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Jan 15, 2025 | 
actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson
After nearly 500 days of war in Gaza, Israel finally announced a ceasefire Jan. 15.
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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.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
actionagainsthunger.org | Kenneal Patterson
During my five years on the front lines of humanitarian assistance in Lebanon, I have witnessed the country grapple with near-constant stress – hunger, poverty, economic downturn and disease have repeatedly brought the region to its knees. Lebanon is barely back on its feet before being knocked down again.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.