Action Aid talk on eathiopia

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Alex Yule                                  Action Aid Ethiopia.

I want to tell you about a charity my family supports.

It is called 'Action Aid'

In the 1990's Action Aid launched a campaign. This was mainly a campaign for donations but the difference was that they didn't want to impose solutions on communities, but to help, support and educate people to make changes themselves.

The donations of money Action Aid receives is rigorously monitored and audited. The money is also spent effectively and efficiently for the people who need it.

Action aid currently has 1,787 people working for them of which 89% are from developing countries. Action Aid has over 2,000 partner organisations around the world. They also have around 320,000 supporters of the charity.  

Since the charity has set up in 1972 they have helped over 13 million of the worlds most poorest and disadvantaged people worldwide. Action Aid help the people to fight for and gain their rights to food, shelter, work, education, healthcare and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.

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Their partners range from small community support groups to national alliances and international networks seeking education for all, trade justice and action against HIV/AIDS. There work has influenced government’s decisions

On august 30th  more than 600 people died and as many as 50,000 people have been displaced by severe flooding in nine of Ethiopia’s eleven regions. Action Aid helped to bring help to most of the regions that were affected

I am now going to tell you about a few of the people we have helped

We were ...

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