Company organisation
Practical Action
Practical Action is a registered charity in the UK and a company limited by guarantee, under the direction of a Board of Trustees. The senior management team, which has executive responsibilities, is called the Strategy Leadership Team (SLT) and it comprises the Chief Executive and twelve Directors, including seven Country and Regional Directors.
Registered address: The Schumacher Centre for Technology & Development, Bourton on Dunsmore, Rugby CV23 9QZ, United Kingdom. | Registered charity No 247257 | Company Reg No 871954, England | VAT No 880 9924 76 | practicalaction@practicalaction.org.uk
Subsidiaries
The charity has four wholly-owned trading subsidiaries, two of which are dormant.
Practical Action Publishing Ltd comprises book and journal publishing and book retailing via mail order and the internet (developmentbookshop.com). All these activities are in line with our charitable objectives and our 'customers' are mainly development professionals and academics worldwide.
Practical Action Consulting Ltd provides high quality independent research and professional advice to clients including Governments, International Development Agencies, NGOs and private sector entities for the purpose of poverty reduction in countries in Africa, Asia and South America. Practical Action Consulting operates in two main strategic areas of technology and development: Rural and Urban Infrastructure and Increasing Enterprise Opportunities and Access to Markets
ATS Property Holdings (Pvt) Ltd [Sri Lanka subsidiary] - dormant
Intermediate Technology Products Ltd - dormant
Programme work
Practical Action's projects are organised under four programme themes:
Two cross-cutting themes are also present across our work:
Where we work
The four programmes operate across our country and regional offices:
In addition to these seven offices, Practical Action also has a Head Office in the UK, with responsibility for coordinating group finances, management, knowledge sharing, fundraising and marketing.
Annual Highlights 2000-2001
ITDG Annual Highlights for 2000-2001. This year has seen many successes, both locally and in national and international arenas. The highlights from our programmes around the world show how ITDG's w...
Read moreAnnual Highlights 2002
In the year 1999-2000 , ITDG's expenditure reached £12.9m. The organisation won international awards for its work on shelter, education and multi-media dissemination of practical appropriat...
Read moreAnnual Highlights 2004
A review of our activities over the financial year 2003-4, including financial summary.
Read moreAnnual Highlights 2005
Practical Action's annual highlights for 2005, which review our work around the world supporting poor communities, and look to the challenges of the future. These can be read online or downloaded a...
Read moreAnnual report 2009-10
Practical Action's annual report and accounts for 2007-8 are available to download as a PDF file. They include a review of our international programmes against strategic objectives, the report of t...
Read moreAnnual report and accounts
Practical Action's annual highlights for 2006 review our work around the world supporting poor communities and look to the challenges of the future. These can be downloaded as a full-colour PDF file.
Read moreBoard of Trustees
Practical Action is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity in the UK, under the direction of a Board of Trustees.
Read moreContact us (dev)
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Read moreFinancial overview 1999-2000
In 1999-2000 ITDG had a turnover of £12.9 million (US$20.8 million at current rates). Over half the expenditure financed technology programmes. Around 13 per cent was spent on policy, public ...
Read moreIntermediate Technology
This article was written by EF Schumacher, founder of ITDG/Practical Action, in 1975. It original...
Read moreIs Small Beautiful? conference - Speeches - Pat Mooney
"Small is dangerous: the threat of nano-technology": speech by Pat Mooney to Is Small Beautiful? A one-day conference to mark the 30th anniversary of Small is Beautiful by EF Schumacher to be held ...
Read moreITDG Annual Highlights 2003
Annual highlights 2003 - a review of ITDG's work in markets, services, new technologies and reducing vulnerability, as well as advocacy and education work and the outputs of our subsidiary companie...
Read moreKnowledge - Impact - Influence
The Group Strategy 2003-2007 set out how Practical Action / ITDG will increase its impact and influence in an increasingly divided and fragile world. Practical Action must continue to offer 'practi...
Read moreOur distinctive practical approach
Practical Action's approach to poverty reduction is based on three key attributes: people focussed, practical answers and sustainable solutions.
Read moreOur programme aims
Practical Action aims to help eradicate poverty in developing countries by developing and using technologies, and by demonstrating results, sharing knowledge and influencing others. To achieve thi...
Read morePractical Action on video
The majority of Practical Action's videos can be found on our video channel, but you may also be ...
Read moreSmall is Working
Transcript of the video "Small is Working". The first part looks at the legacy of EF Schumacher's ideas, while the other three examine particular applications of small-scale technology by ITDG to r...
Read moreSmall is Working video
The video Small is Working brings together research and case studies to demonstrate the potential transformative powers of technology. Each video is available to download as a Window Media file, in...
Read moreStrategic Planning in ITDG
At an organisational level ITDG applies a strategic business planning process that is still in its formative years but under active review and improvement. The leading core of the planning system i...
Read moreStrategic Planning in ITDG
The primary objective of the PME system is to provide operational staff with a useful method of facilitating high quality work by promoting good planning, monitoring, review and management of proje...
Read moreStrategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
As an international NGO with a wide range of geographical, technical and social initiatives ITDG realises the high importance of planning, monitoring and evaluating the activities it undertakes.
Read moreTechnology challenging poverty
Technological development is focused on meeting the needs of rich consumers in the developed world. Scant attention is paid to the vital needs of people in the developing world. Practical Action ai...
Read moreUnder construction
Practical Action works alongside communities to find practical solutions to the poverty they face. We see technology as a vital contributor to people’s livelihoods. Our definition of technology includes physical infrastructure, machinery and equipment, knowledge and skills and the capaci...
Read moreWhat we do
All of Practical Action's work is based around four international programme aims: reducing vulnerability, production & markets, access to services, and new technologies.
Read moreWhere we work
World map showing location of ITDG areas of work, with links to country and regional offices.
Read moreWho we are
Practical Action is an international development charity with a difference. We work together with some of the world’s poorest women, men and children, helping to tackle poverty in the developing world through the innovative use of technology.
Read morePractical Action was formerly known as Intermediate Technology Development Group Ltd (ITDG). It changed its working name to Practical Action in June 2005, and its legal name to Practical Action Ltd in November 2008. Since September 2009 the legal name is Practical Action.
Registered address
Practical Action
The Schumacher Centre,
Bourton on Dunsmore,
Rugby CV23 9QZ,
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1926 634400
Email: practicalaction@practicalaction.org.uk
