ActionAid is an international federation working for a fair, just and sustainable world.

Founded in 1972 by British entrepreneur Cecil Jackson-Cole, with the aim of providing education to 88 children in India and Kenya, ActionAid has grown into an international federation  active in 75 countries.

ActionAid supports individuals, communities and social movements in the fight against inequality, poverty and exclusion. Our approach centres on promoting human rights and empowering communities, especially women, to claim their rights and drive change.

The Federation works for a fairer, more equal and sustainable world, where everyone can live free from oppression and discrimination. To this end, we mobilise and collaborate with communities facing poverty and exclusion, with organisations, women’s movements, networks and solidarity groups, to identify and challenge the structural and systemic roots of poverty and injustice.