Action Against Hunger

What Action Against Hunger does

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian nonprofit founded in 1979 in France and incorporated in the United States as Action Against Hunger USA (ACF USA), a 501(c)(3) entity headquartered in New York. The organization's stated mission is to prevent, detect, and treat hunger and malnutrition, serving populations affected by conflict, climate shocks, displacement, and acute food insecurity. ACF USA reaches 26.5 million people annually across more than 55 countries through six core program areas: Nutrition & Health (including CMAM community-based acute malnutrition treatment and Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food delivery), Food Security & Livelihoods (climate-smart agriculture training), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Emergency Response, Research & Innovation (including the MODAM dosing study), and Advocacy. Country operations are staffed predominantly with locally recruited personnel — more than 95% of the 8,500+ global workforce come from the communities they serve — and are delivered through supported health facilities (e.g., 112 health units and 1,500 health workers in Somalia), community health workers, and partnerships with national ministries of health. Technical differentiators include the CMAM outpatient treatment protocol, the MODAM modified-dosing research program, and PharmaBox, a logistics innovation co-developed with the CMA CGM Foundation for secure medicine transport in crises. The organization also deploys AI-assisted early-warning systems for anticipatory action ahead of climate and disaster shocks.

Action Against Hunger's business model is a donation-funded nonprofit operating model with three documented revenue streams: public donations (one-time and monthly giving including the THRIVE monthly program, employer matching, cryptocurrency, and donor-advised funds), institutional donor funding from governments, the European Union, and UN agencies (UNICEF, WFP) for specific humanitarian programs, and corporate and foundation partnerships (e.g., CMA CGM Foundation, Children's Investment Fund Foundation, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives). The organization states that 90% of every donated dollar goes directly to programs. Distribution is field-based rather than commercial — programs are delivered through supported health facilities, community health worker networks, and partner organizations (e.g., International Alert, Save The Child Initiative, and local entities such as Shares Uganda and FURA). Recent strategic activity includes the Edge of Life campaign jointly with MBRGI, UNICEF, Save the Children and CIFF (raising AED 2.822 billion from 44,208 contributors), the EU-funded €4.5M RECAP consortium in Nigeria, the PharmaBox launch, and a 2026 exploration of a hosting or integration arrangement with an external global nutrition platform.

Name

Action Against Hunger

Legal name

Action Against Hunger USA

Website

https://actionagainsthunger.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Action Against Hunger is a US-registered 501(c)(3) international humanitarian nonprofit that prevents, detects, and treats hunger and malnutrition for 26.5 million people annually across 55+ countries, delivered through locally staffed field programs in nutrition, food security, WASH, emergency response, research, and advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition & Population Health Integration (MCH Nutrition, Micronutrients) (BPADAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Emergency Food Security & Nutrition in Humanitarian Crises (BPADAJAI), Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition Technical Assistance (BPADAEAG), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Malnutrition treatment programs
• Food security livelihoods
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Emergency humanitarian response

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Donations: Individual donors contribute one-time or monthly gifts to support humanitarian programs. The organization promotes donation options including monthly giving (THRIVE program), employer matching, cryptocurrency donations, and donor advised funds.
2. Institutional Donor Funding: Funding from governments, EU, UN agencies (UNICEF, WFP), and international organizations for specific humanitarian programs and emergency responses.
3. Corporate and Foundation Partnerships: Partnerships with corporations (CMA CGM Foundation, Peace Homes Development, Samana Developers, RTA, Car Fare Group) and foundations (Children's Investment Fund Foundation) for campaign contributions and program funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization that prevents, detects, and treats hunger and malnutrition across 55+ countries. Its core offerings are six program areas — Nutrition & Health, Food Security & Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Emergency Response, Research & Innovation, and Advocacy — delivered directly to affected populations through health facilities, community health workers, and partner organizations, supported by specialized therapeutic products such as Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).

Product overview

Action Against Hunger offers a comprehensive humanitarian assistance portfolio organized around six core program areas: Nutrition & Health (treating malnutrition through therapeutic feeding and community health programs), Food Security & Livelihoods (climate-smart agriculture and livelihood support), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH infrastructure and hygiene promotion), Emergency Response (rapid deployment during crises), Research & Innovation (improving treatment methods), and Advocacy (policy influence). The organization also provides specific health services including vaccination programs and Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) products for treating malnourished children. This is a unified humanitarian program model rather than a commercial platform-with-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nutrition & Health Treatment and prevention of malnutrition, particularly severe acute malnutrition in children, delivered through therapeutic feeding centers, stabilization centers, and community health programs using the CMAM outpatient protocol. Targets children under five with SAM/MAM and food-insecure families across 55+ countries.
• Food Security & Livelihoods Addresses the root causes of hunger through livelihood support, climate-smart agriculture training, cash transfers, and food security programs for food-insecure families and smallholder farmers in fragile contexts.
• Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Provides clean water infrastructure, safe sanitation systems, and hygiene promotion to prevent waterborne diseases that contribute to malnutrition, including post-crisis rehabilitation of water systems.
• Emergency Response Rapid deployment of humanitarian aid during natural disasters and armed conflicts — including food assistance, shelter, mobile health teams, and WASH kits — with ongoing responses in Sudan, Somalia, Gaza/West Bank, Ukraine, and Venezuela earthquake relief.
• Research & Innovation Pioneering field research to improve hunger prevention and treatment methods, including the MODAM (Modified Dosage for Acute Malnutrition) trial and AI-assisted early warning systems for anticipatory action.
• Advocacy Policy advocacy and partnership with governments and multilateral bodies to advance evidence-based hunger-fighting solutions, including campaigns like Sign On for a permanent Gaza ceasefire.
• Vaccination Services Immunization programs for children in regions with low vaccine coverage, delivered through supported health centers, mobile teams, and community health workers.
• Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Nutrient-dense peanut paste used to treat severe acute malnutrition in children, containing all calories, vitamins, and minerals needed for recovery; distributed through CMAM outpatient programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26.5 million people helped annually across 55+ countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• British Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026DEC charity partner responding to Venezuela earthquake alongside Action Against Hunger.
• OxfamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026DEC charity partner responding to Venezuela earthquake.
• CMA CGM FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Partnership to develop PharmaBox, a strategic health innovation for transporting medicine securely in humanitarian crises.
• International AlertcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Part of consortium implementing the RECAP project, an €4.5 million EU-funded initiative for conflict prevention and resilience building in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
• Save The Child InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Part of consortium implementing the RECAP project for conflict prevention in Nigeria.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Coalition partner in Sudan food crisis report documenting conditions where families survive on one meal a day.
• CARE InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Coalition partner in Sudan food crisis report. Also partnered in Lebanon farmer recovery report.
• Mercy CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Coalition partner in Sudan food crisis report documenting severe food insecurity.
• Norwegian Refugee CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Coalition partner in Sudan food crisis report.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026Joint partnership in the Edge of Life campaign to rescue five million children from hunger. UNICEF leverages a joint $100 million contribution to mobilize an additional $200 million for global nutrition programmes.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026Partnership in Edge of Life campaign focused on rescuing children from hunger globally.
• Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026Operator of the Edge of Life campaign launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to raise at least Dh1 billion for fighting childhood hunger worldwide.
• Shares UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization specializing in processing and export of agricultural commodities for chili farming program in Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
• Foundation for Urban and Rural Advancement (FURA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal implementing partner for Integrated Response to Floods and Landslides in Kasese District (IReF) project in Uganda.
• Sokoto State GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment coordination partner for RECAP project implementation in Nigeria.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mercy Corps: International humanitarian NGO operating food security, livelihoods, and emergency programs in fragile contexts. Sudan food crisis coalition partner with Action Against Hunger; comparable on conflict response, food security, and resilience-building program design.
• Norwegian Refugee Council: International humanitarian organization assisting displaced populations with food, shelter, and protection services. Coalition partner with Action Against Hunger on Sudan food crisis reporting; comparable in serving refugees and conflict-affected populations across overlapping country footprints.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): International humanitarian NGO delivering emergency relief, health, and economic recovery programs in conflict-affected countries. Coalition partner with Action Against Hunger in the Sudan food crisis documentation; directly comparable on emergency response and health-systems support in fragile states.
• Save the Children: Major international NGO operating child nutrition, health, and emergency response programs across similar geographies. Co-partner with Action Against Hunger on the Edge of Life campaign and in the RECAP Nigeria consortium; directly comparable in mission, donor base, and field delivery model.
• Oxfam: Global confederation focused on poverty, hunger, and humanitarian response. DEC coalition partner with Action Against Hunger in the Venezuela earthquake response; comparable on food security, WASH, and emergency programming across overlapping geographies.
• Concern Worldwide: International humanitarian NGO specializing in extreme poverty, hunger, and emergency response with operations in many of the same fragile states as Action Against Hunger. Highly comparable on direct malnutrition treatment, livelihoods, and emergency programming at similar scale.
• CARE International: Global humanitarian NGO focused on food security, nutrition, women's empowerment, and emergency response. Coalition partner with Action Against Hunger in the Sudan food crisis report and in Lebanon farmer recovery programs; directly comparable on food security and livelihoods programming.

Broad incumbents

• World Food Programme (WFP): UN agency and the world's largest humanitarian food assistance organization. Overlaps directly with Action Against Hunger on emergency food distribution, nutrition, and food security in fragile states; functions as both a peer and a major institutional funder of NGO implementing partners.
• UNICEF: UN agency delivering child nutrition, health, and humanitarian programs globally. Direct partner of Action Against Hunger on the Edge of Life campaign and co-funder of nutrition programmes; operates at materially larger scale across overlapping mandates in child survival and malnutrition treatment.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical-humanitarian organization operating in conflict zones and humanitarian crises with overlapping country presence. Comparable on emergency medical and nutrition response, particularly stabilization-center and SAM treatment programming in fragile contexts, though MSF is more medical-specialized.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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