Every year about 300 million people are affected by conflict or natural disaster. We work with communities on a long-term basis to mitigate impact and aid recovery.

ActionAid works in emergency situations providing immediate relief and setting up long-term projects to help communities rebuild their lives and reduce their vulnerability to future disasters.

Our immediate relief work is just the tip of the iceberg: find out what we do to help communities rebuild themselves in the wake of conflict and natural disasters.

People in poor countries are suffering the effects of climate change the most, even though they have contributed to it the least. Read more about how we work to prevent climate change and help poor people adapt to it.

Anaba Mbule and his family from Winkogo, Ghana lost their home, land and crops in severe floods several years ago. With your help, we were able to give Anaba the tools to rebuild his life.

Our campaigns turn up the heat and challenge the rules, regulations and power relations that keep people poor.

Whether you've got a minute, an hour or a month to spare, we've got the campaign for you.

What does it mean to campaign, and how can you get involved?

The way donor governments decide to spend their aid and drop debts has huge implications for how effective they can be at tackling poverty and promoting development.

Foreign companies can be a force for good in developing countries - bringing new jobs, technology and investment. They can also abuse the rights of poor communities and workers and destroy the environment by putting profits before people.

ActionAid has a huge range of experience in the field of education around the world - working from early childhood through to adult education.

Our approach to human security during emergencies and conflict encompasses preparedness and mitigation measures as well as response and recovery.

Explore the impact of HIV and AIDS on the world's poorest countries and look at G8 countries' failure to make good on their promises and provide HIV treatment for all by 2010.

Hunger kills 3.5 million children every year. That's one every 10 seconds. And the causes of hunger aren’t natural, they’re manmade - and we can fix them.

Developing countries lose an estimated $160 billion to tax evasion by multinational companies every year. Find out how this happens, and what measures can be put in place to make the system fairer.

Trade can play an important role in lifting millions of people out of poverty. However, rich countries continue to push trade rules that harm poor communities and prevent development.

Around the world, and particularly in developing countries, women and girls are disadvantaged, excluded, discriminated against, and in many cases, denied their rights.