ActionAid International

Founded in 1972, ActionAid International is a non-governmental organisation based in Johannesburg, South Africa working on international development, gender equality, environment & climate +3 more.

ActionAid International is a global federation working to achieve social justice and gender equality and to eradicate poverty. It works with people living in poverty and exclusion, civil society organisations and social movements to deliver grassroots programmes, provide emergency relief and campaign on issues including women's economic rights, tax justice and climate justice. Originally founded as a charity in the UK in 1972, it became ActionAid International in 2003 as the global secretariat for the federation of country offices. Its head office is in Johannesburg, South Africa, with hubs in Asia, Europe and the Americas. It is registered in the Netherlands as a Vereniging and holds ANBI status.