Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Acted

Founded	1993
Headquarters	Paris
Origins	Kabul, Afghanistan and Paris, France
President	Bertrand Gallet
Website	https://www.acted.org/en/

Acted is a French humanitarian non-governmental organisation. It is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organisation. Acted works in 42 countries responding to emergencies and crisis situations.^[1]

Acted was initially established in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1993,^[2] distributing coal and flour to bakeries to cope with bread shortages. Activities quickly expanded around the country and then to wider Central Asia. From here, Acted's work spread to Africa, Central America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.^[3] Acted has its head office in Paris and network offices in Geneva, London, Ottawa and Washington, D.C.

The NGO implements programmes in 42 countries in Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia; South America and the Caribbean; the Middle East and North Africa; West, Central and East Africa; and Europe.

In 2022, Acted implemented 596 projects reaching directly 18 million people, with a €553 million budget and more than 7,500 staff.^{[citation needed]}

Acted is also one of the seven member NGOs of Alliance2015, along with Ayuda en Acción, Cesvi, Concern Worldwide, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, Hivos, People in Need and Welthungerhilfe.^[4]

History

Acted was founded in Afghanistan in 1993. By 1996, the organisation expanded to neighboring countries.

Acted is a signatory of the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organisations in Disaster Relief.

Action

Acted pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor, contributing to the relief, stabilisation, and recovery of crisis-affected people in fragile areas. Its vision is guided by the motto "Think local - Act global", reflecting the need to rely on a deep understanding of local territories and contexts to develop and implement actions based on local knowledge, structures and capacities.

Countries of intervention

As of November 2023, Acted is present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Rep.), Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Myanmar, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan , Philippines , Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine , Uzbekistan, and Yemen.

References

External links

• Official website (in English and French)

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