WAR ON WANT

War on Want NI's vision is a world where everyone has access to the resources they need to achieve their full potential. Its mission is to alleviate poverty by working in partnership with organisations representing poor communities in developing countries, and challenging the systems that keep them poor.

For 50 years, War on Want NI has been working with some of the poorest people in the world to help them improve their quality of life. War on Want NI currently works with partner agencies in Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania providing funds, resources and skills training for livelihood security projects, which benefit the poorest and most vulnerable members of society. At home we work with schools and other interested groups to examine international development issues and how our behaviour in this part of the world can both contribute to and help alleviate poverty in the developing world. Through our membership of International Development umbrella organisations we advocate to bring about change benefiting poor people. War on Want NI, works in some of the poorest countries in Africa in partnership with local poverty alleviation groups in rural areas providing financial, organisational and capacity building support to bring about sustainable livelihood security At home we raise awareness of the causes and effects of poverty by delivering development education to schools and interested groups and, through our membership of the Coalition of Aid and Development Agencies, Climate Change Group and Dochas, we lobby decision makers for change to benefit poor people.