About
ActionAid Association India works for the human rights of women by providing them counselling and legal aid to resist violence and by supporting them Read morein regaining control of their lives. It promotes children's rights to education, nutrition, safety and protection along with overall well-being. It creates awareness for saving the girl child and advocates the right to equality. The organization also works for the citizenship rights of minorities and underprivileged communities. It works to build leadership and livelihood skills among youth in the communities to eradicate poverty, distress-migration and bonded labour. It encourages Dalits, Adivasis and women farmers to practice sustainable forms of agriculture and community-led mechanisms for the conservation of natural resources. It also spreads awareness about people's rights over land, livelihoods and public commons. The organization also works with various State Governments and policymakers to formulate policies supporting gender equality, stronger land rights and property rights, especially for women with a secular approach towards all.
Issue
Attempts to address bias, injustice and poverty amongst a large population.
Action
It works on multiple initiatives to address livelihoods, tribal and Dalit rights and other cultural malpractices.
Sectors
- Agriculture
- Child & Youth Development
- Disaster Management
- Water
- Human Rights
- Food & Nutrition
- Education
- Gender
- Skill Development
- Health
- Sanitation
- Livelihoods
Sub Sectors
- Dalit Empowerment
- Micro Finance - Self Help Groups
- Panchayat
- Poverty
- Vocational Training
- Women Empowerment
- Formal Education
- Child Rights
- Girl Child
- featured
- disaster-relief
Demographies Served
- Women
- Children
- Farmers
- Girls
- Specially Abled
Programs
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Achieving the Adivasi Millenium
Alirajpur
Madhya Pradesh
Worked with the Bhil tribes of Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh to achieve access to land and natural resources, advocating for their participation in public welfare schemes, restoring the rights of women and girls, ensuring their safety, ensuring the rights of children, their education and protection and advocating for providing them with equal socio-economic opportunities.
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Ensuring rights of girl child and gender equality
Nalgonda
Telangana
Addresses the rights of marginalised women and empowers them to fight against gender-based violence through organising them into grassroots groups which struggle for the rightful share of women in social and economic resources.
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Inclusive Communities and Schools
South Delhi
Delhi
Focuses on educating disabled children from marginalised communities through funding rehabilitation programmes.
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Democratic Governance & Entitlements
East Delhi
Delhi
Works to provide just and fair governance and access to social benefits to the marginalised people, especially minority Muslims, living in the slums of Seema Puri, Delhi. It focuses on their rights to land and resources, citizenship, food security and livelihood.
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Campaign for Dalit Empowerment
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Partnering with The Tamil Nadu Federation of Women Presidents of Panchayats, ActionAid has organized the fifth State Level Convention of Women Panchayat Presidents to enable visibility of their work and bring them together.
Impact Metrics
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Assisted workers from unorganized sectors to build their skills
Year-wise Metrics- 2015 9000
- 2016 2708
- 2017 5782
- 2018 5497
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Helped community youth through leadership building initiative
Year-wise Metrics- 2015 19000
- 2016 321
- 2017 2435
- 2018 2944
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAAAA9409Q
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Registration IDS56828
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VO ID / Darpan IDDL/2016/0113991
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12A
AAAAA9409QE20086
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80G
AAAAA9409QF20084
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FCRA
231661299
Location
Project Location

F-5 (First Floor), Kailash Colony

New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Vadodara, Mumbai, Secunderabad, Bhopal, Bangalore, Kolkata, Patna, Chennai, Lucknow, Gawahati, Jaipur, Budgam

West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Society
Website
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Website