TRANSPARENCY
You are on the Action Against Hunger Transparency Portal. Here we publish regularly updated and relevant information to ensure that you are aware of our activities.
For us, being transparent is not just about publishing our accounts; it is one of our principles that underpins our organization and the work we do every day.
The information on this portal is revised as of June 2024.
ECONOMIC AND BUDGETARY INFORMATION
You can see the impact of our work, learn in detail about the use of our resources and find out about our governance arrangements. We make all this information available here or on 900 100 822.
VOLUME BY INTERVENTION COUNTRIES
BREAKDOWN OF FUNDS BY SECTOR
CONTRACTS AND FUNDS
Contracts and funds executed by the organisation during the last fiscal year.
Grants received and implemented
Agreements with public administrations
Contracts with public administrations
AUDITS
Action against Hunger undergoes organisational audits at headquarters and project audits in the countries of intervention themselves, both performed by independent bodies. These annual accounts audits, carried out by companies such as Deloitte and Ernst & Young, take place both at headquarters and in the countries in which we work. Public funding, which provides 80% of our resources, requires strict control and justification not only of the use of funds but also the implementation of projects.
INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION
WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE
Our wish and obligation is to reward trust with accountability in a timely manner by 31 March 2024
MILLION BENEFICIARIES
Individual person who directly or indirectly receives the result of the services, benefits and actions of our projects from the international network of Action Against Hunger
MILLION BENEFICIARIES
Through Action Against Hunger, Spain.
MEMBERS
Natural or legal person who supports and belongs to Action Against Hunger with a financial contribution on a regular and indefinite basis until the order is received from the party concerned to terminate their collaboration at any time
DONORS
Natural or legal person who supports and belongs to Action Against Hunger with a financial contribution, on a spontaneous and one-off basis without any commitment as to the continuity of the contributions
ANNUAL REPORTS
The ANNUAL REPORT includes our accounts and is sent to all our partners and collaborators.
INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPORT US
Action Against Hunger has been certified as a European Union Partner/EU Humanitarian Partnership 2021 (Certificate APL/2020/0117). The evaluation (January 2021) concluded that Action Against Hunger is eligible to be part of the "Programmatic Partner" pilot programme. This accreditation makes us eligible to apply for humanitarian funding from the European Union in the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027.
CODES OF CONDUCT
Action Against Hunger has its own Code of Conduct (2022), and it adheres to and works within the framework of the Code of Conduct of the CONGDE, as well as the Codes of Ethics and Good Practice of the Spanish Fundraising Association and the Code of Conduct of the International Red Cross. We also have a protocol for prevention and action in the event of sexual and gender-based harassment.
LEGAL REGIME
As a Spanish foundation, Acción contra el Hambre answers annually to its regulatory body: the protectorate. In our case, this is the Ministry of Culture and Sport. Our highest governing body is the Board of Trustees, chaired by Mr. José Luis Leal, to whom we report annually on our work. The members of the Board receive no remuneration for their work, which guarantees their independence. Having opted for the tax regime for non-profit organisations (Law 49/2002), we are also subject to the direct control of the Spanish Tax Administration Agency on the use of our funds, and submit an annual report for this purpose.
Action Against Hunger declares its voluntary commitment to integrate, within its strategy and management, social, labour, ethical and environmental aspects that go beyond the requirements of the legislation, as well as the commitment to extend the social commitment given to all related parties. Our framework of values and principles are set out in our Charter of Principles.
- Our advertising actions show that poverty and malnutrition are not isolated or inevitable. It is therefore important to explain and denounce the multidimensional causes of poverty and to point out possible solutions in the different communication actions.
- Disseminate achievements and progress in order to be accountable and show results for human and sustainable development.
- Guarantee professionalism and rigour in all communications, where quality takes precedence over the immediate impact that often prevails. The information distributed must be properly verified; reliable sources of information and rigorous analysis of situations must be available.
- The images or messages we release must respect human dignity and try to generate empathy, avoiding at all times catastrophic, discriminatory, sexist, stereotypical or idyllic messages and images that violate human dignity.
- Apply a perspective consistent with our principles in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of advertising actions.
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER HAS A COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY AND A MISSION TO CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN.
Consult our equality plan
We have the tools to achieve this necessary commitment:
- Equality Plan with the mission of being an effective tool for working towards equality between women and men.
- A 5-year strategic plan with objectives that include actively working for equality and diversity.
- People management policies that ensure effective equal treatment and opportunities throughout the life cycle of our employees.
- An international gender strategy that sets out the Gender Minimum Standards and is structured through various bodies.
THE CLIMATE CRISIS EXACERBATES HUNGER BY DIRECTLY AFFECTING HEALTH AS WELL AS SOCIAL INEQUALITIES
So we at Action Against Hunger are committed to being at the forefront of the fight against hunger by moving forward and adopting a climate- and environment-friendly approach with a focus on gender inequality.
Our Environment and Climate Policy (2022-2025) outlines our commitments to address the climate crisis and environmental degradation, establishing core principles and a set of minimum standards to guide our interventions. It incorporates global and local perspectives that protect the environment and identify and mitigate environmental risks.
The Ethics Committee for Action against Hunger is made up of professionals from the organization and outside the organization. It aims to advise and guide the employees of the organization in the practical application of our code of conduct (professional ethics), review and propose improvements to the management committee, analyse the most likely risks (and their most effective solutions) and promote ethics within the organization. It is a multidisciplinary committee composed of internal and external members and a member of the Board of Trustees, with advisory and consultative functions. It meets at least twice a year and/or at the request of interested parties.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The funds we manage come from both public and private donors. Our main public donors are international institutions such as the European Union, United Nations agencies such as UNICEF or UNHCR, and governments such as the US, Sweden, France, Germany or Spain. The most important private donors are individuals who make one off or regular donations, and also different private foundations.
The bulk of our resources are spent on direct aid to the target populations of our programmes. 94% of our funds are linked to projects, we allocate 4% to communication and recruitment activities, and the remaining 2% to support projects from headquarters.
Within the organization we work with a multitude of currencies, working in many different countries each with their local currency (the most important are the Colombian peso, the Syrian pound, the West African franc, the Guatemalan quetzal or the Philippine peso), as well as receiving funds from a multitude of donors (the most common ‘strong’ currencies are the dollar, the pound, the Swedish krona or the Swiss franc). We exchange these currencies, trying to optimize having the maximum budget for our projects, and we try to minimize the balances to reduce the exchange rate impact on our accounts.
We have an investment policy that is periodically reviewed by our Trustees and that is published on our website, and is accessible to anyone. This policy is in accordance with the key regulations on this matter from the Bank of Spain, the Spanish competition/merger review authorities (CNMC), as well as everything applicable in the legislation of foundations. The key principles governing this policy are prudence, capital preservation, security, liquidity and the application of social principles in management.
We work with most of the existing financial institutions in Spain, as well as with different entities in each of our 20 offices round the world. This allows us to diversify to reduce risks as well as minimize the financial cost to allocate maximum funds to aid. Among the entities that we work, we also have ethical banking services.
No, our entity has no interest in or participates in any company or public administration. We are a free private foundation in its governance structure entirely from the participation of any entity. Our Board of Trustees, formed by personalities of recognized prestige for their professional and philanthropic career, guarantees this independence.
