Our Mission, Vision and Values

Vision
What we want:
A world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity.

Mission
How we’re going to achieve it:
To work with poor and excluded people to eradicate poverty and injustice.

Values
ActionAid lives by the following values:

• Mutual Respect requiring us to recognise the innate worth of all people and the values of diversity.
• Equity and Justice requiring us to work to ensure equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, colour, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion.
• Honesty and Transparency being accountable at all levels for the effectiveness of our actions and open in our judgements and communications with others.
• Solidarity with the poor, powerless and excluded will be the only bias in our commitment to the fight against poverty.
• Courage of Conviction, requiring us to be creative and radical, bold and innovative - without fear of failure – in pursuit of making the greatest possible impact on the causes of poverty.
• Independence from any religious or party-political affiliation.
• Humility in our presentation and behaviour, recognising that we are part of a wider alliance against poverty.