We’re a global movement working towards a world free from hunger.
We work alongside six other member organisations in France, Spain, Germany, USA, Canada and India. We also have an office in Italy.
Together as a network, we can help more malnourished children and their families build a better future.
Our work saves hundreds of thousands of lives each year. It creates hope for families around the world, but millions of malnourished children still need life-saving treatment and support.
To help us achieve our goals, every decision we make, whether in the UK or across the network, makes sure we’re delivering real, lasting change as soon as it’s needed and where it’s needed most.
Action Against Hunger UK is governed by a Board of Trustees who make sure we’re achieving our charitable aims and meeting all legal and statutory requirements.
Paul has been Chair of our UK Board since 2006. He is currently CEO of the World Platinum Investment Council, the Senior Independent Director for AXA XL’s Insurance and Reinsurance Businesses and Director of AXA XL’s Global ICSE subsidiary.
Frances Pasteur has worked with us for many years and joined the charity in 1996 as a Nutrition and Food Security Officer in North Uganda. A public nutritionist and nutritional therapist, she’s currently Senior Nutrition Policy Advisor at Save The Children UK.
Nicolas Sarkis is the founder and CEO of AlphaOne Partners LLP, a private investment firm based in London and Luxembourg. Before this, he worked at Goldman Sachs in New York. Nicolas was appointed as a Trustee of Action Against Hunger in 2012.
Eleanor is a Senior Policy Adviser at Deliveroo, the online food delivery platform. She previously worked as a journalist at the BBC, and was a Senior Political Correspondent between 2014-2019 appearing on flagship programmes like BBC One's 10 O'clock News.
Sanjay has 20 years of consulting experience at Bain & Company, and is a leader in Bain's consumer products practice. His previous roles include Economic Advisor at the UK Home Office and Strategy Advisor at the United Nations World Food Programme.
Jordan leads partnerships for Google Cloud’s telecom, media and entertainment enterprise customers in the UK and Ireland. She's passionate about supporting women in the STEM industries and is an active mentor and coach. Jordan became a trustee in 2020.
Tim became a trustee in 2011 and brings over thirty years’ experience as a business leader, advisor and entrepreneur. He currently advises several private equity firms and sits on the Board of insurance and technology businesses in the UK and North America.
Our Executive Director and four directors make up our Senior Management Team. They’re responsible for day-to-day decision making at the organisation and for managing our four departments.
Jean-Michel Grand, Executive Director
Jean-Michel has been Executive Director of Action Against Hunger UK since 2003. He started his career in the humanitarian sector in 1994 as a logistician during the Bosnian War and spent the following years working in humanitarian crises such as Chechnya, Northern Rakhine state in Myanmar, Tajikistan, Malawi and Zimbabwe, mainly for Action Against Hunger.
Over the past two decades, Jean-Michel has dedicated his efforts to addressing child malnutrition around the world and helping communities affected by humanitarian disasters.
Other members of the Senior Management Team include:
The International Annual Report 2019 outlines Action Against Hunger’s key activities, reach and achievements in all the countries where we work.
Safeguarding means protecting people's health, wellbeing and human rights – enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.
We recognise the right of people everywhere to be treated with dignity and to be protected from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Action Against Hunger recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children and young people.
With the climate crisis having a huge affect on the communities we work with, we're committed to reducing our impact on the environment.
We’re an international charity committed to saving the lives of malnourished children and supporting their families to beat hunger.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we’re able to support 17 million people around the world.
We tackle the causes and effects of hunger in vulnerable communities – no matter what the circumstances.
