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ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization whose stated primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide. [ 1 ] ActionAid is a federation of 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organisations, on a range of development issues.
Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (ActionAid Denmark) is a Danish, politically independent humanitarian non-governmental organisation that fights for a more just and sustainable world. The organisation is the Danish member of the global federation ActionAid International.
ActionAid Kenya employs a multi-dimensional approach in alleviating the poverty issue in Kenya, which involve the promotion and defence of human rights by improving access to education, food, water and medicine. Instead of direct monetary assistance, these services for the community would come under long-term sustainable programmes working for ...
In 1998 Mitsotaki created Greece's first international development NGO, ActionAid Hellas (AAH). She has chaired AAH from 2007 to 2017. Mitsotaki was a member of the board of ActionAid International (AAI) from 2003 to 2015. [6] She served on AAI board committees Governance and Board Development Committee, and the Finance and Funding Committee.
Salil Shetty (born 3 February 1961) [1] is an Indian human rights activist who was the Secretary General of the human rights organization Amnesty International (2010–2018) till 31 July 2018. [2] Previously, he was the director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign. Before joining the UN, he served as the Chief Executive of ActionAid. [3]
Win is the international head/ international director of programmes and global engagement for ActionAid International since 2002. [3] [6] She is the International Programmes Director at ActionAid. [7]
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders ...
Cecil Jackson-Cole (1901-1979) was an English entrepreneur and humanitarian. [1] He was associated with a number of charities including Oxfam, Help the Aged and ActionAid.. A devout Christian, Jackson-Cole set up charitable trusts including the Voluntary and Christian Service Trust that ultimately gave rise to the charities Help the Aged (1961), the Anchor Housing Trust (1968) and Action Aid ...