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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.
One
World Action works at two levels - at the programme level
through partners in developing countries ; and influencing
relevant policy in the UK and Europe.
Programme
Work
Working with around 30 partners in Africa, South and South-East
Asia and Central America, the overriding aim is to strengthen
local institutions and give people a say in the decisions
that shape their lives.
Partners
are active in a range of areas including:
- strengthening
citizens' skills to engage with government and political
structures
- improving
women's access to justice
- HIV/AIDs
- providing
basic services, such as healthcare, water, sanitation,
rubblish collection
- advocacy
on rights, transparency, accountability, service provision,
economic policy, trade and aid
Policy
Change
The
Policy Change programme influences policy discussions at the
UK and European Union levels by informing policy-makers of
the views and experiences of partners, holding seminars and
organising lobby visits for partners. A range of themes are
focused upon including : democracy; governance; rights;
women's rights and gender equality; basic services ; disability
; trade.
One World Action's livelihoods work includes the following
projects:
- A
partner, Development Workshop (DW) is implementing
a micro-credit programme, the Sustainable Livelihoods Programme,
in Angola as part of a larger programme called LUPP (Luanda
Urban Poverty Programme). One of its main outputs is to
increase livelihood security for women, men and children
through the development, evaluation and expansion of sustainable
livelihood options (credit, savings, co-operatives, informal
social safety nets and non-financial services).
- In
the Philippines, the SIMCARD project aims to enhance
food security for fishermen and increase their income. Also
the Community Livestock programme, set up by our partner,
BUILDER, aims to increase crop production and improve food
security for three farming communities in Central Philippines.
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