ActionAid Karnataka Projects (AKP) is a society registered on 19 November 1988 under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, with its headquarters in Bengaluru, Karnataka. AKP has been established with the charitable objective of promoting integrated development. AKP seeks to help children, families, and communities eradicate poverty and secure lasting improvement in the quality of their lives.
AKP seeks to promote, undertake and participate in programmes on women’s social and economic empowerment, supporting livelihood initiatives, sexual and reproductive health of women and adolescent girls, education for children from the poor and marginalized sections, skill building and employment opportunities for poor and vulnerable families, protection, conservation and development of natural resources which included land, water and forest, supporting climate adaptation efforts and other related development activities. The work includes spreading awareness on social issues, training and capacity building for socio economic advancement of communities, enabling ground implementation of central and state government social welfare schemes and supporting communities to access the same. All this is done to help improve the living conditions of people with low social and economic backgrounds. In the process, AKP helps stimulate people’s involvement and community action in social, economic and cultural development. AKP also undertakes studies and action research on matters about development and based on this generates awareness and education material for use by communities and government authorities. AKP work in close coordination with local, state level and national level government and its various institutions to promote development of the poor and vulnerable. Its work is further informed by partnerships and collaborations with local people’s organisations and civil society groups.