Action Against Hunger USA
Treating and preventing life-threatening child malnutrition in nearly 60 countries
Our editorial assessment
Action Against Hunger is a specialist: it concentrates on the treatment and prevention of acute child malnutrition, one of the leading contributors to preventable child death. Its programmes combine therapeutic feeding, clean water, and nutrition, and it has earned Charity Navigator's top rating for many consecutive years alongside an "A" from CharityWatch, with roughly 89% of spending reaching programmes. For donors focused on child survival and nutrition, it is a proven, efficient choice.
The problem they're solving
Acute malnutrition makes children far more likely to die from common illnesses, yet it is treatable with inexpensive therapeutic food. Action Against Hunger delivers that treatment at scale, and builds the water and nutrition systems that prevent malnutrition in the first place.
About Action Against Hunger USA
Action Against Hunger treats and prevents acute malnutrition and expands access to clean water in nearly 60 countries, with a focus on saving the lives of severely malnourished children.
Where your dollar goes
What your donation could do
Your $100 ≈ 2 courses of lifesaving therapeutic food for children
Illustrative estimate based on figures this organisation publishes about its own programs — not a statement from the charity itself. Actual impact varies by program and year.
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How this score was produced
The Charity Ranking score is our own editorial assessment, produced with a weighted rubric covering program spending, transparency and governance, evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and leadership. It draws on publicly available reports from independent evaluators such as GiveWell, Charity Navigator, and CharityWatch, but it is not a rating issued or endorsed by any of those organisations. The community rating shown above is a separate signal contributed by signed-in donors; it is displayed alongside our criteria but never feeds into the editorial score. Read the full methodology →