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What you can do

ActionAid is beating poverty one step at a time - and there are hundreds of ways that you can help.

Do something you love, make your voice heard, have an adventure, sponsor a child, make politicians listen, sign up, join in, get your business involved – or just give a donation that will change the lives of generations. When it comes to beating poverty and injustice, it is easy to make your mark. Find out here how you can change the world.

Donate

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Sponsor a child today

ActionAid child sponsorship gives hope to thousands of children around the world. As a child sponsor, you'll have the chance to help a whole community.
Donate to ActionAid

From setting up a wedding list to giving monthly, there are so many ways to support ActionAid's work.

Campaigns

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Sign up!

Governments, big business and world leaders can end poverty. You can influence them. Join target poverty and we will help you to take action that leads to change. Together we will have an impact.
Insight, debate and campaigning news from ActionAid

Find out what our campaigners have been up to and discover loads of ways to get involved.
HungerFREE

There are now more than a billion people going hungry. That’s more people than ever before in history. The problem is economic and political - and that means it can be fixed. Find out how.
The Outlandish Revenue Service

Slippery corporations have found ways to avoid paying 160 BILLION DOLLARS in tax EVERY YEAR to developing countries. We're going to stop them. And have some ludicrous fun on the way...
Vedanta: communities at risk from UK mining giant

"Without our mountain, our God, there is no life for us": help save thhe kondh from a British mining company.
6 Degrees Project

Welcome to ActionAid's 6 Degrees Project. Born from the theory Six Degrees of Separation, this unique initiative will see double Ivor Novello winning songwriter (and newly appointed president of Epic Records) Amanda Ghost, taking the lead as one of six female artists coming together to create an exclusive track for ActionAid.
Tell ASDA to pay employees a living wage

If ASDA paid just an extra 2p on a £4 t-shirt, it could mean the difference between poverty and a decent standard of living for the people who make clothes for ASDA George in India. Tell ASDA to make fashion fair.
Learn to campaign

Join other campaigners for a day of action, adventure and inspiration (and a free lunch), on the 23 October in Leeds and the 30 October in London. You’ll find out how developing countries have been affected and what we can all do about it. You’ll have the chance to meet other people in your area, learn real skills, ways to influence those in power and understand the causes and consequences of poverty.

Get involved

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Get active

Get fit in the fight against poverty, take the trip of a lifetime, or watch the world turn from 10,000 feet.
Fundraise at school

Our vision is a world without poverty in which every person can exercise their right to a life of dignity. Our mission is to work with poor and marginalised people to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it.
ActionAid where you live

Do you want to meet new people, have fun and change lives at the same time? Why not start fundraising for ActionAid and help us in the fight against poverty. There are so many ways to get involved in your local area.
Fundraising support

All the fundraising resources you need to make your event go smoothly.
Get your company involved

There are many ways your company can get involved and support ActionAid’s work from donations and marketing promotions to staff fundraising and recycling.
Bollocks to Poverty

Bollocks to Poverty is ActionAid's youth channel. We're about doing something you love and fighting global poverty at the same time. Find out more and get involved.