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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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The main problem for agriculture in Iran is irrigation. Although it has been a preoccupation for the different cultures that have occupied the region for millennia, today only 29% of the potential for irrigation on arable land is being realized.

Program Information

Directing HQ: 
Action Against Hunger - Spain
Launch Date: 
January 2003
World Region: 
Middle-East
Location(s): 
Teheran (coordination base), Bam and Zahedán
Expatriates: 
3
Local Staff: 
30
Beneficiaries: 
26,347people
Funding: 
UNICEF, ECHO, Fondation de France

Area(s) of Work

Nutrition: 
  • Promotion of a healthy diet for mothers and school staff
  • Monitoring of nutrition conditions
  • Promotion of child care
Water & Sanitation: 
  • Enhancement of water point and networks in poor neighborhoods of Zahedan
  • Community training focused on improving health and hygiene in poor neighborhoods of Zahedan