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We fight extreme poverty in five sub-Saharan African countries, mainly in rural areas. We provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable populations affected by armed conflicts and the impact of climate change. We focus our efforts on improving the living conditions of children and young people, ensuring their right to education and their subsequent integration into the labor market.
people overcoming monetary poverty by increasing their income level.
people assisted in humanitarian crises.
children receive a quality early childhood and primary education.
Some 462 million people in Africa are still living in extreme poverty in 2023 (World Bank). During 2023, the continent has faced several development challenges mainly related to political instability, armed conflicts and increased violence, not to mention the negative effects of climate change. All of these have significantly affected the continent’s growth, with forced displacement of people increasing to unprecedented levels.
In 2023 Africa has been marked by a worsening security situation in all the countries where we work: the coup d’état in Niger (June 2023), the reactivation of the conflict in Ethiopia in August or the resurgence of attacks by radical armed groups in northern Mozambique. Everything suggests that the unstable security situation marks a trend that will continue in 2024.
In addition, Africa has been severely affected by rising inflation due to the impact of the Ukraine crisis on the continent.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 20% of the African population suffers from some form of malnutrition. Some 30% of African children suffer from stunted growth due to inadequate diets. Domestic food price inflation remains high in many countries: in 60% of low-income countries, food prices have increased by more than 5%, affecting people’s ability to access basic foodstuffs. Women and children are the most affected, being disproportionately exposed to violence and hunger.
The lack of adequate infrastructure such as roads, power grids or transport systems is another factor hindering the continent’s development. It is estimated that 660 million people, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa, will still be without access to electricity in 2030. However, there is great potential in renewable energy production, as it is the continent with the most countries with a majority of ‘green’ electricity, offering great expectations for the future.
In Africa, we fight extreme poverty in five sub-Saharan African countries, mainly in rural areas.
We provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable populations affected by armed conflict and the impact of climate change. In humanitarian response programs alone, we have assisted more than 40,000 people, accounting for 43% of regional data.
We focused our efforts on improving the living conditions of children and young people, ensuring their right to education and their subsequent integration into the labor market by promoting entrepreneurship and access to employment, especially for women and young people.
We promote community protection for people displaced by violence and the climate crisis. We propose an approach based on the Triple Nexus of humanitarian, development and peace-building actions.
Finally, we promote clean energy as a key element in contributing to poverty reduction and environmental protection based on market systems applied to increased access to renewable energy. We also work with platforms and associations, public sectors, academia and private enterprise.
In Ethiopia in 2023, we have worked mainly in the areas of education, food security and livelihoods, and humanitarian aid. In the education area, we have improved school infrastructures and worked to raise awareness and support vulnerable families. In the food security and humanitarian aid areas, our work has focused on strengthening inclusive market systems, creating job opportunities, combating climate change and emergency aid, especially for displaced populations.
In 2023, Ayuda en Acción has made positive progress in its work region, Ségou. Despite the poor agricultural season of 2022, farmers were able to the skills and techniques acquired during the training courses provided as part of the Nex4Food project.
In Mozambique in 2023, we have worked mainly on improving economic opportunities, mainly for the young population, as well as on humanitarian aid in the face of the crisis in Cabo Delgado. In addition, we have developed an important work on access to potable water both in Maputo and Cabo Delgado, improving the lives mainly of girls and women.
2023 was marked in Niger by numerous activities in the host community and with displaced persons. Work has been carried out over the past year on job creation, humanitarian action, women and children, and the Nex4Food project, which strengthens socioeconomic capacity and reduces moderate acute malnutrition in Tahoua.
Ayuda en Acción’s 2023-2025 institutional strategy involves, in the case of Uganda, engaging different market actors on the basis of mutual interests to improve access to renewable energy for refugee settlements (more than 2.4 million) and host communities in the West Nile and Acholi sub-regions. Through strategic partnerships with private private entities in the renewables sector, we strive to improve accessibility and use of renewable energy resources for agricultural activities and clean cooking, while continuing our child protection program.
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