OUR PRINCIPLES AND VALUES
We are an international, non-governmental, private, non-political, non-denominational, non-profit organisation, founded in 1979 in France to act all over the world. Our mission is to fight hunger, physical suffering and situations threatening the lives of men, women and children.
OUR PRINCIPLES
INDEPENDENCE
In order to preserve its moral and economic independence, Action Against Hunger acts according to its own principles and never according to the interests of domestic, external or governmental politics.
NEUTRALITY
Action Against Hunger operates from a position of strict political and religious neutrality and impartiality. However, it may be led to denounce any human rights violations that it witness, or any obstacles that aim to hinder the successful deployment of its humanitarian mission.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
Action Against Hunger rejects, in its action, any discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, sex, religion, nationality, opinion or social class.
FREE AND DIRECT ACCESS TO VICTIMS
Action Against Hunger bases its interventions on the demand for free access to victims and direct control of its programmes, ensuring the means to achieve this. It verifies that resources reach beneficiaries directly. Under no circumstances will the partners with whom it works in the field be the direct beneficiaries of its programmes.
PROFESSIONALISM
Action Against Hunger bases the design, implementation, management and evaluation of its programmes on the professionalism and experience of its human resources, in order to optimize the effectiveness and correct utilization of its resources.
TRANSPARENCY
Action Against Hunger undertakes, in front of its beneficiaries, collaborators and donors, to respect transparency and information on the destination and management of the funds received, and to provide all guarantees to verify their good management.
OUR VALUES
INNOVATION
We create solutions to the problems we face.
RIGOUR
We continually strive for excellence.
AGILITY
We work in a dynamic way, in constant evolution and adaptation to change.
EMPATHY
We listen to, and identify with, all people to move forward, together, in building a sustainable future.
