ActionAid USA
GRANT DETAIL
Washington, DC
United States
$100,000 for 2 years
For its work on international climate finance.
Award Date
March 18, 2011Program
Democratic PracticeProgram Goal
Strengthening Democracy in Global GovernanceObjective(s)
To contribute to the design process of the Green Climate Fund to ensure an equitable
fund that responds to the needs of developing countries.
To build U.S. support for innovative financial mechanisms to generate public contributions to climate finance.
Other Grants Given To This Grantee
$80,000 for 1 year
For Haiti relief efforts.
Award Date: 01/28/2010
$200,000 for 2 years
For its analysis and advocacy on the programs of key international financial institutions in Africa.
Award Date: 11/19/2009
Close-Up
"Our mission, quite ambitiously," said Executive Director Peter O'Driscoll, "is to end poverty." What separates ActionAid from other international nonprofits with the same focus, however, is its approach: mobilizing impoverished people around a sustainable solution to global poverty.