ActionAid Ireland was founded in 1983 and works as part of Actionaid International fighting poverty and injustice helping over 20 million people in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Together with more than 2,000 civil society partners worldwide, we work with and support the poorest and most vulnerable people to fight for and gain their rights to food, shelter, work, basic healthcare and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. Among them are widows, orphans, the homeless and disabled, people with HIV & AIDS, tribal peoples and religious minorities.