A MUAC or “Mid-Upper Arm Circumference” tape is one common tool that we use to determine if a child is malnourished. As the world’s hunger specialist, we are working in remote areas to provide children assistance that are focused on their nutrition and health. But aside from this, we also enlighten their families on […]
“So kapangunab sa lima na ipakalidas ko mga sakit (Proper handwashing helps a lot in preventing diseases.)” This is Soraya Camid’s constant advice to her fellow evacuees. Soraya and her family were one of the many people who were displaced because of the Marawi Siege back in 2017. After being trained by Action Against Hunger […]
Around 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 […]
We 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
The 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. […]
In 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 […]
Last 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 […]
In celebration of ?????? ???? ??????? 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. ???
Written 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 […]
Undernourished 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 […]
