ACF International Annual Report 2009 - Action Against Hunger

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PRAISE FORACTIONAGAINSTHUNGERPresidentNelson Mandela“Action Against Hunger is in war-torncountries that many fear to tread. Theyare technical people…that forgo thecomforts of modern life to assist localpopulations and refugees at the mostfundamental level in the most dangerouslocales. They provide nutrition,healthcare, sanitation, and food sustainability.They train populations to beself-sufficient. Although these dedicatedmen and women want to eliminate theneed for their services, humanity is notwilling and forces them to witness themost heinous actions.”ArchbishopDesmond Tutu“Action Against Hunger—the titlespeaks for itself. This is a remarkableorganization with a staff of energetic,enthusiastic and deeply committedpeople who are determined to makea difference to the lives of thousandsof people. There are millions who donot have access to clean water, food,health services or education. They arecondemned to a grinding life of povertywith no choices. Action AgainstHunger is changing this. Their trainingprogrammes are improving thequality of life and health and, aboveall, bringing hope to thousands inunderdeveloped countries. I commendthem for their outstanding work andwelcome the opportunity to expressmy support.”Anderson Cooper“I’ve been covering humanitarian crisessince the early 1990s and have oftenbeen impressed by the work of ActionAgainst Hunger. They are among thefirst to respond when tragedies unfold,and they work to ensure that communitieshave a fighting chance to getback on their feet. In addition to thelife-saving work CNN viewers haveseen covered in Darfur, Action AgainstHunger also has teams working incommunities all around the globe.”(Top): ACF-Sudan, courtesy J. Seagle, Counterpart Images. (Bottom): ACF-Sudan, courtesy J. Seagle, Counterpart Images12 12
ACF INTERNATIONALFINANCIAL RESOURCESIncreasing Funds to Expand Global EffectivenessOver the past five years, the financial resources of ACF International has increasedby nearly €40 million. This steady growth of close to 11% annually hasallowed ACF to implement strategies that prevent and treat acute malnutritionand help restore communities to self-sufficiency, while still having the capacityto respond rapidly and effectively to nutritional crises whenever and whereverthey occur.action against hungeraction against hungerThe chart below presents a five year history of the growth in ACF International’sannual operating budget. While the revenues received in any given year includedollars (in some cases both US and Canadian), euros, and pounds, the totalshave been converted into a single currency for the purposes of comparison. Theconversion rates used in this table reflect the historical average rates of exchangefor the year in question.Please note that the 2009 numbers are preliminary figures pending a final audit.€140M€120M€100M€80M€60M€40M€20M0€130.59€126.73€104.75€101.01€92.602005 2006 2007 2008 2009ACF INTERNATIONAL ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES:Committed to Direct Field ServicesIn 2009, over 84% of all funds directly supported our field programs in nutrition,water, sanitation & hygiene, and food security & livelihoods. The balancecovered the general management and administration costs of the five headquarteroffices, along with expenses related to fundraising, press relations, and publicoutreach. As above, these figures reflect preliminary, pre-audited totals.11.4%4.3%84.4%Programs & Services to Field€105,100,000Fundraising & Communications€14,149,000Management & Administration€5,351,000ACF INTERNATIONAL(From left) ACF-Guatemala, courtesy B. Grignet; ACF-D.R.Congo, courtesy Burger/Phanie; ACF-Cambodia, courtesy J.ACF-Sudan, courtesy J. Seagle, Counterpart ImagesLapegue13 9
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