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One World Action was a charity based in London whose aims were a world free from poverty and oppression, where strong democracies safeguard people's rights.

One World Action supported partner organizations in Asia, Africa and Central America. Their work was founded on the principles of democracy. Many supported projects tackle gender inequality.

All its programs are initiated by local people, providing understanding and meeting local needs.[1]

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 crash.

The charity was affiliated with Solidar.

It was removed from the register of charities on 2 October 2012 because it had ceased to exist.[2]

Activities

  • Nearly 300,000 people in Angola 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.
  • In Nicaragua a One World Action partner, Movimiento Maria Elena Cuadra, provides training to women factory workers in the Export Processing Zones about labor rights and health & safety.
  • One World Action is thought to be behind the politicalcompass.org website.[3]

References

  1. ^ One World Action, Rhinoceros Directory
  2. ^ "One World Action". Charity Commission. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ Utley, Tom. "I'm v. Right-wing, says the BBC, but it's not that simple". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2017. A lot of the questions in the test are very irritatingly phrased and impossible to answer properly, with only these four options available: "strongly agree", "agree", "disagree" and "strongly disagree.


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