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Legaspi Village, Makati City,
Metro Manila, Philippines, 1229
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COTABATO FIELD OFFICE
3rd Street, Don E Sero, RH 5,
Cotabato City, Philippines, 9600
(064) 552-2867
MAKATI OFFICE
4F Gloria Bldg., 109 Aguirre St.,
Legaspi Village, Makati City,
Metro Manila, Philippines, 1229
+63 (02) 884 01808
+63 (02) 865 93598
[email protected]
COTABATO FIELD OFFICE
3rd Street, Don E Sero, RH 5,
Cotabato City, Philippines, 9600
(064) 552-2867
WHO WE ARE
About Us
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About Us
Philippine Mission
International Headquarters
Charter of Principles
Publications
Maximizing Efforts to Ensure Coverage of the Immediate Needs of Vulnerable Families
/by AdminAround 13.4 million Filipino families considered themselves poor, resulting to the highest self-rated poverty recorded in the last five years according to the 2019 SWS Survey. As poverty has direct effects to food insecurity, the hunger crisis in the Philippines is expected to worsen because of the pandemic. Now more than ever, we are maximizing […]
Promoting #SafeHands and Spreading the Advocacy in Celebration of Global Handwashing Day 2020
/by AdminWe cannot emphasize enough the importance of having handwashing in keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe against infectious diseases like the coronavirus So, in celebration of Global Handwashing Day 2020, promote #SafeHands and spread the advocacy! Department of Health (Philippines) DepEd Philippines WASH Philippines
Preventing and Managing Risk in Communities that are Prone to Disaster and Strengthening Their Resilience to Future Shocks
/by AdminThe Philippines is ranked as the 8th most disaster-prone country all over the world in 2018. At Action Against Hunger, we work to prevent and manage risk in communities that are prone to disaster and strengthen their resilience to future shocks. We help bolster local economies, improve infrastructure, and plan for long-term development. […]
FROM ONE EMPOWERED YOUNG WOMAN, CHANGE SPREADS
/by AdminIn our fight against hunger, we consider the different roles, needs and opportunities of men, women, boys and girls. Aside from conducting programs focused on life-saving humanitarian needs, we strive to improve these gaps, and make a lasting gender-responsive impact. Part of this is acknowledging the roles of young girls as change-makers and future […]
Real Life Heroes: Nora Landas
/by AdminLast week, we sat down with Nora Landas, one of our Real-Life Heroes from Barangay Ilomavis, Kidapawan City. Nora shares the struggles of living in an evacuation site and the anxiety and stress that came along with them. “It is never easy to live in tents. You’re not able to do the things you […]
Celebrating Global Hand Washing Day
/by AdminIn celebration of 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 day on October 15, our teams presented their commitments to promote #CleanHandsforAll, spreading awareness on the importance of handwashing with soap to prevent diseases like COVID-19, and save lives. 💙💧🧼
Providing Shelter Kits to 76 Households in Sayaban Transitory Sites, Barangay Ilomawis, Kidapawan City, North Cotobato
/by AdminWritten by Joayra Gem Balagtas for Action Against Hunger “I remember, we had to sleep on the floor with just sacks during our first nights in the tent. You will feel the cold mud beneath it, but it’s all we had at that time,” recalls 56 year-old evacuee, Josephine Barila. To say that life […]
The Risk of COVID-19 to Undernourished People, Young Children, and Elders
/by AdminUndernourished people, especially young children, who contract COVID-19 could be at greater risk. While elderly people are deemed most at risk of COVID-19, the virus attacks the lungs, which is especially alarming for undernourished children whose risk of mortality increases 15-fold if they develop pneumonia. To counter this, we need to support health facilities in […]
Strengthening our Risk Communication and Community Engagement Efforts to Prevent Spread of the Coronavirus
/by AdminPart of our initiatives in preventing the spread of the coronavirus is by strengthening our risk communication and community engagement efforts which have reached more than 200,000 people. Wherever we work, we motivate families and communities to uphold proper hygiene and sanitation practices through our hygiene promotion sessions, allowing them to understand the value of […]
Life After The Mindanao Earthquake: 82 Year Old Man Living By Himself
/by AdminWritten by Joayra Gem Balagtas for Action Against Hunger 82-year old Pedro Sanchez has been living alone in the evacuation site in Perez, Kidapawan ever since the Mindanao earthquakes last year. All three of his children now have families of their own. They would sometimes send him financial help, but it is usually not […]