One World Action is a charity based in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
whose aims are a world free from
povertyPoverty is the condition of lacking basic human needs such as nutrition, clean water, health care, clothing, and shelter because of the inability to afford them. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution...
and
oppressionSocial oppression has in recent times been an epiphenomenon of various types of social dysfunction, whereby discrimination against an identified group is stimulated, encouraged and reinforced by way of promoting antagonism towards the Other...
, where strong
democraciesDemocracy is a system of government in which either the actual governing is carried out by the people governed , or the power to do so is granted by them...
safeguard people's rights.
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One World Action is a charity based in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
whose aims are a world free from
povertyPoverty is the condition of lacking basic human needs such as nutrition, clean water, health care, clothing, and shelter because of the inability to afford them. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution...
and
oppressionSocial oppression has in recent times been an epiphenomenon of various types of social dysfunction, whereby discrimination against an identified group is stimulated, encouraged and reinforced by way of promoting antagonism towards the Other...
, where strong
democraciesDemocracy is a system of government in which either the actual governing is carried out by the people governed , or the power to do so is granted by them...
safeguard people's rights.
One World Action supports partner organizations in
AsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population.Asia is traditionally defined as part of the...
,
AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.8% of the...
and
Central AmericaManagua
Guatemala City
San Salvador
San Pedro Sula
Panama City
San José, Costa Rica
Santa Ana, El Salvador
León
San Miguel|-|}...
, whose work are founded on the principles of democracy. Many supported projects tackle gender inequality.
All its programmes are initiated by local people, providing understanding and meeting of local needs.
Formerly named
the Bernt Carlsson Trust, One World Action was founded by
Glenys KinnockGlenys Elizabeth Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, Baroness Kinnock of Bedwellty is an English-born Welsh politician who is currently Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She was a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2009...
on December 21, 1989—exactly one year after UN Commissioner for Namibia,
Bernt CarlssonBernt Wilmar Carlsson was Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Commissioner for Namibia from July 1987 until he died on Pan Am Flight 103, which was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland on 21 December 1988....
, was killed in the
Pan Am Flight 103Pan Am Flight 103 was Pan American World Airways' third daily scheduled transatlantic flight from London's Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. On Wednesday 21 December 1988, the aircraft flying this route—a Boeing 747-121 named Clipper Maid of the Seas—was...
crash.
The charity is affiliated with
SolidarSOLIDAR is a European network of NGOs and labour movement organisations working towards all people living in dignity. SOLIDAR promotes the principles of solidarity, equality and social justice in the areas of social affairs, international cooperation and education.With 53 member organisations...
.
Some activities
- Nearly 300,000 people in Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean. The exclave province of Cabinda has a border with the Republic of the...
were given access to clean water through the work of a One World Action partner, the Development WorkshopDevelopment Workshop is a non-profit organization providing assistance for poor and disadvantaged communities in the developing countries. Established in 1973...
.
- The rural poor in Bangladesh
, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
through mediation a One World Action partner, Nagorik Uddyog, has settled nearly 1000 separate cases of conflict.
- In Nicaragua
Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democratic republic. It is the largest country in Central America with an area of 130,373 km
2. The country is bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west of...
a One World Action partner, Movimiento Maria Elena Cuadra, provides training to women factory workers in the Export Processing Zones about labour rights and health & safety.