Who we are

We’re an international organisation, working with over 25 million people in more than 40 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice.

Our head office is in Johannesburg. We’re the only large international development organisation with our head office based in Africa. Wel also have offices right across Asia, the Americas and Europe. We believe the people whose lives our work affects should decide how we’re run.

And that’s what makes us different. We help people use their own power to fight poverty and injustice. Because that’s how real change happens – for families, for communities, for whole societies.

You can help us make a fairer, better world – wherever you are. Your donations can help more people to transform their lives. Your voice can persuade world leaders to change policies.

If you'd like to know more about our new strategy launched in 2011, you'll find lots of information on our People's Action to End Poverty page.

Find out how you can get involved.