Found 9,531 UK NGOs working in Africa
Figures refer to charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, based on areas of operation supplied to the Charity Commission by the charities themselves. Charities that say they work in more than 50 countries are not included. Total spending of these organisations includes work they carry out outside of Africa.
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- St Helena
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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| Charity | Reg. date | Latest income | Activities | Region ? |
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Muslim Hands Charity number 1105056 |
22/07/2004 |
Latest income £33,403,369 [Dec 2024] |
International relief organisation fundraising in the UK and distributing those funds to educational and humanitarian projects worldwide.
Work in Senegal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Türkiye and Jordan
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UK registered office: East Midlands |
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Concern Worldwide (UK) Charity number 1092236 |
28/05/2002 |
Latest income £36,482,378 [Dec 2024] |
Concern Worldwide (UK) is an international humanitarian organisation specialising in tackling hunger in the world's poorest countries. Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives. Working in partnership we help them bring about long-lasting change and realise their basic human rights; to food, health, education and ultimately a life of dignity.
Work in Central African Republic, Burundi, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Chad, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Uganda
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UK registered office: London |
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The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Charity number 1017938 |
05/03/1993 |
Latest income £38,693,000 [Oct 2024] |
To educate individuals engaged in procurement and supply.To promote and maintain high standards of professional skill, ability and integrity among procurement and supply professionals.To promote and and develop procurement and supply techniques and encourage the use of improved methods in all organisations.
Work in Ghana, Türkiye, United States, China, Australia, Singapore, South Africa and United Arab Emirates
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UK registered office: East of England |
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The Association of Accounting Technicians Charity number 1050724 |
15/11/1995 |
Latest income £35,183,205 [Mar 2025] |
To advance public education and promote the study of the practice, theory and techniques of accountancy and to prevent crime and promote the sound administration of the law for the public benefit by promoting and enforcing standards of professional conduct and monitoring and supervising their compliance with money laundering legislation.
Work in Ireland, Bahrain, Botswana, Bulgaria, The Gambia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Seychelles, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, United Arab Emirates, Eswatini, Cyprus, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Oman and Singapore
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UK registered office: London |
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Mission Aviation Fellowship International Charity number 1058226 |
24/09/1996 |
Latest income £44,840,268 [Dec 2024] |
MAF International uses light aircraft transform the lives of some of the world's most isolated people in need. Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and humanitarian organisations, MAF International delivers help, hope and healing to remote and inaccessible communities in the developing world.
Work in Canada, United States, Switzerland, New Zealand, Nepal, Guinea, Uganda, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Australia, Bangladesh, Chad, Finland, India, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa and Tanzania
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UK registered office: South East |
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Vso Charity number 313757 |
14/02/1962 |
Latest income £32,059,000 [Mar 2024] |
Vso is the world's leading independent international development agency working for change through volunteers. vso brings people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world. Vso has programmes in over twenty developing countries focusing on delivering sustainable change in three thematic areas: education, health and secure livelihoods.
Work in Thailand, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Uganda, Bangladesh, Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Ireland, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Netherlands
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UK registered office: London |
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Helpage International Charity number 288180 |
17/11/1983 |
Latest income £32,122,000 [Mar 2025] |
HelpAge International's vision is a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We work with our partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their right to healthcare, social services and economic and physical security.
Work in Myanmar, Mozambique, Moldova, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Jamaica, Iraq, India, Haiti, Ethiopia, Colombia, China, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Syria, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Russia, Philippines, Pakistan, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Vietnam, Ukraine, Uganda, Thailand, Tanzania, Sudan, South Sudan and Occupied Palestinian Territories
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UK registered office: London |
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World Animal Protection Charity number 1081849 |
04/08/2000 |
Latest income £30,869,000 [Dec 2024] |
We move the world to protect animals. We work globally with local partners, animal welfare organisations and businesses, and we influence decision makers internationally, nationally and locally. We have formal relationships with key international bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Council of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Work in China, India, Italy, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Vietnam, Kenya, Costa Rica, Philippines, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Thailand, Sweden, Romania and Denmark
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UK registered office: London |
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BBC Media Action Charity number 1076235 |
23/06/1999 |
Latest income £32,913,000 [Mar 2025] |
BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate.
Work in Nigeria, Nepal, Myanmar, North Macedonia, India, Libya, Liberia, Kenya, Jordan, Indonesia, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zambia, Syria, Afghanistan, Algeria, Ukraine, Türkiye, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Tanzania, Estonia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, China, Vietnam and South Sudan
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UK registered office: London |
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Royal Institute of British Architects Charity number 210566 |
14/08/1962 |
Latest income £30,725,000 [Dec 2024] |
The objectives of the RIBA, as set out in its Charter, are the Advancement of Architecture and the promotion of the acquiring of knowledge of the Arts and Sciences connected therewith. Its mission is to advance architecture by demonstrating public benefit and promoting excellence in the profession.
Work in Greece, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Serbia, Hong Kong, Poland, Peru, Malaysia, Lebanon, Egypt, Ireland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States, Liechtenstein, Spain and France
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UK registered office: London |
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Shell Foundation Charity number 1080999 |
02/06/2000 |
Latest income £29,307,733 [Dec 2024] |
Shell Foundation mission is to apply business thinking to major social and environmental issues linked to the energy sector - and seek to relieve poverty and hardship and protect the environment, for the public benefit, through the promotion and development of business-based solutions and supportive market environments, to target large scale impact.
Work in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, United States, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Oman, Kenya, Jordan, Iraq, India, Haiti, Egypt, Colombia, China and Brazil
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UK registered office: London |
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Absolute Return for Kids (Ark) Charity number 1095322 |
09/01/2003 |
Latest income £31,018,000 [Aug 2024] |
Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Ark incubates, launches and scales ventures that share our mission and values.
Work in India, Uganda and South Africa
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UK registered office: |
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Birdlife International Charity number 1042125 |
19/11/1994 |
Latest income £33,013,424 [Dec 2024] |
BirdLife International is a Partnership acting for birds, for priority sites, for the environment and for people. Over ten million people support the BirdLife International Partnership of non-governmental conservation organisations (Partners) and local networks. The BirdLife International Partners work together on shared priorities, programmes, and policies to deliver real conservation results.
Work in Jordan, Singapore, Kenya, Japan, Ghana, Fiji, Ecuador, Cambodia, Belgium, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Rwanda and Senegal
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UK registered office: East of England |
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Marine Stewardship Council Charity number 1066806 |
10/12/1997 |
Latest income £33,080,000 [Mar 2024] |
The MSC is a global non-profit organisation that recognises and rewards efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future. The MSC certification program contributes to the health of the oceans by rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood, and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.
Work in Indonesia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Portugal, Norway, Belgium, Peru, Italy, United States, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Singapore, Poland, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Germany, Japan and Iceland
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UK registered office: London |
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Human Capability Foundation Charity number 1145084 |
15/12/2011 |
Latest income £44,453,782 [Dec 2024] |
HCF is a grant-making charity that makes grants to organisations predominantly in India.
Work in Senegal and India
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UK registered office: London |
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Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) Charity number 1123956 |
06/05/2008 |
Latest income £29,430,242 [Jun 2024] |
The charity is a grant making charity, providing grants to a wide range of charitable projects in the UK and abroad, funded principally by donations made by affiliate and subsidiary companies of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and by current and former senior employees of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
Work in Ireland, Hong Kong, United States, Türkiye, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Romania, Lebanon, Italy, Israel, India, Ghana, Germany, France, Canada, Belgium and Australia
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UK registered office: London |
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Practical Action Charity number 247257 |
26/04/1966 |
Latest income £30,020,557 [Mar 2024] |
Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage
Work in Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso
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UK registered office: West Midlands |
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Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Charity number 1030884 |
23/12/1993 |
Latest income £31,490,728 [Mar 2024] |
WWT works to save wetlands for wildlife and for people by inspiring people to connect with and value wetlands and their wildlife, by demonstrating and promoting the importance and benefits of wetlands, by countering threats to wetlands and their wildlife, by creating and restoring wetlands and protecting key wetland sites and by savings threatened wetlands species.
Work in Cambodia, China, Kuwait, Madagascar, Russia, Seychelles, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States and Bulgaria
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UK registered office: South West |
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The Congregation of La Sainte Union Des Sacres Coeurs (Anglo-Hibernian Province) Charity number 233872 |
06/08/1965 |
Latest income £712,564 [Mar 2024] |
EducationRelief of povertySocial and Pastoral careMissions and activities in the Developing World
Work in Ireland and Tanzania
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UK registered office: London |
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The National Deaf Children's Society Charity number 1016532 |
21/01/1993 |
Latest income £33,568,000 [Mar 2025] |
NDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.
Work in Ecuador, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Colombia, Uganda, Tanzania, Ireland, Peru, Kenya and India
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UK registered office: London |
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Clientearth Charity number 1053988 |
26/03/1996 |
Latest income £26,499,465 [Dec 2024] |
ClientEarth's objects are the promotion and protection of the environment for the public benefit by the use of the law, to provide legal assistance to those who otherwise do not have access thereto, to promote education on environmental rights and responsibilities and to conduct research thereon. We will achieve these goals through advocacy, litigation, and research.
Work in Bulgaria, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Gabon, Congo and China
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UK registered office: London |
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Clean Air Fund Charity number 1183697 |
03/06/2019 |
Latest income £32,945,383 [Dec 2024] |
Clean Air Fund brings together philanthropic resources to improve air quality globally. It co-ordinates a collective strategy for air pollution activity, provides grant funding to a multi-national portfolio of clean air programmes, grants funds to research and knowledge-building activities, and provides a means of knowledge sharing and networking between stakeholders.
Work in Bulgaria, India, Ghana, Brazil, China, Poland, Spain and France
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UK registered office: London |
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The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Charity number 231060 |
13/04/1964 |
Latest income £30,881,000 [Dec 2024] |
CIPFA aims to work in the public interest to promote high standards and deliver excellence in governance and financial management throughout the public services.
Work in United States, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ireland, Italy, Canada, Malta, Lesotho, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Botswana, Bangladesh, Australia, China, Somalia and Tajikistan
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UK registered office: London |
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One Ummah Charity number 1168565 |
02/08/2016 |
Latest income £30,195,330 [Mar 2024] |
One Ummah Charity works to relieve poverty both locally here in the UK and Internationally. Our main work involves providing emergency aid in disaster stricken areas around the world. We also provide long term sustainable projects which benefit on going benefits to those in need.
Work in Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Türkiye, Uganda, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Somalia
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UK registered office: North East |
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The Elton John Aids Foundation Charity number 1017336 |
12/02/1993 |
Latest income £23,232,132 [Dec 2024] |
The Foundation empowers people infected, affected and at risk of HIV/AIDS, to alleviate their physical, emotional and financial hardship, enabling them to improve their quality of life, live with dignity and exercise self determination. It funds broad ranges of services and operational research, focusing on the most disadvantaged and high risk groups both in the UK and around the world.
Work in India, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Myanmar, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine and Ethiopia
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UK registered office: London |
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International Institute for Environment and Development Charity number 800066 |
28/04/1989 |
Latest income £26,310,000 [Mar 2024] |
An independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development. Aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national and global levels. In alliance with others we seek to help shape a future that ends global poverty and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources
Work in Myanmar, United States, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Tanzania, Switzerland, Sweden, South Africa, Senegal, Rwanda, Philippines, Peru, Pakistan, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Namibia, Mozambique, Mexico, Mali, Malawi, Kenya, Indonesia, India, Ghana, France, Finland, Ethiopia, Denmark, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso and Cameroon
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UK registered office: London |
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One Nation Charity number 1156200 |
14/03/2014 |
Latest income £26,308,902 [Sep 2024] |
One nation is an international non-profit humanitarian aid relief organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian services in crisis and non-crisis situations to most needy orphans, widows and destitute, irrespective of race, religion, culture, creed and geographical boundary.
Work in Niger, Morocco, Mozambique, Zambia, Uganda, Central African Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, The Gambia, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Bangladesh, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Yemen, Türkiye, Tanzania, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Myanmar, Malawi, Lebanon, Iraq, India, Greece, Ethiopia, Albania, Afghanistan and Indonesia
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UK registered office: Yorkshire and The Humber |
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The British Computer Society Charity number 292786 |
10/12/1985 |
Latest income £25,243,000 [Aug 2024] |
Professional Body and Learned Society to promote the study and practice of Computing and to advance knowledge and education therein worldwide for the benefit of the public.
Work in Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Zambia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland and India
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UK registered office: South West |
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This Day Foundation Charity number 1195423 |
06/08/2021 |
Latest income £16,294,841 [Mar 2024] |
Makes grants to organisations and individuals in the UK and over seas, in line with its grant making policy
Work in South Africa
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UK registered office: London |
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Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust Charity number 1051681 |
04/01/1996 |
Latest income £24,142,000 [Dec 2024] |
Amnesty InternationalPromotion of Human Rights (including Human Rights education, research and related activities)
Work in Burkina Faso, Greece, Senegal, Sierra Leone and South Africa
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UK registered office: London |
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