Support for Crisis in Lebanon Flood Relief in Bangladesh Support earthquake survivors in Nepal Urgent Earthquake Response in Morocco

ActionAid USA

Org #868
Vetted since 2008 Effective Nonprofit
1972
year founded
$637,393
raised on GlobalGiving
16
years fundraising
31
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

ActionAid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. Together, we tackle the symptoms of unequal power - poverty, hunger, gender-based violence, climate change, conflict, and disaster - and challenge the ideologies, legal systems, and social norms that lie underneath. Our vision of the world is one in which every person enjoys the right to a life of dignity, freedom from poverty and all forms of oppression. With your support, we can make that vision a reality. Recently, we've seen existing inequalities exacerbated by the onset of the global pandemic, more frequent humanitaria... read more

Projects (43)

Support Rohingya refugee women
Bangladesh / Gender Equality
Support Rohingya refugee women
Action Fund
United States / Justice and Human Rights
Action Fund
East Africa Food Crisis
Kenya / Disaster Response
East Africa Food Crisis
Stand with Palestine
Palestine / Disaster Response
Stand with Palestine
Haiti Earthquake Relief
Haiti / Disaster Response
Haiti Earthquake Relief
Support for Afghanistan
Afghanistan / Disaster Response
Support for Afghanistan
Project Leaders
Ehab Elsawaf
Ehab Elsawaf
Team
Ehab Elsawaf, Meredith Slater, Richard Payling-Wright, Brandon Wu, Niranjali Amerasinghe
Organization Information
1220 L St NW Suite 725
Washington, DC 20005
United States
202-835-1240
Organization Information
1220 L St NW Suite 725
Washington, DC 20005
United States
202-835-1240

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Life and Resilience in the Rohingya Camps

By Suhailah Waheed | Interim Development Support

We are thankful for your support of this project. I am writing to share some updates from ActionAid's emergency response for Rohingya refugees and am featuring a special story from Sokina, who... Read the full report ›

Oct 24, 2024 | Action Fund
The Indigenous Guard: protecting Colombia's paramo

By Suhailah Waheed | Interim Development Support

The Environmental Indigenous Guard in Colombia continues its vital work in protecting the páramo, one of the world’s most important and rapidly evolving ecosystems. The páramo,... Read the full report ›

Oct 23, 2024 | Stand with Palestine
Urgent: Gaza One Year On

By Niranjali Amerasinghe | Executive Director

Hello, It’s been one year since the October 7 attacks - a year of staggering and unimaginable loss and pain. Over 1,100 Israelis were killed on this day and hostages still remain. Since... Read the full report ›
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