Kobita from Bangladesh examines her crops while holding her child.

Our global impact

We save the lives of malnourished children. We ensure everyone can access clean water, food, training and healthcare. We enable entire communities to be free from hunger.

Janet, a community health worker in Tanzania, with a mother and child she's supported to recover from malnutrition.

Thanks to your support, we reached 21 million people in 2023

Thanks to you, we're saving the lives of malnourished children. We're ensuring everyone can access clean water, food, training and healthcare. And we're enable entire communities to be free from hunger - for good.

Meet the families and communities whose lives have been transformed by Action Against Hunger's life-saving treatment and prevention support.

Stories from our work

See the impact of our programmes around the world.

Stories from our work

Helping families fleeing violence in Sudan

Civil war continues to devastate communities in Sudan – causing one of the largest refugee and hunger crises in the world. Forced to flee, many women and children become refugees in South Sudan.

Struggle and success: the hidden stories of women in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and the occupied Palestinian territory

Meet Zainab, Hurriyah, Wafaa, Nawwar and other inspiring women who are changing their communities in the Middle East, one act of courage at a time.

Recovering from life-threatening hunger in Chad: hope in action

Discover the stories of three children recovering from life-threatening hunger, thanks to their mothers' love and Action Against Hunger's programmes.

9 months on and pregnant in Gaza: Aisha’s story

On the day that war broke out in Gaza, Aisha discovered she was pregnant with her first child. Now, 9 months later, the conflict continues. Read her story.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has devastated MyanmarDEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal

Myanmar was already facing a severe humanitarian crisis. One third of the population need emergency humanitarian aid. One in four people already didn’t have enough food to eat. Now the situation is catastrophic.

DEC charities, including Action Against Hunger, are already on the ground in Myanmar, supporting affected communities and working hard to access remote areas.

Please donate to the DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal to ensure we can get urgent help to people who need it most.

Donate to DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal

Our impact

10.9M
We reached 10.9 million people through our health and nutrition programmes in 2023.
6.8M
We supported 6.8 million people with our water, sanitation and hygiene projects in 2023.
2.3M
We helped 2.3 million people with our food security and livelihoods programmes in 2023.

Dieubéni, a boy from Central African Republic who recovered from malnutrition thanks to Action Against Hunger.

"I would like to thank Action Against Hunger for its very important support."

Six weeks to save a lifeSee Dieubéni’s remarkable recovery

Women in Bangladesh in red headscarf kneeling on grass next to white goat.

Where we work

We tackle hunger and malnutrition in 56 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. Discover where we run our programmes and how they're ending hunger.

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