Campaigning for change

Campaigning challenges the policies and practices that keep people poor

As part of ActionAid International we don't just tackle the effects of poverty, we also change what keeps people poor. We work relentlessly to change whatever is keeping them trapped in poverty by making sure we're heard on the issues that matter most to poor people. We help people take control of their own lives so they can tell their leaders what needs to change, and see it happen.  This is the most effective way to end their poverty for good. 

The issues are complicated but the facts are simple

• A child dies as a result of poverty every three seconds
• Unjust trade rules rob poor countries of about €35 billion a year
• AIDS kills 7,670 people every day, most of them in poor countries
• Women do two thirds of the world's work for less than 5% of its income.
  

Behind the scenes ActionAid internationally research, lobby and get media attention.