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Action Against Hunger Condemns Attacks in Haiti

Nov 22, 2024 | actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson

Haiti Population: 11.5 million People in Need: 4.9 million Our Impact People Helped Last Year: 504,344 Our Team: 120 employees Program Start: 1985 As violence escalates in Haiti, Action Against Hunger condemns all attacks on humanitarian and medical personnel, joining the NGO forum Cadre de Liaison Inter-Organisation (CLIO) to denounce hostilities and urge all parties to protect civilians.
Mental Health Heroes: Celebrating Action Against Hunger’s Psychosocial Workers

Sep 16, 2024 | actionagainsthunger.org | Ana-lina Thoueille |Kenneal Patterson |Inès OLHAGARAY

Mental health crises are often invisible, but in times of conflict, they’re almost always there. War and violence turn lives upside down, leading to displacement, loss of livelihoods, trauma, and the grief that soon follows. In America, it can be hard to imagine constant conflict. But around the world, conflict is on the rise.
As Lethal Flooding Displaces Kenyans, Cholera Cases Rise

May 17, 2024 | actionagainsthunger.org | Abel Gichuru |Kenneal Patterson

Support Our Work in Kenya In Kenya, over 280,000 people have been displaced by deadly floods. Families face an uncertain future after torrential downpours destroyed buildings, homes, healthcare facilities, and croplands. Action Against Hunger is working to ensure thousands of people have access to clean water and other basic necessities. Donate Now
Safety at Work Is a Basic Right. But For One Group, Risks Are Rising.

Apr 29, 2024 | actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson

Is your Uber Eats or DoorDash driver safe at work? Maybe not as much as you’d hope. Although in the U.S. over the past 50 years, delivery drivers experience more fatal work injuries than any other group, making their job even riskier than construction or mining. Coincidentally, concerns about safety at work is something they have in common with others who also deliver food, but in very different contexts: humanitarian aid workers.
Hunger Isn’t Just About Food. It’s a Health Issue, Too.

Apr 12, 2024 | actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson

Many people assume that when chronic hunger can’t be prevented, aid organizations like Action Against Hunger hand out food — and we sometimes do, particularly in emergencies. But there are many things that the image of an aid worker with a sack of grain doesn’t capture, including the fact that at some point, malnutrition stops being about food alone. It’s a public health issue.
Travel Logs: Senanga, Zambia

Apr 3, 2024 | actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson

Zambia Population: 19 million People Facing Hunger: 1.35 million Our Impact Program Start: 2022 By Kenneal PattersonIn Senanga, Zambia, a crowd of farmers stare at a shriveled corn field. The leaves are wrinkled and falling apart, and what little remains is a withered echo of what once was. Most corn—one of the country’s main crops—has been destroyed by the recent drought, which was declared a national emergency by the president in February.
National Volunteer Month: Making April a Month of Meaning

Apr 1, 2024 | actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson

Volunteers are so important to global progress that the United Nations specifically calls for governments to involve volunteer groups in advancing the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. So it’s a good thing that an estimated 15% of adults volunteer—and there are real benefits for those who do. Volunteering can expand social connections and boost mental health, with volunteers less likely to be lonely or depressed.
'Which Future Do We Have?’: Stories from Refugees in Armenia

Nov 21, 2023 | actionagainsthunger.org | Elisa Bernal Arellano |Kenneal Patterson

Armenia Population: 3 million People in Need: 27,000 People Facing Hunger: 690,000 Our Impact Program Start: 2018 Nearly 22,500 refugees in Armenia will experience a mental health condition following the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to a recent estimate by the World Health Organization. September marked the rapid escalation of a decades-long conflict in Armenia and Azerbaijan, forcing more than 100,000 refugees to flee their homes.
Majority of Americans Say Climate Change is Contributing to Rising U.S. Food Prices and Global Food Shortages, With Government Action Needed, According to New Survey From Action Against Hunger/Harris Poll | Action Against Hunger

Sep 18, 2023 | actionagainsthunger.org | Meril Cullinan

78% of Americans say rising food prices are making it harder for them to afford groceries and 72% believe that climate change is already contributing to rising food prices in the U.S.
How One Solar-Powered Innovation Changed an Entire Community

Jul 31, 2023 | actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson |Carolyne Shander |Leo Oketch Awuor

Kenya Population: 45.5 million People in Need: 3.5 million Our Impact People Helped Last Year: 943,311 Our Team: 35 employees Program Start: 2002 The Smart Tap System: A Vending Machine for WaterFacing the region’s worst drought in 70 years, more than 16 million people across the Horn of Africa cannot access enough water. Habiba Kanchora Wario was one of them. Each morning, the Kenyan mother of three would wake up at 6 a.m. to trek miles to the closest water source.