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	ActionAid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ActionAid was founded in 1972 as a child sponsorship charity when 88 UK supporters sponsored 88 children in India and Kenya, the focus primarily being to provide children with an education.
		The international secretariat is based in South Africa, and operations are organised on a regional basis; managed from Kenya, Thailand and Brazil.
		ActionAid works with poor and marginalised communities throughout the world to help them recognise, promote and secure their basic rights, and control their own development.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ActionAid (282 words)

	Welcome to ActionAid India
		It is the outcome of extensive consultations with civil society organisations, community members and ActionAid's partners and staff.
		ActionAid is also working in the tsunami affected areas of the country,including A&N Islands through a national tsunami response programme.
		This newsletter is dedicated to share the stories of the people with whom we strive to achieve fundamental rights and activate a life of dignity.
	www.actionaidindia.org (164 words)

	Uganda deployment with our partner ActionAid \| Inveneo.org
		This successful deployment was completed in partnership with ActionAid, and enables villagers to use a phone, computer and the Internet for the first time ever, empowering them to use communications and technology to improve their lives dramatically.
		ActionAid will train the users from the locoal villages in the use of the stations and how to apply the system to improve their situation.
		Formed in 1972, ActionAid has been growing and expanding to its worldwide coverage today - helping over 13 million of the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people in 42 countries worldwide through a staff of over 1700 (89% from developing countries) and an 2003 income of 116 million Euros.
	www.inveneo.org /?q=uganda (734 words)

	ActionAid USA :: IMF
		ActionAid International was at the meeting in Washington and our experts had this to say on the key themes that emerged.
		ActionAid International will also track the actual feasibility of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals to end poverty, as it relates to the IMF/World Bank, as well as the possible revisions of lending restrictions that are deemed by many as responsible for increasing the burdens of the poor.
		ActionAid International is hosting a delegation of experts who can speak to the Summit from their unique personal perspectives.
	www.actionaidusa.org /imf.php (1049 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » ActionAid defends Ethiopia activists after bail is refused
		The international development agency ActionAid has expressed its deep disappointment after an Ethiopian court today refused bail to two anti-poverty activists who were arrested in early November.
		ActionAid Ethiopia's policy head Daniel Bekele, and close partner Netsanet Demessie of the Organisation for Social Justice in Ethiopia (OSJE), were held for more than a month before they were charged with conspiring to overthrow the Ethiopian constitution.
		ActionAid has consistently maintained that the two men have done nothing illegal, and that their work as social activists and anti-poverty campaigners is protected by the constitution.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SODA-6KR49C?OpenDocument (315 words)

	ActionAid USA
		Three ActionAid humanitarian workers and their driver were killed today in the northern district of Afghanistan.
		A Harvard graduate, Peter comes to ActionAid after a laudable career as the founder and Coordinator of the Agribusiness Accountability Initiative at Center of Concern, the Latin America Director of Ashoka, and as the national director of a refugee resettlement program in war-torn El Salvador.
		All donations to ActionAid International USA through the month of May will serve to provide direct relief and advocacy for individuals throughout Africa who are struggling for the lack of food.
	www.actionaidusa.org (845 words)

	Welcome to Action Aid Haiti and Dominican Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ActionAid began working in Haiti and the Dominican Republic in 1996 and now works with nearly 40,000 people.
		In Haiti, ActionAid International Haiti-Dominican Republic (AAI-HDR) supports poor people’s basic rights and needs, working at a practical level to improve access to basic services.
		We lobby the government and others for changes to the policies and practices that affect poor people’s lives.
	www.actionaidhaiti.org (222 words)

	ActionAid International : fighting poverty together :
		ActionAid is urging the European Commission to drop anti-dumping duties on shoes from Vietnam, which are adversely affecting nearly 1m people who depend on the industry for their livelihoods.
		Find out how ActionAid is working on the ground to alleviate suffering and help those affected plan for a more secure future.
		ActionAid today welcomed moves by India, Brazil, Tanzania, Thailand, Peru and Pakistan to make international companies that patent medicines and other products based on wild plants and animals, to reveal the origin of their discoveries, to stop indigenous people losing out on a market worth an estimated £20bn a year
	www.actionaid.org (260 words)

	Alliance Magazine - March 2004
		Ramesh Singh, Chief Executive of ActionAid UK since September 2003, took on the role of CEO of the new organization, based in South Africa.[1] This is the culmination of a process of ‘internationalization’ that has been going on at ActionAid for some five years now.
		As former CEO of ActionAid UK, Salil Shetty, put it in a staff consultation paper: ‘We have the option of standing outside the battleground and supporting the fight against poverty from outside, using the solidarity approach.
		ActionAid Italy, for example, will still be able to pull the plug on a developing country ActionAid that it supports.
	www.allavida.org /alliance/ammar04a.html (716 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "ActionAid International Shocked, Saddened by Journalist's Murder" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Roche has been a close friend of ActionAid since his 2001 pro-bono collaboration on the prevalence of child slave labor within the Dominican Republic.
		Roche's tragic death marks yet another instance of growing violence within the region, which is experiencing an average of six kidnappings a day, as well as daily barrages of unprovoked gunfire.
		ActionAid International is a nonprofit organization bringing relief to some 13 million individuals in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean every year.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=134-07152005&site=rss (329 words)

	Donate: ActionAid International USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ActionAid International's vision is a world without poverty in which every person can exercise their right to a life of dignity.
		ActionAid International works in over 40 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America with over 2000 partner organizations and grassroots communities to reach over 13 million of the world's poorest people.
		ActionAid's staff and partners make progress every day towards changing and improving the lives of the poor.
	universalgiving.org /donate/actionaid_international_usa/id1049.do?... (311 words)

	ClickPress \| ActionAid Recycling's response to the recent Japanese Court ruling regarding Canon and Recycled cart
		Actionaid Recycling agree with Recycle Assist that destroying the market for recycled goods is not in the best interests of consumers.
		Actionaid Recycling work closely with the cartridge remanufacturing industry in the UK, collecting empty printer cartridges from businesses, to supply cartridge remanufacturers.
		Actionaid Recycling and the industry trade association UKCRA (United Kingdom Cartridge Remanufacturers Association) continue to promote the use of high quality remanufactured printer cartridges in the UK.
	www.clickpress.com /releases/Detailed/8777005cp.shtml (258 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "ActionAid International Responds to World Bank Communique" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Romilly Greenhill, Policy Officer, ActionAid International: "These 18 countries have been paying nearly $10 million of their precious revenues to the World Bank each week.
		This follows the G8's acknowledgement in July 2005 that countries should be free to determine their own paths to development.
		Collins Magalasi, Head of Policy with ActionAid Malawi, said: "We welcomed the G8's recognition that it is local people, not Washington-based bureaucrats, who should determine a countries' policies.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=53993 (491 words)

	ActionAid USA
		Operating in some 50 countries, and directly assisting 14 million individuals a year, ActionAid International is a nonprofit dedicated to combating global poverty and the conditions that cause it.
		"ActionAid is deeply troubled by the undemocratic process by which the United States secured the World Bank presidency for Paul Wolfowitz," said ActionAid International USA executive director Atila Roque.
		McBride Nkhalamba of ActionAid Malawi has traveled to the Spring Meetings with the Malawian parliamentarians Louis Ted Kalebe and Austin Mtukula to deliver the International Parliamentarians Petition for Democratic Oversight of the IMF and World Bank.
	www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/news2005/0415-03.htm (506 words)

	ActionAid International : media : ActionAid's response to the G8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ActionAid International : media : ActionAid's response to the G8 text only version
		Caroline Sande Mukulira, from ActionAid’s Southern Africa programme:
		We have some aid, but not enough, some debt relief but not enough and virtually nothing on trade.
	www.actionaid.org /index.asp?page_id=491 (497 words)

	printer toner ink cartridge mobile & PDA recycling charity ActionAid Recycling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ActionAid Recycling are also an official sponsor of the UK Mobile Phone Throwing Championships.
		ActionAid Recycling reduce waste by collecting empty printer, photocopier and fax cartridges, and unwanted mobile phones and PDAs; and reduce poverty by donating profits to ActionAid, the charity, who work with over 9 million of the world's poorest people.
		ActionAid Recycling Ltd is committed to the alleviation of poverty, and fundraises to support campaigns run by the charity ActionAid, or on behalf of ActionAid.
	www.actionaidrecycling.org.uk (585 words)

	ClickPress \| ActionAid Recycling Launch New Recycling Website
		ActionAid Recycling's new recycling site for Ink and Toner Cartridges, PDAs and Mobile Phones and PDAs is now online with information and free services.
		ActionAid Recycling have been actively involved in reducing waste and reducing poverty since 1993.
		ActionAid Recycling believe that our business has a corporate responsibility to our local area and environment, and also on a more global level.
	www.clickpress.com /releases/Detailed/10085005cp.shtml (223 words)

	ActionAid \| Tsunami Information Centre
		ActionAid is working with people affected by the tsunami in India, the Maldives, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
		There are also problems that are unique to certain areas, highlighting the complexity of delivering the kind of support that people need to rebuild their lives, homes and villages on their own terms.
		Following the immediate emergency response, ActionAid´s efforts have been directed towards the long-term recovery of the affected populations.
	tsunami.actionaid.org.uk (221 words)

	Alliance Extra - January 2005 - Beyond child sponsorship — raising funds in India - Jerry Almeida Interview
		Instead, ActionAid India head Jeroninio (Jerry) Almeida explained to Alliance, they decided to pioneer a completely new approach and tell what he calls ‘the real story’ — an approach which has succeeded in raising around 300,000 from 40,000 individual donors in the first nine months.
		The ActionAid India approach is not to try to capture these same 200,000 people but rather to target people who have never given to social causes.
		ActionAid India is now committed to taking all this further with the Indian Confederation of NGOs (I-CONGO), spearheaded by ActionAid India.
	www.allavida.org /alliance/axjan05b.html (2463 words)

	ActionAid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ActionAid is one of the UK's largest development charities which works with over five million of the world's poorest people in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to help eradicate poverty.
		ActionAid - ActionAid is one of the UK's largest development charities which works with over five million of the world's poorest people in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to help eradicate poverty.
		You can access every time you want ActionAid is one of the UK's largest development charities which works with over five million of the world's poorest people in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to help eradicate poverty.
	www.wolist.com /wo/society/issues/poverty/376200.html (148 words)

	Michelle's Flora London Marathon for ActionAid
		A huge thank you to those who sponsored me, those who wished me luck, those who gave me very sound advice, fella bloggers and those who turned out on the day to cheer me on.
		I saw the ActionAid team and they brought us through to a room in the Institute of Directors.
		ActionAid are one of the UK's largest overseas development charities, working with over 5 million people in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
	michellesmarathon.blogspot.com (4553 words)

	recycling charity ActionAid Recycling: Mobile & PDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Phones which need parts replacing or are beyond economic repair are sold to a company who either replace the faulty parts or break the phone down into their component parts which are then re-used or recycled.
		As with cartridges, a percentage of the profits raised from selling a donated phone is paid directly to the charity ActionAid.
		In 2005 this equated to 75% of the business profits of ActionAid Recycling.
	www.actionaidrecycling.org.uk /mobilephones.htm (272 words)

	Everything Irish-Blog Marathon
		If you saw The Quiet Man with John wayne and Maureen O'Hara, thy did their courting under the watchful eye of Barry Fitzgerald (as the driver) as they rode in his jaunting car.
		And of course the child that has just made their communion love it as it is customary to get money from their aunts and uncles.
		Got quite a few medals too which always seemed to surprise me as just before the music started for a competition I distinctly recall not being able to remember the steps…but the minute the music started it was like turning on a switch and it all came back to me.
	everythingirish.blogspot.com (11744 words)

	Actionaid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		in 2000 as a new country initiative from the ActionAid International Regional Office in
		ActionAid International Cambodia (AAI Cambodia) started its full-fledged country programme since July 2004 and is formally registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January 19, 2005.
		We partner with Community-Based Organisations (CBOs), NGOs, social movements, people's organization and activists and critically engage with governments, international organizations and private companies to ensure pro-poor policies, programmes and practices.
	wmt.actionaid.org.uk /wmt/Cambodia/2019.html (223 words)

	ActionAid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Read about how we are campaigning for a decent education for all, a Brazil free of GMOS and the monitoring of international trade agreements.
		Be a part of the change: join us in the fight against poverty and help ActionAid Brasil to continue its crucial work.
		Find out how you or your organisation can get involved in our projects and campaigns.
	www.actionaid.org.br /eng/home.htm (143 words)

	eBay UK Shop - Actionaid Recycling: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Actionaid Recycling sell pre-owned mobile phones and computer printer cartridges.
		We trade primarily to raise money for the charity Actionaid.
		Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
	stores.ebay.co.uk /Actionaid-Recycling (70 words)

	ActionAid UK: Schools
		Read about the Adivasi visit to the UK and how they captivated pupils and teachers with songs, dances, magic and much more.
		Global links is ActionAid's interactive global citizenship site for schools - you can explore life around the world, ask questions, share ideas, and take action on issues that matter.
		View our latest secondary catalogue, special offers and download free resources.
	www.actionaid.org.uk /index.asp?page_id=100006 (130 words)

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