Action Against Hunger

Published purpose

March 2020 - Over 4.8 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015, many of whom are currently residing in neighbouring countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In addition to hosting over 1 million Venezuelans, Colombia continues to suffer from the effects of longstanding violence and armed conflict between armed groups and criminal gangs. Crisis-affected people, including those in host communities, are in need of basic health assistance, food and nutrition assistance, protection services, shelter, and water and sanitation. With GAC’s support, Action Against Hunger (ACF) is helping address the basic health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, and protection needs of crisis-affected people in the departments of Guajira, Cesar and Norte de Santander in Colombia. Project activities include: (1) providing prenatal and postnatal health consultations; (2) delivering safe drinking water by providing water filters at reception points; (3) providing nutritional assistance (screening and treatment) to pregnant and lactating women and children under the age of five; and (4) providing training on basic hygiene practices, and waste management, and promoting hygiene to crisis-affected people.