ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
ETHIOPIA:2020 WAS MANIFESTED BY OVERLAPPING HUMANITARIAN CRISES: THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES, THE WORST DESERT LOCUST INFESTATION EVER RECORDED IN THE HORN OF AFRICA, FLASH FLOODS ALONG MAJOR RIVERS, POCKETS OF DROUGHT-AFFECTED AREAS, PERSISTENT HIGH LEVELS OF FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY, AND ESCALATED CONFLICT IN WESTERN OROMIA, TIGRAY AND BORDERING AREAS. TOGETHER THESE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN ETHIOPIA TO 19.2 MILLION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MUCH OF THE COUNTRY REMAINED IN A PHASE 3/CRISIS STATUS OF FOOD INSECURITY. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS EXACERBATED PRE-EXISTING INEQUALITIES, AS ALREADY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATION GROUPS HAVE BEEN HARDEST HIT INDIVIDUALS' LIVELIHOODS, EDUCATION, PROTECTION AND GENERAL WELLBEING HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, WITH SPECIFIC IMPACTS ON THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND PLW. IN 2020, ACTION AGAINST HUNGER IN ETHIOPIA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO ABOUT 1 MILLION PEOPLE. OF THESE, 668,956 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 22,591 SAM CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE, WERE REACHED THROUGH CURATIVE AND PREVENTIVE NUTRITION AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES. A FURTHER 762,813 INDIVIDUALS BENEFITTED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF 82 WATER SYSTEMS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS SANITATION AND HYGIENE ACTIVITIES. MHPSS SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR 261,425 INDIVIDUALS, AND THE TEAM ALSO DISTRIBUTED 1.36M TO 141,550 OF THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE COUNTRY OFFICE RAPIDLY ADAPTED TO THE NEW REALITY OF COVID-19, PRODUCING AN ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING GUIDELINE, BASED ON GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS, WHICH ALLOWED THE MAJORITY OF CRITICAL LIFESAVING ACTIVITIES TO CONTINUE. THE IMPLEMENTED ADAPTATIONS INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION AND INTENSIFICATION OF THE FAMILY MUAC APPROACH, AVOIDANCE AND MINIMISATION OF ASSESSMENTS AND DIRECT CONTACTS WITH BENEFICIARIES, REDUCTION OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION FREQUENCIES, AND THE INSTALLATION OF HANDWASHING STATIONS IN ALL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC PLACES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$17.8MProgram 2 [2020]
SOMALIA:SOMALIA FACES ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX AND LONGSTANDING HUMANITARIAN CRISES, CHARACTERIZED BY ONGOING CONFLICTS, CLIMATE SHOCKS, INCLUDING FLOODS AND DROUGHT, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OUTBREAKS AND WEAK SOCIAL PROTECTION. IN 2020, ADDITIONAL SHOCKS, INCLUDING THE DESERT LOCUST UPSURGE AND COVID-19 CONTRIBUTED TO A DETERIORATION OF HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS LEAVING 5.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED. 893,000 PEOPLE WERE DISPLACED BETWEEN JANUARY AND AUGUST 2020 DUE TO FLOODS AND INSECURITY/CONFLICT. BY THE END OF 2020, IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT CRISIS AND EMERGENCY LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY ROSE BY 40%, WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACUTELY MALNOURISHED CHILDREN UNDER FIVE ESTIMATED TO REACH ALMOST 1 MILLION BY THE END OF 2020. POOR HOUSEHOLD HYGIENE IS A MAJOR RISK FACTOR FOR MALNUTRITION, BUT AVAILABILITY OF WATER AND SOAP IS LOW. THE PANDEMIC FURTHER STRAINED THE ALREADY WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM'S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE. COVID-19-RELATED GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVES AND DISRUPTIONS TO IMPORTS AND DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAINS AFFECTED THE AVAILABILITY OF BASIC COMMODITIES, AS WELL INCREASING PRICES. THE COUNTRY ALSO EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIVELIHOOD-OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO A STAGNANT LABOUR MARKET. THESE IMPACTS ADDED TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. ACTION AGAINST HUNGER IN SOMALIA IMPROVED NUTRITION-SECURITY OUTCOMES BY ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE AND UNDERLYING CAUSES OF MALNUTRITION, REACHING 546,519 AFFECTED PEOPLE IN 2020. THE COUNTRY OFFICE REACHED 76,959 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH IMPROVED NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND STATUS, AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE NUTRITION. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO 175,525 BENEFICIARIES, 195,870 PEOPLE RECEIVED ENHANCED WASH SERVICES AND 98,165 PEOPLE WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH FSL INTERVENTIONS. ACTION AGAINST HUNGER FOSTERED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTORS AND GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THESE INTERVENTIONS. THE COUNTRY OFFICE ADAPTED AND REPRIORITIZED EXISTING ACTIVITIES AND ROLLED OUT FOUR NEW PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COMMUNITY SENSITIZATION AND AWARENESS-RAISING, INCLUDING MESSAGING ON PHONES AND RADIO, INTEGRATED COVID-19 MITIGATION INTO HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES. TRAINING WAS EXPANDED FOR HEALTH STAFF AND HELD VIRTUALLY OR IN SMALLER GROUPS, WHILE FREQUENCY OF NUTRITION-SERVICE PROVISION WAS DECREASED TO REDUCE INTERACTIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$16MProgram 3 [2020]
SOUTH SUDAN: DUE TO CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF PROLONGED CONFLICT, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CHRONIC VULNERABILITIES AND WEAK ESSENTIAL SERVICES, SOUTH SUDAN REMAINS IN CRISIS, WITH 7.24 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO FACE SEVERE ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY IN EARLY 2021 AND AROUND 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE ONE STEP AWAY FROM FAMINE. AROUND 1.4 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER FIVE ARE LIKELY TO BE ACUTELY MALNOURISHED IN 2021, INCLUDING 313,000 CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION. ADDITIONALLY, 483,000 PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN ARE PROJECTED TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE MALNUTRITION. FOOD INSECURITY IS A KEY DRIVER FOR THE HIGH NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN SOUTH SUDAN. CLIMATIC EXTREMES HAVE LED TO SEVERE FLOODING, DISPLACEMENT, LOSS OF CROPS AND LIVESTOCK, INCREASED HUMAN AND LIVESTOCK DISEASES, CATTLE RAIDING, HIGH FOOD PRICES, AND INTER-COMMUNAL CONFLICT RESULTING IN LIMITED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS. IN ADDITION, COVID-19 HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION TO SUPPLY CHAINS AND LED TO RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT AND MARKETS, AFFECTING HUMANITARIAN AID DELIVERY AND REDUCING BOTH MARKET FUNCTIONALITY AND THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE FOOD, DUE TO HIGH PRICES. ACTION AGAINST HUNGER PREVENTS HUNGER AND TREATS MALNOURISHED CHILDREN UNDER FIVE, AS WELL AS PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN, AND IS OFTEN THE ONLY ORGANIZATION PROVIDING LIFESAVING HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES IN SOME REMOTE AREAS OF SOUTH SUDAN. TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY AND PREVENT MALNUTRITION, THE COUNTRY OFFICE SUPPORTED MORE THAN 5,000 FARMERS WITH TRAINING AND TOOLS TO GROW NUTRITIOUS CROPS, HELPED VULNERABLE PEOPLE GAIN ACCESS TO WORK AND AN INCOME, AND PROVIDED FOOD BASKETS TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY FLOODING AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN 2020, THE COUNTRY TEAM REHABILITATED 15 WATER POINTS, BUILT 792 LATRINES, DISTRIBUTED 1,523 HYGIENE KITS AND HELD 1,152 HYGIENE-PROMOTION SESSIONS. IT QUICKLY ADAPTED PROGRAMS TO ADHERE TO COUNTRY-WIDE COVID-19 PROTOCOLS, AND WORKED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE VIRUS AND HOW TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD. EMERGENCY TEAMS SUPPORTED 43 MOBILE NUTRITION POSTS AND THREE NUTRITION TREATMENT CENTERS, REHABILITATED 33 WATER POINTS, CONSTRUCTED 28 LATRINES IN PUBLIC SPACES, DISTRIBUTED KEY WASH SUPPLIES, TRAINED PEOPLE ON VEGETABLE FARMING AND FISHING, AND PROVIDED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE PEOPLE. THEY ALSO CARRIED OUT FOUR NUTRITION SURVEYS, HELPING TO PROVIDE KEY DATA ON THE STATE OF HUNGER IN SOUTH SUDAN.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$13.4M
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