Action Against Hunger: HUM 2021-2025
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The mission of AAH is to save, improve and protect lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, especially during and after emergency crises caused by situations of conflict, displacement, poverty, discrimination, inequality, or natural disaster. The funding to Action Against Hunger (AAH) in 202, which is enc...
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The mission of AAH is to save, improve and protect lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, especially during and after emergency crises caused by situations of conflict, displacement, poverty, discrimination, inequality, or natural disaster. The funding to Action Against Hunger (AAH) in 202, which is encompassed in decision nr 2022-001383, is based on the Sida humanitarian allocation process that took place in late 2021 and 2022. The current decision concerns a financial contribution to AAH amounting to 411,5 MSEK. The following modality of support is financed: 1. Country Programmes/annual projects in 20 countries – 348,5 MSEK; 2. Rapid Response Mechanism - 50 MSEK; 3. Capacity Building Support – 8 MSEK; 4. Method Support – 5 MSEK. During 2022 the programme and project support covers the following 20 countries/crises: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Venezuela. Five countries have multi-year funding during the period 2022-2024, namely: Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria. The project and country programmes includes support to the sectors of nutrition, protection, food security, health, livelihood, shelter, GBV and WASH. Through their work, AAH contributes towards enabling access of disaster affected populations to essential services such as prevention and treatment of major childhood illnesses (e.g. measles, diarrhoea), improving infant and young child feeding practices, and treatment of acute malnutrition among children and mothers through the provision of supplementary and therapeutic foods. The intervention is therefore assessed to contribute to Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). Furthermore, gender equality is a cross-cutting perspective in the interventions and is taken into consideration through: gender analysis that inform the programme/project design; interventions adopt a “do no harm” approach by e.g. targeting both displaced populations and host communities; results frameworks incorporate gender-specific indicators and disaggregated data; and monitoring of AAH’s Gender Equality Policy (approved 2021). In all contexts, complaints and response mechanisms are established through which any cases of misconduct or Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) are reported. Background: AAH is a non-profit organisation, previously known as Action Contre La Faim (ACF), which is governed by the French Association Law of July 1, 1901. AAH was established in 1979 specifically to respond to humanitarian emergencies, focusing on issues of malnutrition. AAH international network (AAH-IN) is composed of AAH entities from France, (Sida agreement partner), AAH India, AAH United Kingdom, AAH Spain, AAH USA and AAH Canada. Each of these members are separate legal entities, but share a common charter of principles, strategy and areas of intervention. All members of the network are committed to bringing coherence and enhancing efficiency to better serve those in need of nourishment , and to adhere to the AAH principles for which it stands. These principles are: moral and financial independence, strict political and religious neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism and transparency. The principles are outlined in an agreement (the International Global Protocols), which is signed by all AAH members.
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This statement refers to the second year of the multi-year agreement for 2021-2025, covering the implementation period 1 January 2022 to 30 April 2023. The total grant to AAH from Sidas humanitarian unit in 2022 amounted to 436 500 000 SEK, distributed among 40 interventions in 25 countries. These include: - 17 Country Programmes: Burkina Faso (22 MSEK); CAR (12 MSEK); Chad (22.5 MSEK); Colombia (8 MSEK); DRC (20 MSEK); Ethiopia (35 MSEK); Iraq (15 MSEK); Kenya (10 MSEK); Lebanon (10 MSEK); Madagascar (12 SEK); Niger (10 MSEK); Somalia (30 MSEK); South Sudan (28 MSEK); Sudan (25 MSEK); Syria (20 MSEK); Ukraine (40 MSEK) and Venezuela (10 MSEK). - 3 Projects: Haïti (25 MSEK); Nigeria (11 MSEK); Uganda (8 MSEK). - 17 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Projects: Bangladesh (3 MSEK); Cameroon (3 MSEK); Chad (3 MSEK); Colombia (2.75 MSEK); DRC (3.3 MSEK); Madagascar ( 3 MSEK); Venezuela (3 MSEK); Honduras (2 projects, 5.75 MSEK in total); Mauritania (2 projects, 6 MSEK in total); Nigeria (2 projects, 6 MSEK in total); South Sudan (3 MSEK); Sudan (2.1 MSEK); Pakistan (3 MSEK); Syria (3 MSEK). - 3 Method and Capacity Development Projects: Humanitarian Access (3 MSEK); Protection integration in Nutrition Security (5 MSEK); Nutrition Humanitarian Response (5 MSEK). The projects and programmes were managed through several headquarters (HQs) within the international alliance of AAH, as follows: AAH- France (18 projects/programmes); AAH-Spain (14 projects/programmes); AAH-USA (7 projects/programmes); and AAH-Canada (1 project). Close to 10% of the total grant was directed towards the Ukraine Country Programme. Other large Country Programmes supported by Sida in 2022 included Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Sudan. Five Country Programmes were granted multi-year funding (MYF) for the period 2022-2024, namely Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Syria. The total amount of MYF for AAH Country Programmes in 2022 was 135.5 MSEK, representing a third of the total allocation (31%). Compared to 2021 the number of projects reduced from 10 to 3, as the majority of AAH humanitarian actions transitioned to the Programme Based Approach (PBA). The proportion of funding directed towards PBA thus increased, from 55% of the total grant in 2021 to 75% of Sidas allocation to AAH in 2023. AGGREGATED RESULTS At global level, the following overall results were achieved in 2022: - More than 2.3 million people were reached with humanitarian assistance, of which 58% female; - More than 270,000 people received cash and vouchers for a value of 67.9 MSEK (as compared to 36 MSEK in 2021); - More than 130,000 people received food assistance (an increase from 2021) and around 118,000 received livelihood support (a decrease from 2020); - More than 580,000 people received nutrition support (an increase as compared to 2021); - More than 1 M people were reached with improved access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) (a decrease from 2021); - Close to 900,000 people were reached with health services (a decrease from 2021); - The amount of funding channelled to national and local responders represented 6% of Sidas total allocation (a decrease from 10% in 2021), for a value of 27.6 MSEK distributed among partners in 15 countries. Within AAHs multisectoral response, health and WaSH constituted the largest sectors with humanitarian assistance provided to 42% and 37% respectively of the total rightsholders reached in 2022. The response was primarily delivered through services (71%), followed by in-kind distributions (14%) and cash (10%).
Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a global humanitarian organisation that takes action against the causes and effects of hunger and malnutrition. AAH is composed of AAH entities from France (Sida agreement partner), India, United Kingdom, Spain, USA and Canada. Each of these members are separate legal entities, but share a common charter of principles, strategy and areas of intervention. All members of the network are committed to bringing coherence and enhancing efficiency to better serve those in need of nourishment , and to adhere to the AAH principles for which it stands. These principles are: moral and financial independence, strict political and religious neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism and transparency. The principles are outlined in an agreement (the International Global Protocols), which is signed by all AAH members. Through this contribution, Sida will be supporting AAH with funding which will allow for AAH to provide humanitarian assistance to affected population in more than 20 countries worldwide, through flexible, programme-based funding. While the specific objective of each intervention might differ, AAH's main mandate is within the nutrition sector, with the mission to "save, improve and protect lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, especially during and after emergency crises caused by situations of conflict, displacement, poverty, discrimination, inequality, or natural disaster". Nutrition interventions are complemented by activities which seek to ensure that people have access to clean water, food, healthcare and protection. By being present before and after disaster strikes, AAH is committed not only to respond to emergency needs, but also to build and to strengthen the capacity and resilience of the local communities. In line with the Sida humanitarian strategy, the objective of the response is to save lives, alleviate suffering and uphold human dignity for the benefit of people in need who have been, or are at risk of becoming, affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters or other disaster emergencies. AAH's long-term planning and performance monitoring process is laid out in a five-year International Strategic Plan (ISP), which is prepared by the AAH international network. The current International Strategic Plan (ISP3) covers the period 2021-2025 and reflects AAH's priorities. To meet the overarching impact of collective and inclusive action that empowers 25 million people to overcome hunger in 2025, the key priorities to be addressed by AAH are to: 1) Save lives: Lives are saved and immediate needs are met in an effective and inclusive manner in emergency contexts; 2) Collectively build resilience: People and communities are better able to withstand future shocks. Mitigation of the climate crisis and of gender inequality is embedded in the fight against hunger; 3) Connect and mobilize: Citizens, communities, civil society and actors at all levels are mobilized as part of a collective movement to end hunger; 4) Create and share knowledge: Best practice in the fight against hunger is developed collaboratively by a diversity of actors and shared for the empowerment of all. In 2024, Sida supports AAH's humanitarian interventions in 19 specific contexts including 11 multi-year humanitarian programmes and 8 annual humanitarian programmes. Sidas contribution also supports AAH's capacity to implement life-saving responses through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) as well as capacity building for protection integration and humanitarian access.
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