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Our role in the battle against malnutrition

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Action Against Hunger firmly believes that no child should suffer from malnutrition and that acute malnutrition can be overcome.

 

Every day, tens of thousands of professionals around the world work around the clock to save children dying from acute malnutrition.  Action Against Hunger addresses acute malnutrition on several fronts:

Identification and diagnosis

Analysing the nutritional situation at the community level, identifying the causes of malnutrition and the risk factors.


ngelecha3Treatment and nutritional care

Through home treatment, mobilising communities, and developing nutritional products for the most vulnerable people, including those suffering from diseases such as HIV and AIDS or tuberculosis.


Prevention and risk reduction

In all areas of intervention: promoting an integrated, multi-sector approach through food security, public health, and access to water, hygiene and sanitation.


otp14Strengthening capacity and sustainability

  • Integrating actions and services into Ministry of Health programmes and public health structures to ensure that they are sustainable;
  • Sharing its know-how and expertise from decades of experience with local organisations around the world; developing strong local capacity and building long-term alliances.

Research and innovation

Striving constantly to improve the quality and the impact of Action Against Hunger’s work.


Political impact

  • Communicating that acute malnutrition is preventable through outreach campaigns, advocacy, and coordinated activities.

  • Promoting access to nutrition treatment through community-based programmes ;

  • Encouraging innovation and research to develop effective nutritional products ;

  • Establishing an integrated approach extending from assessment to treatment to prevention, and including both causes and consequences of malnutrition.

 



 

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Jobs Against Hunger

Human resources

Develops and applies the mission’s human resources policy and is responsible for all local staff management matters such as salary policies, recruitment and evaluations, etc..

Current openings

Head of mission

Positions the missions overall strategy, coordinates programme implementation, ensures continuity of finance, organizes allocation of available resources and supervises the missions staff.

Current openings

Nutrition & Health

Runs supplementary feeding centers and implementing nutrition surveys, designing nutrition programmes for supplementary or therapeutic feeding centers, managing and training national staff, collecting information on malnutrition and food security.

Current openings

Food Security

Distributes food supplies and equipment to populations in need and provides them with the resources they require to produce their own food. Provides training in modern agricultural techniques in order to boost the capacities of the populations concerned.

Current openings

Logistics

Plans, oversees and handles procurement, purchasing and supply of stock for the missions and for its own operations.. Handles the maintenance of office and transport equipment. Analyzes and monitors the security situation and security procedures. Heads of Base have the added responsibility of managing the base staff including all HR related issues.

Current openings

Finance administration

Oversees the mission’s accounts, takes care of budget administration matters, cash management and draws attention to any eventual financial risks that might materialize.

Current openings

Water & Sanitation

Ensures emergency access to safe drinking water and overall sanitation. Finds and taps underground and ground level water sources (boreholes and wells, water distribution networks).

Current openings

Coordination

Participates in drawing up the missions’ strategy, makes sure that all programmes implemented respect ACFs codes and standards and ensures the safety and security of all staff and missions assets.

Current openings