ActionAid
ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization whose stated primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide. It is a federation of 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organisations, on a range of development issues. It was founded in 1972 by Cecil Jackson-Cole as a child sponsorship charity (originally called Action in Distress) when 88 UK supporters sponsored 88 children in India and Kenya.
Basic Information
- Category: International Aid
- Founded: 1972
- Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Website: actionaid.org
Documented Facts
- Email: mail.jhb@actionaid.org (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founded: 1972 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- ActionAid — Official Site (official)
- ActionAid on instagram (social)
- ActionAid on facebook (social)
- ActionAid — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (88/100)
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- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-27T23:16:02.258Z
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AI summary
ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization whose stated primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide. It is a federation of 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organisations, on a range of development issues. It was founded in 1972 by Cecil Jackson-Cole as a child sponsorship charity (originally called Action in Distress) when 88 UK supporters sponsored 88 children in India and Kenya.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 1 official source linked for verification.
- 3 supporting sources linked.
- 2 structured facts available for extraction.
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