Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

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Acted

Formation	1993
Type	NGO
Headquarters	Paris
Origins	Kabul, Afghanistan
Key people	Marie-Pierre Caley (executive director) Frédéric Roussel (cofounder and head of development) Frédéric de Saint-Sernin (executive vice-president) Aurélien Daunay (executive vice-president since 2020)[1]
Budget	300 million euros (2019) [1]
Staff	7 819
Website	https://www.acted.org/en/

Acted is a French international solidarity NGO, founded in 1993. It is headquartered in Paris.  

Acted pursues a triple mandate as a player in humanitarian aid, the environment and development, contributing to the assistance, stabilization and long-term recovery of people affected by crises.^[2]

Acted has signed the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and for Non-Governmental Organizations in Disaster Relief.

Acted is certified by the “Comité de la Charte du Don en Confiance”, an organization that monitors the financial responsibility of non-profits.^[3]

Action[edit]

The organization works with 20.7 million people around the world (in 2020).^[4]

The NGO is guided by its tagline "Think local, Act global", reflecting the need to rely on an in-depth understanding of territories and local contexts to develop and implement actions that are based on knowledge, structures and local capacities.^[5]

Since 2020, Acted has been implementing a “3ZERO” strategy in order to work towards a Zero Poverty, Zero Carbon and Zero Exclusion world.

Countries of intervention[edit]

As of November 2023, Acted is present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Rep.), Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Myanmar, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.^[6]

History[edit]

Beginnings[edit]

Acted was created in 1993, in Peshawar, Afghanistan, by Marie-Pierre Caley and Frederic Roussel^[7]. First, the organization used mapping to support local humanitarian actors in order to better understand territorial solidarity. The Afghan humanitarian crisis pushes the organization to start its own humanitarian actions.

In order to meet the food and heating needs in Kabul, Acted is helping the local population to revive the coal mines located in the nearby mountains with the help of the World Food Program. Through these mines, the population of Kabul has able to heat themselves and restart the production in bakeries in order to feed the city.

Subsequently, Acted expanded to the rest of Central Asia, to Tajikistan (1996), Uzbekistan (1999), Kyrgyzstan (2000) and Pakistan (2005).

Historical[edit]

• 1993: Acted founded in Afghanistan.  
• 1996: Acted expands its activities to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.  
• 1997: Acted assists populations affected by the conflict in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville).  
• 1998: Emergency response to Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua.  
• 1999: Acted helps people affected by the conflict in Kosovo.  ^[8]
• 2003: Beginning of programs in the Middle East to support people in Iraq^[9]. Acted intervenes in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support displaced people^[10].  
• 2004: Acted launches emergency activities in Haiti to support the most vulnerable^[11]. The NGO launches operations in Chad to support Sudanese refugees fleeing the Darfur region.  
• 2005: The NGO launches emergency response and reconstruction activities in South Asia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, with operations in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka^[12]. Acted opens a coordination office in Jordan to support its operations in the Middle East^[13]. The NGO responds to the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan^[14].
• 2006: Acted responds to the Darfur crisis in Sudan with infrastructure-building operations^[15], intervenes in Kenya to support populations affected by drought^[16], and launches operations in Lebanon^[17].
• 2007: Operations begin in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (West Bank)^[18] and the Central African Republic. Emergency response to flooding in Uganda^[19].
• 2008: The NGO launches operations for Myanmar populations affected by Cyclone Nargis^[20]. Acted intervenes in the Gaza Strip with emergency food aid and reconstruction operations following the Gaza war^[21]. Launch of operations in Somalia in response to the food and agricultural crisis^[22].
• 2009: Acted implements AIDS prevention activities with Pharmaciens Sans Frontières^[23] and supports the inclusion of young people in Cambodia^[24]. The NGO combats the food crisis in Zimbabwe^[25].

• 2010: Acted mobilizes teams in Niger to respond to the food crisis^[26] and implements risk reduction and disaster preparedness programs in Vietnam^[27]. The NGO responds to the emergency caused by the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti^[28].
• 2011: Acted begins programs in Libya^[29], Jordan^[30] and Côte d'Ivoire^[31].
• 2012: Acted teams respond to the emergency following Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines^[32]. Acted responds to the refugee crisis in South Sudan^[33]. The NGO responds to the food and nutrition crisis in Mali^[34].
• 2013: Emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines^[35]. Acted opens a coordination office in Bangkok and launches operations to support Burmese refugees in Thailand^[36].
• 2014: Acted intervenes against food insecurity and to strengthen agricultural systems in the Matam region of Senegal^[37].
• 2015 : Acted responds to the emergency in Nepal following the 2015 earthquakes, deploying teams to bring water, food and shelter to the most remote areas^[38]. The NGO has supported nearly 450,000 people in Nepal^[39]. Acted launches emergency operations in Yemen affected by civil war^[40] and in northern Nigeria in response to the deteriorating security situation^[41].
• 2016 : Acted responds to the emergency in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew^[42] by providing water, food and shelter^[43], and contributing to the response to the cholera epidemic with drinking water access interventions. Mobilization of Acted teams in support of refugees following the Battle of Mosul in Iraq^[44].
• 2017 : Acted teams mobilize in Ukraine to support populations affected by the conflict in the east of the country^[45]. Start of operations in Bangladesh in response to the conflict in Myanmar's Arakan state and the mass arrival of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar^[46]. Start of operations in Turkey in support of Syrian refugees^[47].
• 2018 : Acted responds to the 2018 earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia^[48].
• 2019 : Acted launches operations in Colombia to respond to the Venezuelan refugee crisis^[49], in Burkina Faso to promote access to water, hygiene and sanitation for the most vulnerable^[50], and in Tunisia to support inclusive and sustainable development^[51]. Opening of the first 3ZERO home in Manila^[52].
• 2020 : Emergency response to support populations affected by the 2020 Beirut port explosions in Lebanon. The NGO launches an appeal for donations for the reconstruction of Beirut^[53]. Acted begins work in Ethiopia^[54].
• 2022: Emergency response to support populations affected by the invasion of Ukraine^[55]. Support for drought victims in Ethiopia and flood victims in Pakistan. Inauguration of the PERALTA school in Nigeria. Opening of a 3ZERO home in Tajikistan.  
• 2023: Emergency response to earthquakes in Morocco^[56], Libya, Turkey and Syria^[57]. Opening of a 3ZERO home in Sri Lanka and Myanmar.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website (in English and French)