INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPORT US
Action Against Hunger Spain is officially recognized as a qualified NGO by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). It is also an accredited partner of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO). The organization has earned the Good Governance and Transparency accreditation from the Spanish Development NGO Coordinator, and holds the SGE-21 Ethical Management certification issued by Forética. Furthermore, it is ISO 9001:2015 certified in the area of Social Action, demonstrating its commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
SGE-21 FORETICA Certification
Foretica is a foundation with the aim of promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and managing the SGE-21 standard. Action Against Hunger is actively involved in its activities for the development of organisational social responsibility, and we are certified under the SGE21:2017 standard (2023-2026).
European Union Programme Partner
Action Against Hunger is a major partner of the world's largest humanitarian donor, the European Union. The Action Against Hunger International Network subjects all its ECHO-funded projects in the field to ECHO's exhaustive checks on the use of funds and programme impact and has been certified as an EU Partner/ EU Humanitarian Partnership 2021 (Certificate APL/2020/0117). The evaluation carried out (January 2021) concluded that Action Against Hunger also meets the conditions 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.
Transparency and Good Governance Seal
As part of our commitment to transparency and accountability, we have held the seal accrediting our compliance with the Transparency and Good Governance Tool of La Coordinadora (the Spanish Development NGO Coordinator, CONGDE) since the year of its implementation.
Action Against Hunger is an active member of the Spanish Development NGO Coordinator, La Coordinadora. Action Against Hunger subscribes to, implements and actively promotes the Code of Conduct developed by the member organisations of the La Coordinadora.
Action Against Hunger is accredited with the La Coordinadora’s 2024-2026 Transparency and Good Governance Seal.
Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID)
Action Against Hunger is a non-governmental development organisation (NGDO) accredited by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). This means we have successfully passed rigorous review processes based on more than 70 qualitative and quantitative criteria. These include key aspects such as our experience, financial soundness, transparency, and human resource management, among others.
The accreditation granted by AECID reflects our track record and operational capacity, validating our commitment to the highest standards in project management and implementation. Our accreditation was renewed in 2025, during which AECID highlighted that: Action Against Hunger is a “solid, solvent organisation with highly diversified international public financial support, in addition to private contributions from individuals and companies, which contributes to the sustainability of its commitments and actions. It has quality control tools for results, accounting, contract monitoring, and data or information.
World Compliance Association
As a sign of our commitment to promoting compliance and transparency in the third sector, Action Against Hunger is an honorary member of the World Compliance Association.
Spanish Association of Foundations
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER International Network
Action Against Hunger is part of the Action Against Hunger International Network with offices in France, Italy, Germany, UK, USA, Canada and Spain, present in 50 countries. The Charter of Principles and Principles of Intervention are the international frame of reference through which the network structures its mandate, mission and vision as well as the basic principles of all our interventions: independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism and transparency.
