Action Against Hunger Italy

What Action Against Hunger Italy does

Action Against Hunger Italy (Fondazione Azione Contro la Fame Italia ETS) is the Italian branch of the international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger, founded in 1979. The foundation operates as a non-profit (Ente del Terzo Settore) headquartered in Milan with 89 employees in Italy, coordinating programs that reach 26.5 million people across 57 countries, with 90% of donations directed to field programs. Its core programmatic areas include emergency response (24/7 pre-positioned teams and mobile clinics), nutrition and health (treatment of acute malnutrition in children under five and pregnant/breastfeeding women), food security, water and hygiene (WASH), women's empowerment, psychological support, and research/innovation, alongside a domestic Italian food-insecurity initiative under the Mai Più Fame campaign.

The organization is a member of the Action Against Hunger International Network and operates with a lean staffing model (10% international, 90% local personnel globally). Its go-to-market is a diversified direct-to-consumer fundraising engine spanning online donations (one-time and recurring tiers of €12–€125), face-to-face dialogatori street canvassing, the Italian 5x1000 tax designation, legacy/testamentary bequests, corporate cause-marketing partnerships (Carrefour Italia, Sole365, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Groupon), and event-driven campaigns including the Ristoranti Contro la Fame restaurant network (100+ establishments), Corsa contro la Fame and Campioni contro la Fame school programs, and the Connected Against Hunger challenge (record 3 billion steps in 2026). Revenue model is donation-based across multiple channels with overhead discipline enforced by the 90%-to-field commitment. Technology stack is not publicly disclosed beyond standard nonprofit donation processing (via iRaiser), CRM systems, and the proprietary SMART+ data collection methodology for malnutrition measurement.

Name

Action Against Hunger Italy

Legal name

Fondazione Azione Contro la Fame Italia Ente del Terzo Settore

Website

https://azionecontrolafame.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Action Against Hunger Italy (Fondazione Azione Contro la Fame Italia ETS) is a Milan-based non-profit humanitarian foundation, part of the Action Against Hunger International Network, delivering emergency response, nutrition, food security, WASH, and women's empowerment programs across 57 countries and raising funds from Italian individual donors, corporate partners, and the 5x1000 tax designation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid and Development Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Food Security & Nutrition in Humanitarian Crises (BPADAJAI), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Emergency food assistance
• Malnutrition treatment programs
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Disaster response programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations - Recurring: Monthly recurring donations from individual supporters through direct debit or credit card. Donors can subscribe to regular monthly contributions at various levels (12€, 20€, 30€+).
2. Individual Donations - One-time: Single lump-sum donations from individual donors, either online or via face-to-face dialogators.
3. 5 per Mille: Italian tax designation program allowing taxpayers to allocate 0.5% of their income tax to the organization.
4. Legacy Bequests: Testamentary bequests and legacy donations from supporters.
5. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses for campaigns, cause marketing, employee giving programs, and sponsorship of specific initiatives.
6. Digital Solidarity Products: Sale of digital solidarity gifts and products where proceeds support field programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Action Against Hunger Italy is a non-profit humanitarian foundation that combats global hunger and malnutrition through emergency response, nutritional treatment, food security, water/sanitation/hygiene, healthcare, psychological support, women's empowerment, and advocacy programs delivered across 57 countries. These humanitarian services are funded through individual donations (one-time, monthly recurring, digital solidarity gifts), the Italian 5x1000 tax designation, legacy bequests, and corporate partnerships, with 90% of donations going directly to field programs. The organization also runs awareness and engagement campaigns in Italy such as Mai Più Fame, Ristoranti Contro la Fame, Corsa contro la Fame, and Campioni contro la Fame.

Product overview

Action Against Hunger Italy operates as a humanitarian organization offering a portfolio of donation products and programmatic interventions. Donation products include one-time and recurring donations, digital solidarity gifts, tax designation (5x1000), and testamentary legacies. The organization runs several fundraising campaigns including Mai Più Fame (advocacy), Campioni contro la Fame (school running), Ristoranti contro la Fame (restaurant partnerships), and Corsa contro la Fame (educational sports). Core program areas span nutrition and health, food security, water and hygiene (WASH), female empowerment, psychological support, and research and innovation. Emergency response is delivered through 24-hour teams with mobile clinics. The offering functions as a unified humanitarian mission rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mai Più Fame: Campaign initiative calling for political action to end hunger, with manifesto and advocacy activities in Italy
• Ristoranti Contro la Fame
• Corsa contro la Fame
• Campioni contro la Fame
• Connected Against Hunger

Products and services

• One-time Donation (Donazione Singola)

Quantifiable outcome

• 26.5 million people benefited from programs in 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• iRaisercoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing the digital donation platform (donazioni.azionecontrolafame.it) with secure payment processing including credit card, PayPal, Satispay, Apple Pay, and IBAN options.
• Carrefour ItaliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting Action Against Hunger's campaigns for food security and hunger relief.
• Flying Tiger CopenhagenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner that supported Action Against Hunger with special solidarity products (e.g., postcards), raising funds for humanitarian initiatives including Ukraine response (130,000€ raised).
• GrouponminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner running cause marketing campaigns supporting Action Against Hunger's nutrition programs.
• Sole365minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the 'Giornate Insieme Contro la Fame' initiative, collaborating on awareness and fundraising campaigns.
• Ristoranti Contro la Fame (Restaurant Network)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork of over 100 restaurants participating in annual campaigns to raise awareness and funds, featuring celebrity chefs and solidarity events.
• Mai Più Fame Corporate PartnersGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partners supporting the Mai Più Fame campaign for food security, including businesses and foundations engaged in advocacy and fundraising.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• World Vision Italy: Italian branch of international child-focused humanitarian NGO with comparable child nutrition, food security, and emergency response programming. Operates similar recurring sponsorship model and 5x1000 fundraising approach in Italy.
• Save the Children Italy: Major Italian humanitarian NGO with overlapping donor base, similar corporate partnership structure (Carrefour Italia, etc.), and 5x1000 fundraising mechanism. Action Against Hunger Italy's current President Maurizia Iachino previously led Save the Children Italy, indicating close operational and governance parallels.
• Oxfam Italia: Italian branch of international confederation focused on poverty, food insecurity, and inequality. Directly comparable donor acquisition model (recurring giving, 5x1000, corporate partnerships) and humanitarian programming. Maurizia Iachino previously served as Oxfam Italia President.
• Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF Italy): Italian branch of Doctors Without Borders, focused on medical humanitarian aid in conflict zones and emergencies. Comparable operational presence in fragile states, similar donor acquisition model, and overlapping advocacy footprint on hunger and health crises.
• Action Against Hunger International: The parent international network of Action Against Hunger Italy, operating the same humanitarian mission across 50+ countries with the same focus on emergency nutrition, food security, and WASH. Directly comparable in mission, programmatic model, and beneficiary focus.
• Caritas Italiana: Italy's largest Catholic charitable organization with comparable domestic and international humanitarian programs including food assistance, emergency response, and poverty alleviation. Operates with similar donor model including 5x1000 designation.
• Emergency: Italian NGO providing free medical care to victims of war and poverty, with strong overlap in conflict-zone operations (Sudan, Afghanistan, DRC). Similar donor base of engaged Italian supporters and recurring-giving model.
• UNICEF Italy: Italian committee of the UN children's fund. Closest comparable in scale, programmatic focus on child nutrition and survival, donor model (recurring giving, corporate partnerships, 5x1000), and beneficiary populations. Action Against Hunger Italy's Director General previously served as Director of Fundraising at UNICEF Italy.

Broad incumbents

• World Food Programme: The UN's food assistance agency and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger. Operates at vastly greater scale with similar emergency food assistance, nutrition, and food security programming, but as a UN intergovernmental body rather than an NGO.

Emerging players

• Cesvi: Italian humanitarian NGO founded in Bergamo with comparable international development and emergency response programs including food security, nutrition, and WASH. Smaller scale than Action Against Hunger Italy but operates in similar geographies with overlapping donor segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acf_italia
• Facebookfacebook.com/AzionecontrolaFame
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/azionecontrolafame
• Instagraminstagram.com/azionecontrolafame

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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