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Action For Southern Africa

Actsa

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1174757
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 20, 2017
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Action for Southern Africa
200A Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JP

Contact

Activities

Campaigning & Advocacy work this lies at the core of what we do. We support local actors in southern Africa and lobby key stakeholders in the UK to push for change and secure rights, equality and development for the region.Advancing education of the public on Southern Africa, by highlighting the causes of underdevelopment, poverty and conflict and exposing the destructive legacies of apartheid

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are For The Public Benefit:to Promote Human Rights (As Set Out In The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Subsequent United Nations Conventions And Declarations) In Southern Africa By:monitoring Abuses Of Human Rights;obtaining Redress For The Victims Of Human Rights Abuse;relieving Need Among The Victims Of Human Rights Abuse;research Into Human Rights Issues;educating The Public About Human Rights;commenting On Proposed Human Rights Legislation;raising Awareness Of Human Rights Issues;promoting Public Support For Human Rights;promoting Respect For Human Rights Among Individuals And Corporations;international Advocacy Of Human Rights;eliminating Infringements Of Human Rights.the Relief Of Poverty And The Improvement Of The Conditions Of Life In Socially And Economically Disadvantaged Communities In Southern Africato Promote Public Education And Research, On A Range Of Issues Which Contribute To The Relief And Eradication Of Poverty And The Advancement Of Human Rights, Equality And Diversity In Southern Africa, Particularly With Respect To The Nature, Causes And Effects Of Poverty, Social Inequity, Human Rights Violations, And Environmental Degradation.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Angola, Botswana, Congo (Democratic Republic), Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £216,994 £205,205
Dec. 31, 2023 £141,146 £121,637
Dec. 31, 2022 £111,467 £125,271
Dec. 31, 2021 £120,282 £120,858
Dec. 31, 2020 £157,821 £160,514

Trustees

Name Appointed
Chitra Karve (Chair) Sept. 20, 2017
Benjamin James Whitaker Sept. 20, 2017
David Bowen Kenvyn Sept. 20, 2017
John Vass Muir Sept. 5, 2020
Marc Patrick Green June 10, 2025
Sarvothum Seetharam Kamath Sept. 20, 2017
Zita Holbourne Sept. 5, 2020