One World Action is working to create the power and opportunity for the poorest citizens to transform their own lives, and to challenge the international policies that make and keep people poor.
To this end, we provide funding, expertise and practical help to organisations committed to strengthening the democratic process and improving people’s lives in poor and developing countries.
As well as supporting our partners’ work on the ground, One World Action represents their interests in Europe, putting forward their views in debates on policy towards poorer countries, and helping them to forge closer links with decision makers in Britain and the European Union.
Our partners include other voluntary organisations, community and co-operative movements, women’s organisations and trade unions. Though diverse in kind, they have a common commitment to strengthening local institutions and giving people a say in the decisions that shape their lives.
Central to our work is the belief that defeating poverty goes hand in hand with promoting human rights and good democratic government. Only if we pursue these goals in a coherent way can we build a just and equal world.
