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Action Against Hunger has developed its water and sanitation expertise over nearly three decades of field work, advancing a number of solutions for populations at risk from water insecurity.
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Central to the targeting of malnutrition, Action Against Hunger extends water and sanitation improvements to communities with little or no access to proper sources.
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Though strategies may vary, our food security interventions all share a common goal: to fight hunger by preserving and strengthening livelihoods in a sustainable and contextual manner.
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Action Against Hunger’s innovative food security programs offer a broad range of solutions for generating income, boosting food production, and strengthening livelihoods.
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Our comprehensive approach to hunger involves extending water and sanitation services to communities faced with water scarcity, unsafe drinking water, and inadequate sanitation.
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We have developed an effective method to treat acute malnutrition that includes field-tested protocols and nutritional products backed by an international scientific advisory committee.
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Action Against Hunger helps rehabilitate and restock public health infrastructure, fields mobile health clinics, and trains local medical personnel on preventative and diagnostic care.
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Our comprehensive programs address the linkages between disease and malnutrition by coordinating with local expertise and strengthening existing public health systems.
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Where We Work

Internships

Action Against Hunger looks for interns and volunteers to assist us at our headquarters in New York on an ongoing basis as needed. Internships are unpaid but we cover lunch expenses and transit fare.

Action Against Hunger welcomes international applicants. However, we cannot assist international interns with finding housing or acquiring visas. Please note: we do not offer field internships.

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Types of Internships

Internships at headquarters are varied, depending on our needs at the time. All internships usually include some basic administrative work such as data management, filing, etc.

External Relations

The Communications Intern will assist with projects designed to help promote Action Against Hunger’s humanitarian work and messages through the press and various public media. S/he will also be involved in newsletters; school outreach and advocacy research.

The Multimedia Library Intern will help the External Relations Department organize videos and other digital media that document Action Against Hunger’s lifesaving work around the world. The intern will help build a library of resources that can be easily used for faster responses to breaking news, and richer content for educational efforts, online fundraising, and outreach purposes.

The Fundraising Intern will assist with the direct mail campaign, maintaining and updating the donor database, donor correspondence and research and analysis, as well as any special projects or events that are currently taking place.

Human Resources

The Human Resources Intern will support the recruitment and administration activities of the Human Resources Staff. S/he will learn about Action Against Hunger’s recruitment strategies and help develop and/or manage HR tools and resources.

Operations

The Operations Intern will assist the Operations staff with research, report editing, writing and other tasks involved with the countries and programs that the office manages. The scope and focus of the research depend on Action Against Hunger's needs at the time, as well as the intern's background.

Your rights as an intern

  • Receive assistance in finding the ideal projects for you.
  • Receive a description of responsibilities.
  • Receive adequate training and preparation necessary for satisfactory voluntary performance of your duties as assigned.
  • Receive advice, directions and technical support when needed.
  • Receive recognition for your contributions.
  • Receive direction and feedback from a volunteer coordinator.
  • Receive confidential, thoughtful evaluations so that you can continually improve your performance.
  • Be able to freely discuss problems, ask questions, or make suggestions.

Your responsibilities as an intern

  • Be open and honest regarding your goals and skills.
  • Accept the guidance and decisions of your volunteer coordinator.
  • Understand the function of the paid staff, maintain a smooth professional relationship with them and stay within the bounds of the volunteer responsibilities description.
  • Maintain the dignity and integrity of ACF with the public.
  • Comply with any training, dress code, attendance, and health and safety requirements of ACF.
  • Respect confidentiality.
  • Discuss satisfactions, dissatisfactions, and suggestions for upgrading or changing volunteer assignments.
  • Be punctual, and notify your volunteer coordinator of absences as far in advance as possible.
  • Meet the minimum time commitment for your chosen program area.
  • Give the Human Resources Department at least 2 weeks notice prior to the time you leave the program.

Our requirements

  • Action Against Hunger requires a minimum commitment of 3 months for full-time interns/volunteers and 6 months for part-time interns/volunteers.
  • For mutual effectiveness, interns usually commit a minimum of 20hrs/week, with flexible schedules.
  • All interns must present paperwork from their school indicating that they are in the process of obtaining a degree and their work at ACF is an integral part of their academic program.
  • All volunteers and interns must complete the Acknowledgment Form verifying that they have received a copy of the Volunteer Handbook and that they understand that their involvement with ACF is limited to volunteer, and not employment, status.