Institutional partners - Action contre la Faim

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WATER COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT DONORS AND INTERNATIONAL DONORS HELP ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM TO MAKE ITS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES A REALITY.

Support from these institutions gives us the means to assist populations in distress all over the world. They offer us all sorts of financial resources so that we can keep Action contre la Faim independent and its actions useful to populations in need.

GOVERNMENTAL OR INTERNATIONAL DONORS

The ACF international network’s action is supported by grants awarded by governments (Spain, Canada, UK, France, USA) or international organisations (European Union, United Nations) as part of their humanitarian intervention and cooperation policy. This funding represents 74% of the resources mobilised to assist populations in need. It is an illustration of the partnership dynamic created between national and international public institutions and civil society organisations. These partnerships also act as channels for exchanging experiences and expertise.

Every project or programme on which an institutional donor works with Action contre la Faim is subject to a specific agreement that describes the parties’ respective roles and responsibilities.

Institutional donors trust us after all these years of funding our operations because they check how we use the funds regularly (especially through audits and evaluations), in an exercise that renews their confidence in us and highlights lessons to be learned so that we can keep improving the usefulness and quality of our interventions.

Action contre la Faim is also involved in discussions and working groups with these institutional donors. This way, we can participate in creating institutional operational frameworks, defining strategies and influencing certain policies to be implemented.

Your Action Against Hunger contact:

Lucie BARBIER – Head of Institutional Donors (AAH-IN)
Tel : +33 (0) 1 70 84 72 45
E-mail : lbarbier@actioncontrelafaim.org

DECENTRALISED COOPERATION ACTORS

(LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WATER COMPANIES, WATER AUTHORITIES)

Decentralised cooperation actors can assist Action contre la Faim with emergency and development projects by mobilising various funding mechanisms as part of their international action policy.

Thanks to the Oudin-Santini Law, in France, decentralised cooperation actors can dedicate up to 1% of their water and sanitation revenue to international solidarity projects led by NGOs in the sector, consisting of either the creation of infrastructures or support measures for local populations and authorities.

Action contre la Faim campaigned for this law to be passed and implemented in 2005 and still works to mobilise decentralised cooperation actors, so that they participate fully in France’s solidarity efforts in terms of public development aid. By co-financing alongside governmental or international donors, these actors enable Action contre la Faim to carry out water, hygiene and sanitation development projects, thus contributing towards the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goal no. 6.

Thanks to the large-scale mobilisation of these actors during emergencies, Action contre la Faim can act straight away wherever assistance is needed.

Being an Action contre la Faim partner as part of a regional policy of international solidarity brings with it:

Dossiers managed entirely by ACF: proposal of projects according to your preferences, coordination of water companies and local governments (co-financing), presentation to elected officials, delivery of narrative elements and precise budgets
Feedback on and evaluation of action taken (precise report on the use of funds and how the financed project was carried out): an exchange of expertise between your technical departments and our experts, high-value know-how to increase the quality and longevity of projects carried out
Networking with institutional actors active in the areas where we operate (strengthening of local actors’ skills)

A close relationship with one of our 30 regional ACF delegations in order to raise awareness of these issues (e.g. various events: World Water Day, press conferences, seminars, etc.).

These Action contre la Faim partners also facilitate the organisation of charity events and make ACF’s voice heard during various public mobilisation events (Challenge Against Hunger, Race Against Hunger, different World Days, etc.).

ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM PARTNERS

Water companies, especially Adour Garonne, Rhône Méditerranée Corse and Rhin Meuse.
Water companies are public establishments governed by the ministry in charge of sustainable development. They strive to manage water resources in the local basin in a balanced, economical way, to protect water resources and to safeguard aquatic environments.
In line with foreign policy in France, they also lead international cooperation action in the fields of water supply, sanitation, the fight against pollution and water conservation.
Water companies support the development of decentralised cooperation and encourage local governments to take international solidarity action in the area of water and sanitation (by making use of the Oudin-Santini system, for example). When a local government mobilises to participate in an Action contre la Faim project, the water company associated with its river basin can contribute significant funding, so as to participate strategically in a large-scale project.
Local governments (regions, départements, towns), Action contre la Faim’s loyal partners: Agglomération de Brive, Métropole Rouen Normandie, Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération, Nîmes Métropole, Ville de la Rochelle, Ville de Paris, Communauté du Pays Voironnais, Département Val de Marne, Ville de Bourgogne, Région Centre Val de Loire, Région Occitanie
Water authorities, Action contre la Faim’s loyal partners: SICASIL

Your Action Against Hunger contact :

Fabienne Tainturier
E-mail : ftainturier@actioncontrelafaim.org