Action Against Hunger - USA

What it reported doing in 2024

Tanzania: in 2024, tanzania's food security situation was significantly impacted by climate-related shocks, particularly prolonged droughts and severe flooding linked the el nino phenomenon. According to the 2024 integrated food security phase classification report, approximately 900,000 people (13 per cent of the analysed population) faced high levels of acute food insecurity (ipc phase 3 or above). Flooding displaced over 200,000 people and caused the loss of 240,709 metric tons of crops, causing a major impact on the 59 per cent of tanzania's population that work in agriculture. While tanzania has seen improvements in child nutrition over the past three decades, with stunting rates dropping from 50 per cent in 1991/92 to 30 per cent in 2022, regional disparities persist, posing ongoing public health concerns.action against hunger focused its efforts in the singida and dodoma regions, tackling the root causes of malnutrition through integrated, gender-responsive health and nutrition interventions. We supported 15 wards and 18 secondary schools, strengthened 31 health facilities to provide quality services, and prioritised care for the most vulnerable populations with focus on women, adolescents, and children under five.key initiatives included the accelerating wasting reform project funded by the eleanor crook foundation, where we collaborated with the ministry of health to revise the national guideline for the integrated management of acute malnutrition, updating the guideline to align with the latest 2023 world health organization recommendations and reviewing national malnutrition policy. Through the equip for in-school nutrition services project, we trained over 1,600 students and 36 community agriculture promoters on climate-smart agricultural practices and supported the production of biofortified crops such as sweet potatoes, maize, beans, and sorghum, as well as postharvest handling skills.under the gender equitable nutrition project, we built the capacity of 34 health providers to deliver integrated malnutrition management and 31 health providers on adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in the bahi and itigi districts. We also promoted the use of micronutrient powders for children aged between 6 and 24 months, strengthened village health and nutrition days to improve early detection of wasting, and supported water, sanitation and hygiene and nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities across communities and schools.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 90.4%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $21.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Pass
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.82; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings