Annex 1
ONE WORLD ACTION (OWA)
OWA was founded by Glenys Kinnock on 21 December
1989 in memory of Bernt Carlsson, the former Swedish UN Commissioner
for Namibia who died in the Lockerbie aircraft bombing in 1988
while travelling to the signing ceremony of the Namibian independence
agreement.
Today, although we are an organisation of just
15 full time members of staff (well supported by a fantastic team
of volunteers) we work with 41 partners in 19 countries in Asia,
Africa and Latin America and have gained a sound reputation for
our work on governance, democracy and gender.
Our partners overseas include other non-governmental
organisations, community and co-operative movements, women's organisations,
disabled people's organisations and trade unions. Though diverse
in kind, they have a common commitment to strengthening local
institutions and giving people a say in the decisions that shape
their lives.
We believe poverty is about the lack of power,
so we work with the poorest, most marginalised people, to enable
and empower them to transform their own lives.
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