Action Against Hunger fights hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations of war, conflict and natural disaster. To tackle the underlying causes of malnutrition and its effects, we use our expertise in nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy. Integrating our programs with local and national structures helps ensure long-term sustainability.

ADRA's overall mission is to: * Reflect the character of God through humanitarian and developmental activities. * Actively support communities through a portfolio of development activities that are planned and implemented cooperatively. * Provide assistance in situations of crisis or chronic distress, and work toward the development of long-term solutions with those affected. * Work through equitable partnerships with those in need to achieve positive and sustainable change in communities. * Build networks that develop indigenous capacity, appropriate technology, and skills at all levels. * Develop and maintain relationships with our partners and constituents that provide effective channels for mutual growth and action. * Promote and expand the equitable and participatory involvement of women in the development process. * Advocate for and assist in the increased use of communities' capacities to care for and responsibly manage the natural resources of their environment. * Facilitate the right and ability of all children to attain their full potential, and to assist in assuring the child's survival to achieve that potential.

The Mission of AME-SADA is..." Helping People Help Themselves".

Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. seeks sustainable solutions to long-term problems of poverty, with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous and other resource-poor areas. Priority is given to integrated approaches that are community-based, participatory and innovative, and reinforce civil society and respect local culture. The geographic focus of the Foundation's work is in East Africa and South and Central Asia. The Foundation's activities are guided by the conviction that self-help brings dignity and self-respect, which in turn generate human creative energy. Key characteristics of the Foundation's programmatic approach are the promotion of integrated area development, solutions-oriented models, partnerships with local counterpart organizations, and long-term relationships with donor agencies and peer organizations. Aga Khan Foundation, a private, nondenominational, not-for-profit international organization, was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1967 by its Chairman, His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, which have a long tradition of philanthropy, volunteerism, self-help, education and social welfare. The Foundation currently supports over 100 projects in health, education, rural development, civil society and the environment. Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of private development agencies working to empower communities and individuals, often in disadvantaged circumstances, to improve living conditions and opportunities, especially in Africa and Asia. The Network's agencies have individual mandates ranging from health and education to architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalization of historic cities. The Network works for the common good of all citizens, regardless of their gender, origin or religion and its underlying impulse is the ethic of compassion for the vulnerable in society.