Bong, Grand Bassa, Rivercress, Nimba
NUTRITION PROGRAM
• Treatment of severe and moderate malnutrition in children
• Integration of feeding centers in the governmental health infrastructures
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Monrovia, Buchanan,
Gbarnga, Zwedru, Sanniquelie, and Kanweaken
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistic
coordinator, 1 medical-nutrition coordinator, 1 water GUINEA

• Food distribution to 8,000 displaced (Province of Grand Cape Mount) engineer coordinator, 1 food security coordinator, 1
• Therapeutic feeding center (Province of Monteserrado) nurse, 1 logistician, 2 agronomists and 2 food security SIERRA-LEONE
advisors
Vahun IVORY
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM LIBERIA COAST

• Food security monitoring in the Southeast of Liberia NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 175 persons Monrovia Gbarnga
• Food security surveys within the refugee and local population Buchanan
Zwedru
• Technical training, support for farmers; rice fields and harvest conservation FUNDING: UNHCR, BPRM, Dutch cooperation and EU

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 150,000 persons

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mali LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1996

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: 7th district (Gao and the

whole region), 8th district (Kidal and the whole region),
Gao region and Bamako
NUTRITION AND HEALTH PROGRAM
• Training of medical staff at Gao hospital for children under 5 years suffering STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water & sanitation
from severe and moderate malnutrition coordinator, 1 water coordinator, 1 logistician, 1 food
• Training of health personnel security advisor, 1 agronomist, 2 water engineers, and
• Promotion of health and nutrition 1 sanitation specialist

Gao, Bamako and Kidal NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 155 persons

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM ALGERIA

• Rehabilitation of wells FUNDING: USAID, EU, OFDA, Spanish regional funding,

• Geophysical surveys, drilling and construction of large diameter wells for NORAD, and The Phone House La'youn MALI
livestock
• Installation of a solar-powered pumping station NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 160,000 persons MAURITANIA
Kidal

• Training in management of waste and hygiene education

Gao
Mopti
Bamako BURKINA
Kidal region LIBERIA
FASO
BENIN
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
IVORY TOGO
NIGERIA
• Palm tree development COAST GHANA

• Setting up of cooperatives grain trade

• Creating reservoirs by filtering flood barriers
• Decentralized food security programs to support the communities

mongolia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2001

RUSSIA
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Oulan Bator
MAIN ACTIVITIES
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of mission and 1 logistician
• Weekly supply of food products to a local canteen
• Daily balanced rations in energy, proteins and lipids NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 4 persons
Ulanbaatar
MONGOLIA
FUNDING: Action Against Hunger
CHINA
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 1500

myanmar (burma) LAUNCH OF PROGRAM: 1994

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Rakhine state

Maungdaw and Buthidaung districts STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistics coordinator,
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM 1 project manager, 2 agronomists, 5 water engineers, 1 water
• Drilling of boreholes equipped with hand pumps program coordinator, 4 logisticians and 1 sociologist
• Digging of village water points
• Construction of wells NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 235 persons
• Construction of family latrines and school latrines
• Health and hygiene education and promotion FUNDING: EU, French and Japanese governments and Action
• Village water and sanitation committee training Against Hunger

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 250,000 persons INDIA

• Integrated income generation program, which includes loans of chickens, CHINA

goats, and inputs for market gardening MYANMAR
BANGLA-
DESH

Mrauk Uu
Myauk-Uu, Minbya and Kyautkaw districts Kyauktaw
LAOS
Buthidaung
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM Maungdaw
• Rehabilitation and construction of village water points, wells and boreholes Yangon THAILAND

• Construction of latrines in schools and health centers

• Health and hygiene education and promotion
• Village water and sanitation committee training

HEALTH PROGRAM
MALAYSIA
• Rehabilitation of health centers; national staff training Kuala Lumpur
• Distribution of drugs and medical material supply
SINGAPORE

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nicaragua LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1996

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Northern Nicaragua

(Madriz and Nueva Segovia Districts)
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
• Guarantee safe access to land by means of legal advice on legalization of STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water engineer, and 2
property; local resolution of land-related conflicts; create means for a long- agronomists
term tenancy agreement for families without land or those with insufficient Belmopan
BELIZE
land for farming NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 28 persons

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM

FUNDING: ECHO, Spanish Cooperation (AECI), USAID, HONDURAS

• Access to drinking water and building of sanitation infrastructures FISE, and McKinsey
Somoto
• Construction of 150 latrines
• Construction and rehabilitation of wells NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 60,000 persons NICARAGUA
• Community support from a water committee
Managua
• Creation of a water committee for community support

HEALTH PROGRAM COSTA

RICA

• Health and hygiene education and promotion for 950 children

niger LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1997

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Agadez and Bilma districts

Bilma MALI NIGER Bilma

STAFF: 1 project coordinator, 1 agronomist, and 1 water
Agadez
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM engineer
•Access to water points in the district Niamey
CHAD
•Diversification of local production and improvement of performance NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 60 persons
•Anti-erosion measures, management and conservation of natural resources
NIGERIA
•Improve access to cereals FUNDING: UNHCR, Canadian Cooperation, French
•Conduct nutritional surveys for children Cooperation, Action Against Hunger, EU, and UNICEF CAMEROON

•Project to reduce food crisis in the area (Agadez)

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 25,000 persons

pakistan LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2001

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Quetta area (Loralai

MAIN ACTIVITIES district) 4 camps: Katwai, Ghazgai Minara, Malgagaï,
and Zar Karez
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
• Improvement of hygiene conditions: supply of drinking water and
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 water engineer, 1
supervision of the quality of water, installation of sanitary equipment,
logistician, and 1 administrator
education and hygiene
AFGHANISTAN
• Rehabilitation and rationalization of the hydraulic networks
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 15 persons
• Cartography of the hydraulic resources
IRAN
FUNDING: UNHCR and Action Against Hunger Islamabad
Quetta

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 35,000 persons PAKISTAN INDIA

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philippines LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2000

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Vigan municipality, Manila

HEALTH PROGRAM
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 2 heads of projects, 1 food HONG KONG
• Aid for the Filipino health program by means of the creation and reinforcement
security coordinator, and 1 water engineer TAIWAN
of the system of community pharmacies
• Rehabilitation of health centers
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 42 persons
• Health education (in collaboration with a local NGO) PHILIPPINES
FUNDING: ECHO, USAID, Spanish Cooperation, European Manila
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM Commission, and OFDA
• Emergency water supply and construction of latrines in refugee camps
• Distribution of hygiene products NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 75,000 persons
• Waste management in collaboration with Parang district authorities BRUNEI

• Rehabilitation of wells and harnessing of water resources MALAYSIA

PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
• Food security analysis
INDONESIA
• Technical support and distribution of outputs to returned populations

russia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Tuva (Central Asia) and

Sakhalin (Extreme East)
Central Russia
FOOD SECURITY AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of mission (East Russia), 1 administrator
• Food distribution (East Russia) 1 medical coordinator, 1 project manager,
• Rehabilitation of sanitary installations 1 logistician, 1 food security coordinator and 1
• Distribution of food items agronomist
• Clothing distribution in children institutions
• Support to agricultural activities (seeds, tools and cattle NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 100 persons
distribution)
• Distribution of food packs (Extreme East) FUNDING: ECHO and USAID

Chechenya NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 90,000 persons

NUTRITION PROGRAM
• Distribution of food and hygiene items to displaced people
and local population (82,000 beneficiaries) LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: Chechnya: November
1995, interrupted in September
Ingushetia
NUTRITION PROGRAM GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Chechnya: Achkoï-
• Program aimed at vulnerable populations (i.e. babies under Martan, Groznenski, Selskii, Shatoi, Itum-Kale and RUSSIA
Moscow
2 years old, pregnant and breast-feeding women) for Sharoi districts; Ingushetia: Slepsovskaia and Ivanovo
Vladimir Kyzyl Ioujno
Karaboulak Tambov Sakhalinsk
approximately 6,000 beneficiaries Nazran
MONGOLIA

CHINA

STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 INDIA

logistician, and 1 administrator

FUNDING: ECHO and French Government

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 88,000 persons

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serbia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999
ROMANIA

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Belgrade, Sabac, Krajelvo,
Belgrad
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM and Uzice
• Distribution of basic products as food complements BOSNIA
SERBIA
• Distribution of first necessity products STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 logistic coordinator, 2 food
• Food security survey security coordinators, and 1 administrator
MONTENEGRO KOSOVO
• Monitoring the situation in all social institutions for an immediate reaction
in case of aggravation of the nutritional status and living conditions NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 35 persons
MACEDONIA

FUNDING: ECHO and WFP ALBANIA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 12,500 persons

sierra leone LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1991

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Blama, Bo, Freetown,
NUTRITION PROGRAM Mile 91, Magburaka, Makeni, and Yanibana
• Therapeutic feeding centers
• Supplementary feeding centers STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 logistics
• Nutritional monitoring and surveys coordinator, 1 food security coordinator, 1 nutrition GUINEA
coordinator, and 1 water engineer
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 386 persons SIERRA LEONE
• Water distribution systems and pump installation
Makeni
• Installation of showers and latrines
Mile 91
• Well rehabilitation FUNDING: OFDA, EU, French Government, and Action
Freetown
• Health and hygiene education and promotion Against Hunger Bo
LIBERIA

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 80,000 persons

• Distributions of tools and seeds
• Follow-up of the cost of basic food products
• Food security monitoring

somalia LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1992

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Mogadishu and Luuq
Mogadishu
NUTRITION PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 medical coordinator, 1
• 2 therapeutic feeding centers for children administrator, 1 logistics coordinator, 1 logistician,
1 water engineer, and 2 nurses
HEALTH PROGRAM
• 1 treatment center for cholera NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 202 persons
• Chlorination of more than 600 wells
• Study on improving the system of continuous chlorination of wells FUNDING: ECHO, OFDA, DFID, SAH, ICRC, UNICEF,
• Study of the effectiveness of cholera diagnosis and WFP

WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 150,000 persons

• Rehabilitation, cleaning and disinfection of wells SOMALIA
ETHIOPIA
• Latrines: construction, maintenance and draining

Luuq Town Luuq Mogadishu

NUTRITION PROGRAM
KENYA
• 1 therapeutic center for children
• Distribution of dry rations in the area surrounding the town
• Nutrition surveys

ANIA

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sri lanka LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1996

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Jaffna, Anuradhapura, and
Trincomalee and Anuradhapura districts Trincomalee districts
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
• Rehabilitation of reservoirs and irrigation channels, drilling of boreholes STAFF: 1 head of mission and 2 agronomists
and rehabilitation of wells for the supply of drinking water, mainly in villages
situated on the front line NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 59 persons

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDING: French Embassy, Action Against Hunger,

• Development and diversification of domestic agricultural production UNICEF, and ECHO
• Training in agriculture, water management, utilization of organic fertilizers
and preservation of agricultural products NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 37,500 persons
• Training kits
• Distribution of seeds and tools
• Setting up of two food preservation units
INDIA
Jaffna
Jaffna district
AGRICULTURAL RELAUNCH PROGRAM Trincomalee
• Development of fruit production: distribution of tools and fruit plants SRI LANKA Batticaloa
• Training in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Colombo
Ampara
These programs are carried out in full cooperation with local NGOs.
Action Against Hunger provides technical support.

sudan LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1985

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Khartoum, Juba, Bentiu and Wau
North
NUTRITION PROGRAM STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 health and nutrition
• 3 therapeutic and 5 supplementary feeding centers coordinator, 1 water and sanitation coordinator, 1 logistics
• Nutrition surveys coordinator, 1 logistician, 3 logistics administrators, 6 nurses,
2 water engineers, and 2 food security specialists
HEALTH PROGRAM
• Primary health care centers, 2 mother and child centers NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 350 persons
• 8 dispensaries
• Health and hygiene education and promotion FUNDING: OFDA, ECHO, Dutch Cooperation, Action Against
Hunger, DFID, UNICEF, and WFP
WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM
• Boreholes and water point installations NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 150,000 persons
• Creation of a water management committee
• Water filtering and storage

South LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1990-1997, relaunched 2001

NUTRITION PROGRAM
• Nutrition surveys GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Phou State and Bahr el Ghazal.
• NGO staff training on nutritional assessment and survey
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 2 nutritionists,
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM and 1 agronomist.
• Distribution of seeds and tools to vulnerable families, displaced and
local populations NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 19 persons LIBYA

• Distribution of fishing kits to vulnerable families, displaced and local

populations DONORS: ECHO, UNICEF, and OFDA
• Post distribution surveys and evaluations Khartoum
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 50,000 persons
SUDAN
ETHIOPIA
Wau

Juba

CONGO
(DEM. REP. OF) KENYA

BURUNDI
TANZANIA

Dodoma

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tajikistan LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1998

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Khatlon Oblast (Southwest)

NUTRITION AND HEALTH PROGRAM
• Training of health personnel STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 logistician, 1 technical
• Support to the rural medical facilities coordinator, 1 medical doctor, 1 agronomist and 2
• Organization of free consultations on prenatal care and child health in the rural nurse/nutritionists
medical facilities
• Distribution of basic medical equipment to the rural medical facilities NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 200 persons
• Health education at the community level
TAJIKISTAN
• Treatment of moderately and severely malnourished children under 5 years of age FUNDING: ECHO, USAID, OFDA, WFP, UNHCR, and Action Dushanbe CHINA
• Facilitation of collection of acute morbidity data Against Hunger
AFGHANISTAN
• National Nutrition Survey
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 380,700 persons
NEPAL
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
PAKISTAN
• Provision of high quality agricultural inputs
• Rehabilitation of irrigation systems
INDIA
• Distribution of livestock on a credit basis
• Extension services in agronomy and irrigation
• Capacity building of local NGOs

uganda LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1980-1991, relaunched 1995

MAIN ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Districts of Adjumani, Moyo,
NUTRITION PROGRAM Gulu, Kitgum, and Bundibugyo
• Nutritional survey to analyze the underlying causes of malnutrition in refugee
SUDAN Djibouti
settlements
STAFF: 1 head of mission, 1 administrator, 1 hydro ETHIOPIA
• Technical assistance to therapeutic feeding centers, which are integrated
coordinator, 3 hydrologists, and 2 heads of project Moyo
Adjumani
in two hospitals Kitgum
Gulu
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 100 persons
WATER & SANITATION PROGRAM UGANDA
• Well drilling and rehabilitation Kampala
FUNDING: Action Against Hunger, DFID (British KENYA
• Rain catchment, source protection and gravity flow systems in displaced government), ECHO, OFDA, UNHCR, WFP, FGA, and UNICEF
camps and communities TANZANIA
• Organization of water and sanitation committees and training NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 300,000 persons
• Latrine construction
ZAMBIA
• Health and hygiene education and promotion
• Spare parts logistics
• Assist local authorities with planning and implementation of new and
upgrading existing water supplies and sanitation systems. ZIMBABWE
MOZAMBIQUE

usa LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 2001

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: United States of America

MAIN ACTIVITIES
PARTNERS: Mainstream Media Project and Teachers
EDUCATION/ADVOCACY PROGRAM
Center for Global Studies at Clark University
• Public education campaign on hunger in most US radio markets
• Production of eight-part radio interview series on world hunger issues
STAFF: 1 Program Manager CANADA
• Pilot education program for global studies teachers and their students
• Creation of a multimedia educational archive at www.aah-usa.org
FUNDING: USAID
New York
USA Washington
NUMBERS OF BENEFICIARIES: 1,500 persons

PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN: Approximately

MEXICO
2,000,000 persons

venezuela LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM: 1999

Caracas

MAIN ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: Miranda district( Río Chico VENEZUELA

GUYANA
and Cúpira)
WATER AND SANITATION Bogota
• Tanks for emergency water supply
STAFF: 1 head of mission and 2 water engineers
• Construction of alternative water distribution systems:drilling, rehabilitation COLOMBIA
of wells.
NUMBER OF NATIONAL STAFF: 100 persons
• Sanitation hygiene activities
PERU
FUNDING: ECHO and BBVA

NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES: 60,000 persons

BOLIVIA

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 donor acronyms
AECI NORAD
Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (Spanish Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Cooperation)
OCHA
AUSAID United Nations Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs
Australian Aid
OFDA
BPRM Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration
SAH
CIDA Service d'Action Humanitaire (French government)
Canadian International Development Agency French Humanitarian Emergency Funding

DFID SDC
Department for International Development (UK government) Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

ECHO SEDIF
European Community Humanitarian Office Syndicat des Eaux d’Ile de France

EU UNDP / PNUD
European Union United Nations Development Program / Programa de las Naciones
Unidas para el Desarrollo
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization UNHCR (HCR)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
FED
Fond Européen de Développement (branch of the European Union) UNICEF
United Nations International Children’s Fund
FGA
African Development Society (German) USAID
The United States Agency for International Development
FISE
Fondo de Inversión Social de Emergencia (Nicaragua) WFP
World Food Program
ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross

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Action Against Hunger-USA is a registered
501(c)3 tax exempt non-profit organization.
We directly manage programs caring for vulnerable and displaced
populations affected by war and conflict including displaced
populations in Eastern and Western Democratic Republic of Congo,
South Sudan and Uganda. We actively recruit and train expert
fieldworkers for all Action Against Hunger international programs
in over 40 countries. In 2001, medical doctors, nutritionists, nurses,
logisticians, water engineers and food security specialists were
sent not only to programs managed by the New York office, but also
to Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), East Timor, Ethiopia, Indonesia,
Macedonia, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, and Somalia.
We also generate public and international support for Action
Against Hunger’s worldwide activities through campaigns and
actively raise awareness on the issue of hunger amongst the
American public. In 2001, Action Against Hunger launched its first
advocacy campaign in the U.S. to increase the awareness among
Americans about hunger and development issues affecting 815
million people worldwide. The goal was to dispel the myths
surrounding hunger and show the root causes of hunger; how
hunger is used as a weapon.
Our nutrition, water/sanitation, health and food security experts
have worked together to bring appropriate and effective integrated
solutions to the specific problems facing communities for long term
sustainability. For example, we arrived in the Adjumani District of
Uganda in 1995. Among the many needs, safe drinking water was
almost non existent and when we left in 2001, safe water coverage
availability was approximately at 98 percent for the 70,000 South
Sudanese refugees. When Action Against Hunger teams disbanded,
the local trained staff became resources to work for local NGOs
and district governments, because we have a strong training
component. They became valuable assets in their community.
All this would not have been possible without the support of our
individual private donors, and the continued and renewed
confidence of institutional donors - United Nations Agencies, and
the United States, Canadian and European Governments.
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Action Against Hunger
USA Annual Review
Summary 2001
Action Against Hunger-USA Account Summary 2001
As of 2001, the private funding for Action Against Hunger-USA made up
for only 5 percent of the funding whereas institutional funding made up
95 percent. The key is to raise unrestricted funds so that when there is
a gap in institutional funding or an emergency crisis as well as for pre-
and post-emergency stages, funds are readily available. Otherwise,
our field staff must reduce the humanitarian aid and this ultimately
affects our beneficiaries who desperately need assistance.
Financial transparency and the relationship of trust that is established
with supporters and institutional donors are a priority, and our national
audited financial statements are available to the public on request.
Your support enables Action Against Hunger to save over 4 million lives
every year. Please send tax-deductible contributions to:
Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street
Suite 1201
New York, NY 10018
Or make an online donation at:
www.aah-usa.org
For more information, contact Action Against Hunger at:
Tel: 877.777.1420 or 212.967.7800
Fax: 212.967.5480
E-mail: aah@aah-usa.org
Thank you.
Action Against Hunger has received the highest four star rating by
Charity Navigator, a leading non-profit watchdog. Ninety-one cents of
every dollar donated goes directly to our programs.
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER-USA ACTION AGAINST HUNGER-USA
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET
DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND 2000 ASSETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001

2001

REVENUE AND SUPPORT

TEMPORARILY
CURRENT ASSETS 2001 2000 UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL

Cash (Note 2) $ 144,144 $ 44,283 Contributions (Note 3)

Advances to field offices 399,164 309,191 Grants: (Note 5) $ 550,483 $ 7,565,976 $ 550,483
Grants receivable 4,065,895 4,807,418 U.S. Government 2,145,935 7,565,976
Travel advances and other receivables 80,113 36,872 Non-U.S. Government 267,597 2,413,532
Prepaid expenses 10,681 11,045 Interest 2,766 2,766
Due from network (Note 3) 111,584 635,957 Other 72,658 72,658
Total current assets 4,811,581 5,844,766 Net assets released from donor restrictions (Note 6) 10,871,272 (10,871,272)
Total revenue and support 11,764,776 (1,159,361) 10,605,415
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
2001
Furniture and equipment 177,453 177,453
EXPENSES
TEMPORARILY
Less: Accumulated depreciation UNRESTRICTED TOTAL
(158,484) (131,955) RESTRICTED

Net furniture and equipment 18,969 45,498 Program Services:

Angola programs 390,428 390,428
OTHER ASSETS Philippines programs 370,668 370,668
Restructuring costs, net of accumulated 79,570 95,484 Albania programs
amortization of $79,571 in 2001 and $63,657 in 2000 Georgia programs 630,715 630,715
Deposits 9,456 12,956 Guinea programs 354,628 354,628
Total other assets 89,026 108,440 Kosovo programs
TOTAL ASSETS $ 4,919,576 $5,998,704 Mali programs 701,788 701,788
Nicaragua programs 375,389 375,389
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 2001 2000 Uganda programs 1,211,326 1,211,326

CURRENT LIABILITIES South Sudan programs 463,359 463,359

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 134,580 $ 120,828 Tajikistan programs 380,003 380,003

Provision for unanticipated losses 100,000 100,000 United States programs 19,848 19,848

Total liabilities 234,580 220,828 Democratic Republic of Congo programs 5,387,838 5,387,838
Total program services 10,285,990 10,285,990
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 60,822 (5,659) Supporting services:

Temporarily restricted (Note 4) 4,624,174 5,783,535 Management and General 337,248 337,248
Total net assets 4,684,996 5,777,876 Program Support 792,930 792,930
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $4,919,576 $5,998,704 Fundraising 293,511 293,511
Total supporting services 1,423,689 1,423,689
Total expenses 11,709,679 11,709,679
Changes in net assets before other items 55,097 (1,159,361) (1,104,264)
Provision for unanticipated losses
11,384 11,384
Exchange gain (loss)
Changes in net assets 66,481 (1,159,361) (1,092,880)
Net assets at beginning of year (5,659) 5,783,535 5,777,876
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $ 60,822 $ 4,624,174 $ 4,684,996

Accounts audited by Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, Certified Public Accountants.

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2001 PROGRAMS EXPENSES 2001 PUBLIC DONORS CONTRIBUTION

OFDA
DR Congo West 4%
4% BPRM 2%
4% 0% 1%
DR Congo East 18%
30% 6% PATS
USA
3% ECHO 0%
Tajikistan
CIDA 3%
South Sudan 3%
7%
DFID
Uganda
COOP. FR. 2% 10%
4%
Nicaragua
OCHA
Mali
WFP 4%
12%
Guinea
UNICEF
8%
Georgia
5% UNHCR
Philippines
21% 4% EHP 45%
Angola 0%
USAID

EVOLUTION OF AAH-USA BUDGET

MILLIONS OF $

14

12

10

0
1998 1999 2000 2001

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