Practical Action
Budget
€37,975,126
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Practical Action is a global development charity. We exist to change the systems that keep people in poverty and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. We work alongside communities to build resilient livelihoods and thriving, inclusive societies. Together with communities and our global partners, we’re developing innovative real-world solutions to build sustainable lives and livelihoods for people living on the frontlines of poverty and climate change. We’re turning surviving into thriving and overcoming injustice, especially for women and vulnerable groups. Practical Action has a global annual turnover of £ 30 million. Our long-term country presence provides strong relationships and the credibility needed to open new doors in all sectors. We have programme offices in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, and Peru, plus we reach a further 15 countries through our technical consultancy services.
EU Legislative Interests
No specific EU advocacy/engagement. EU Climate Action initiative Adaptation to Climate Change Policy Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) Disaster Risk Reduction (DIPECHO) Sustainable Energy and Energy Access Sustainable Agriculture Financing development What after 2015 Funding instruments and calls European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
Communication Activities
No recent engagement. EUEI PDF Mini-grid Policy Toolkit Published in Eschborn 2014 - reviewer EUEI PDF Building Energy Access Markets February 2015 - authors Education project EU funded related to Technology Justice EDD15 - panel and stand
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Some of the development networks, associations, platforms etc. to whom Practical Action is affiliated are: International Liaison/Lobbying Groups: - UN Sustainable Energy For All - Global Village Energy - United Nations Frame Convention on Climate Change - Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) - Duryog Nivaran (South Asia Disaster Forum) - La RED - CONCORD - Clean Cooking Alliance - Devex - InsideNGO - Power for All - Alliance for Rural Electrification - The Climate Coalition - CAN Europe (Climate Action Network) - Sustainable Food Lab - Global Distributors Collective - World Urban Campaign - General Assembly of Partners - Sanitation and Water for All - End Water Poverty - Alliance of Civil Society Organisations for Clean Energy Access - British Expertise International - Climate and Environment Charter - https://www.climate-charter.org/ National Liaison/Lobbying Groups (UK only) - BOND and its multiple working groups - https://members.bond.org.uk/#/member/practical-action - Misconduct Disclosure scheme - https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/registry#:~:text=154-,Practical%20Action,-Natalie.lewis%40practicalaction - Sanitation Community of Practice - Development Studies Association - Development Education Association - UK Food Group - Charity Finance Directors Group - GADN Gender & Development Network - All-Party Parliamentary Group Agriculture and Food for Development - UN Global Compact - https://unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants/134888-Practical-Action
Organisation Members
Practical Action is the parent company of Practical Action Consulting and Practical Action Publishing. Practical Action (Kenya) is closely affiliated and part of the same group. Practical Action Foundation in India is affiliated to Practical Action. Please see Page 38 of our annual report which notes this in detail: https://practicalaction.org/our-organisation/annual-report/
Additional Information
Our accounting policy is to recognise income when the conditions for entitlement have been fulfilled. Therefore, no individual contribution exceeded 10% of our budget (3.7M EUR)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.