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03/02/10 Aid Reaches Thousands of Earthquake Survivors in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Three weeks after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck parts of western Haiti, Action Against Hunger | ACF-International is providing displaced families with access to food, water and sanitation in hard-hit neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. In spite of gasoline shortages, airport delays, and other logistical limitations, the international humanitarian organization has assisted thousands of people left homeless and in dire need of life-sustaining...
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.
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...
22/01/10 Wholefoods supports Action Against Hunger's relief operation in Haiti
Whole Foods are raising money for the Haiti Earthquake appeal by encouraging their customers to add a donation to their bill for the next four weeks.
In just three days they have already raised £3833.00!
Thank You!
22/01/10 Action Against Hunger Working to Prevent Malnutrition among Quake Survivors
As the risk of life-threatening malnutrition grows among young children in Haiti, Action Against Hunger | ACF-International has launched an emergency programme to distribute high-protein BP5 biscuits to at least 15,000 vulnerable children.
The international humanitarian organisation carried out its first distribution today in a camp for the displaced in the Sainte Marie neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, an area that has experienced major destruction as a result of last week’s...
20/01/10 Resilience and mobilisation sets the mood - even in the most desperate of communities
Here in Croix Deprez the mood is resilient and strong. I witness those who have lost everything, and are living day-to-day on the bare minimum. However, despite catastrophic circumstances, there is a real, heartfelt sense of community spirit, the pulling together in the name of national solidarity.
Today I met Serge Felix, a young 30 year old father. Luckily, Serge was at the barbers when the quake hit – his house was completely destroyed, and had he been there….he may not be alive today....
20/01/10 Action Against Hunger extends programmes to towns outside Port-au-Prince
One week since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti, it is now a race against time to provide access to clean, safe drinking water to the survivors. Action Against Hunger | ACF International is already providing safe drinking water to 30,000 individuals in the neighbourhoods of Champs de Mars and Canape-Vert while finalising the setting up of additional water reservoirs in the stadium and the Croix de Pres district. The organisation’s teams are also finalising preparations to set up water...
19/01/10 Psychological support for aid workers in Haiti is crucial for effective relief operations
Serious humanitarian disasters, such as this, can cause psychological trauma, not only for those affected, but also for the humanitarian workers who witness the events.
At the time of the earthquake, 30 Action Against Hunger staff members were inside the office. The first floor of the office collapsed with everyone inside – one was buried under the rubble, one is still be accounted for. Almost all national colleagues have lost their homes, and worse, loved ones.
17/01/10 Action Against Hunger launches distribution of drinking water
This Saturday, water and sanitation experts from Action Against Hunger | ACF International started distributing drinking water to 35,000 quake survivors. The organisation’s technical experts identified priority zones for water distributions: the Canape Vert district, where some 9,000 people have gathered, and the Champ de Mars district where between 20,000 and 25,000 displaced have congregated.
17/01/10 Haiti earthquake: Action Against Hunger is preparing to distribute drinking water to over 35,000 quake survivors
The humanitarian organisation will also distribute 45 tons of high-protein biscuits to 18,000 children under five years old
