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War On Want
War on Want – outline
• Medium sized NGO in UK/EU terms:
turnover of around £2.5m, 24 staff
• Based in London only
• Emerged from labour/trade union
movement in 1952, Harold Wilson later
PM twice
• Varying focus, but always supporting those
who struggle to find own path of
development.
Our vision
A WORLD FREE FROM
POVERTY AND OPPRESSION,
BASED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE,
EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
FOR ALL
Our mission
To fight against the root causes of
poverty and human rights
violations, as part of the
worldwide movement for global
justice.
Our programmes
• We work with 31 trade unions, social
movements and workers’ and farmers’
organisations in 15 countries across Asia, Africa
and Latin America.
• 4 thematic areas:
Sweatshops and plantations
Informal economy
Food justice
Conflict zones
Partners in sweatshops and plantations
• National Garment Workers’ Federation, Bangladesh
• Asia Resource Centre, Hong Kong
• Labour Action Monitor China
• Kenya Women Workers’ Organisation (KEWWO)
• National Union of Plantation & Agricultural Workers, Zambia
• Free Trade Zones & General Service Employees Union, Sri Lanka
• Colectiva de Mujeres Hondurenas (CODEMUH), Honduras
• Corporación Cactus, Colombia
• Sikhula Sonke, South Africa
Partners in the informal economy
• Alliance for Zambia Informal Economy Associations
(AZIEA)
• Workers’ Education Association Zambia (WEAZ)
• Kenya Alliance for Street Vendors & Informal Traders
• Anti-Privatisation Forum, South Africa
• Abahlali baseMjondolo, South Africa
• Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, South Africa
• Malawi Union for the Informal Sector (MUFIS)
• Conrado de la Cruz, Guatemala
Partners for food justice
• Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST),
Brazil
• Movimento Interestadual das Quebradeiras de Coco
Babaçu (MIQCB), Brazil
• União Nacional de Camponeses (UNAC), Mozambique
• Landless People’s Movement, South Africa
• MONLAR, Sri Lanka
Partners in conflict zones
• Stop the Wall, Palestine
• Al Zaytouna, Palestine
• Alternative Information Centre, Palestine
• Palenque el Congal, Colombia
• Social Research & Action Association (Nomadesc),
Colombia
• Iraq Federation of Oil Unions
Some International Successes
• Bangladesh: improved basic wage and right to
unionise
• Honduras: landmark hearing on rights abuses
• Stalling the oil privatisation law in Iraq
• Water provision in Soweto
• Ground-breaking contract in Sri Lanka
• Exposing human rights abuses by corporate armies
in Iraq
Campaigns
Supermarkets & Sweatshops
Corporations and conflict
Fighting occupation
Trade Justice
Tax dodging
The Global Financial Crisis
Funding
• Very mixed sources of funding 2008-09:
• Income £2.488m. Donations/legacies 44%
- grants 54% - other 2%
• Expenditure £2.351m. Programmes 53% campaigning 29% - fundraising 16% admin 2%
War on Want 2010-2015
1. Realise human rights, especially workers’
rights
2. Economic and social justice
3. End the business of war
4. Build the movement for global justice
5. Maximise our influence
6. Strengthen internal systems
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