Practical Action works with people in poor communities to improve their quality of life today and for generations to come. We actively engage with local people to come up with innovative, practical solutions, which address their real needs.

But it is often only when action is taken in the developed world; when constituents are knocking on the doors of MPs; when shareholders are meeting with CEOs; when the media is full of an issue that large-scale change occurs.

Practical Action aims to challenge some of the underlying causes of poverty by campaigning to influence behaviour change and national and international policies and practices.