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03/03/10 A second chance at life

Chance Segorundo is an 11-month old boy from the village of Shasha in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He began to lose his appetite in October when his mother became ill and was no longer able to breastfeed him. This past December, after his mother died, he stopped eating altogether.

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18/02/10 Fresh Food Vouchers: Tapping Local Markets to Fight Malnutrition

Cutting-edge programme empowers refugees and improves health in Kenya

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17/02/10 From Trickle To Torrent

Nick Radin, our Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Advisor, recently returned from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Action Against Hunger is bringing clean water to communities affected by ongoing conflict in the region. He reports from the village of Hombo, on the border between North and South Kivu, provinces that have borne the brunt of much of the fighting between rebel militias and government soldiers. This violence has terrorised communities and forced thousands of families from...

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28/01/10 Strengthening the local work force

Last month Action Against Hunger began training its national and international staff based in East and Central Africa at a brand-new center in Nairobi, Kenya. Maxine Clayton, the driving force behind the initiative, sat down with us to discuss the center and its impact on ACF’s ability to prevent and treat malnutrition in the region.

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26/01/10 Action Against Hunger establishes mother-baby tents to protect the youngest survivors of the quake

Amidst the camps for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Action Against Hunger | ACF-International has established multiple mother-baby centres specifically designed to provide a range of services to mothers with young children, including a safe environment for breastfeeding, as well as medical, nutritional and psychological support. Some 5,000 mothers and their infants will receive assistance in these makeshift tents.

 

Action Against Hunger is targeting mothers with children under six...

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05/01/10 Combating Malnutrition in Rural Areas

Determined to make a difference in her native Uganda, Esther Wamono left home for Karamoja, one of the poorest and driest regions of this land-locked African nation, to tackle high levels of malnutrition in vulnerable communities.

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18/12/09 Drought, Hunger and 12 Tortillas for Christmas

Nora Ramirez is laughing freely. Her laughter and smile brighten the dark hut. Nora and her family belong to the Ch'orti’ Maya, a highland Indian people. Nora’s Christmas will be very different to the Christmas we are used to in Europe. Instead of turkey, cranberry sauce, Christmas pudding and roast vegetables, Nora and her family will share twelve tortillas with a bit of salt, watery coffee and beans.

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17/12/09 The Human Face of Climate Change

A family of cattle herders in Mali shares their story

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25/11/09 Action Against Hunger provides seeds, tools and hope in D.R.Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a nation in crisis. Rich in diamonds, gold, and nickel, the country has long depended on the extractive industry. But when the global economic recession caused the price of minerals to plummet, mining companies across Congo closed, and hundreds of thousands of workers were laid off. Already reeling from years of conflict, which continues to ravage parts of the country, many families have been forced to eke out a meager living on their land. And they are...

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14/10/09 The ready-to-eat revolution

The numbers are stark and heartbreaking. Every year, nearly 20 million children across the world suffer from the most severe form of malnutrition. Far away from the headlines, thousands of them die every day. But the outlook for these children does not have to be so gri

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