One World Action was a charity based in
London
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whose aims were a world free from
poverty
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little income. Poverty can have diverse and
oppression
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, where strong
democracies
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safeguard people's rights.
One World Action supported partner organizations in
Asia
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,
Africa
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and
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
, whose work are founded on the principles of democracy. Many supported projects tackle gender inequality.
All its programmes are initiated by local people, providing understanding and meeting of local needs.
Formerly named the Bernt Carlsson Trust, One World Action was founded by
Glenys Kinnock on December 21, 1989 – exactly one year after
UN Commissioner for Namibia,
Bernt Carlsson, was killed in the
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. The transatlantic leg of the route was operated by ''Clipper Maid of the Seas'', a Boein ...
crash.
The charity was affiliated with
Solidar.
It was removed from the register of charities on 2 October 2012 on the grounds that it had ceased to exist.
Activities
* Nearly 300,000 people in
Angola
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were given access to clean water through the work of a One World Action partner, the Development Workshop.
* Through mediation a One World Action partner, Nagorik Uddyog has settled nearly 1000 separate cases of conflict involving the poor in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...
.
* In
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the coun ...
a One World Action partner, Movimiento Maria Elena Cuadra, provides training to women factory workers in the Export Processing Zones about labour rights and health & safety.
* One World Action is thought to be behind the
politicalcompass.org website.
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References
External links
One World Action Web Page
1989 establishments in the United Kingdom
Pan Am Flight 103
Development charities based in the United Kingdom
Charities based in London
Poverty-related organizations
Organizations established in 1989
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