In 2024, Action Against Hunger significantly expanded its mission, reaching a total of 603,624 people. We scaled up emergency support for displaced families, repaired damaged water networks, and distributed food and hygiene kits. Malnutrition screenings and treatment programmes were expanded, along with counselling for parents on infant and young child feeding. We supported displaced and affected populations with cash-for-work and cash assistance programmes to enhance their living conditions. As these conditions remain fragile, our priority is to help communities meet their basic needs while finding long-term solutions to food insecurity and public health challenges.

The largest sector supported was Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), benefiting 549,512 individuals through interventions like menstrual hygiene and baby kits, awareness programmes, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Under the EU MADAD Trust Fund, 292,000 people in south Lebanon and Bekaa were reached with borehole excavation; pumping station upgrades (including solar-powered projects); and catchment system improvements.

Governance support involved rehabilitating Water Establishment offices, seconding engineers, and promoting utility trust and water conservation through awareness campaigns. Emergency WASH projects also contributed to a 35 per cent increase in people reached, responding to internal displacement with redesigned projects across conflict-affected areas.

Food security interventions similarly expanded, reaching 42,437 individuals. People reached were primarily located in Beirut and Mount Lebanon following escalated conflict in September, and received cash-based food assistance and cash for work initiatives.

Health programming has been expanded, resulting in a notable rise in patient visits. 11,675 individuals received Health and Nutrition support, including counselling on infant and young child feeding, distribution of micronutrient powder, and screenings for childhood malnutrition. Three emergency mobile medical units were activated, nutrition services were expanded, and new bases in Beirut and Mount Lebanon have been created. Additionally, for the first time in Lebanon, Action Against Hunger successfully provided critical care for high-risk pregnancies.