Water, sanitation and hygiene

The nutritional well-being of a community requires a reliable supply of clean water and an adequate knowledge of how to use and manage such supply.  Entire communities can fall sick if close attention is not paid to hygiene. ACF therefore works to prevent malnutrition in two types of situation: in emergency situations (epidemics, natural disasters, etc.), ACF takes action in the field (water distribution via tankers, hygiene kits, provision of emergency sanitation, implementation of risk prevention programmes), and it also acts as coordinator for the relief response.