ACF International Annual Report 2009 - Action Against Hunger

ACF INTERNATIONALSTRATEGIC PLANDriven by the Needs of theMost VulnerableIn 2009, ACF International finalized a six year strategic planthat looked forward to 2015 and set ambitious goals designed,in part, to help meet the UN’s Millennium Development Goals.The ACF International Strategic Plan was developed over a 22month period divided into three discrete phases. We began withan investigation of major trends affecting our work, includingthe recent food and financial crises and the impact of emergingnew threats such as climate change. Our analysis included acareful look at the current and projected state of world hunger,an examination of the progress—and obstacles to progress—thathas been made to address acute malnutrition, the impact of suchrelated causes as violent conflict and natural disasters, along withmajor contributing factors like the lack of accessible clean water,sanitation or food security.During the initial diagnostic phase, Bain & Company provided probono support to examine and clarify our core business, benchmarkACF’s reputation as perceived by a wide range of stakeholders,and review strategies to improve our impact. In the next phaseof the planning process, technical teams were charged withdeveloping strategic frameworks by sector, while early drafts ofstrategic priorities were developed with extensive input from staffat all levels. The final phase included review and validation fromboard leadership, along with the development of metrics and amonitoring plan to measure progress.The ACF International Strategic Plan set the intention for the network.Each HQ then developed its own Strategic Plan tailored to the needsand resources of that office with the international plan providingcommon goals and serving as the basic framework for planning.10(From left) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia,ACF-Uganda, courtesy T. Frankcourtesy J. Lapegue