We came out of the British anti-apartheid movement
To work in solidarity with Southern African civil society organisations and activists across the region and the UK, so that the legacies of colonialism, racism and apartheid are replaced with justice, human rights and peace.
$30 billion
is drained out of Southern Africa every year due to trade-related illicit outflows and external government debt repayment
140,000
women and children affected by decades of lead poisoning in Zambia are taking mining giant to court
£23 million
settlement successfully campaigned for, alongside ex gold miners in South Africa
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How we work
In Solidarity
We work in solidarity with southern African people, campaigners and social movements in the region.
In Partnership
ACTSA works with Southern African civil society organisations, local networks and coalitions in the region and in Europe.
By Shifting Power
Economic and political power is concentrated into few hands, often along (neo)colonial and gender lines. We work to shift resources and to hold power accountable.
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