Our 2024 review highlights just some of the work Action Against Hunger UK has supported across 57 countries in 2024. Action Against Hunger continues to work in
some of the most acute humanitarian crisis zones, including Sudan and Gaza. Despite escalating hostilities, we maintained a near constant presence in the Gaza Strip.
Fundraising for humanitarian activities in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank was a key focus in 2024, and by December we had raised a total of £1 million, including £530,000 from private sources. In addition, the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Middle East Humanitarian Appeal raised £32.5million. As one of the 15 DEC members, Action Against Hunger UK received a proportionate share.
In 2024, we also received funding from the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, including £1.5 million to reduce hunger-related death and illnesses in Alindao District in Central African Republic and £2.7 million for an integrated emergency response for vulnerable populations affected by the El Niño weather pattern, in South Central Somalia.
In the UK, against the backdrop of ongoing economic uncertainty and increased food insecurity, we also grew our domestic programme, including supporting the launch of a Food and Wellbeing Hub in South London.
In August 2024 we were thrilled to launch a multi-year partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG). IHG is helping support and fund our nutrition programmes, with a specific focus on community outreach and initiatives that screen children for malnutrition. We also continued to foster relationships with several long-term strategic partners, including People’s Postcode Lottery, Al Thani, and The Innocent Foundation.
In 2024 we also renewed our DEC membership, and as part of this renewal, completed the Core Humanitarian Standards Independent Verification Process. We were also delighted to welcome Milton Fernandes, Sylvia Lowe and Annabel Venner to the Board in June and July 2024.
Looking ahead, the escalating need for humanitarian assistance coupled with unprecedented cuts to government funding for international aid, places the humanitarian sector in immensely challenging times. We will find creative ways to adapt, as ever counting on our donors to help us reach vulnerable communities. One of our core values is being unstoppable changemakers: as we look to the future, we will find strength in this – now more than ever.
