War on Want overseas partners

War on Want works in direct partnership with grassroots organisations in the developing world on the front line in the struggle against global poverty and injustice.

War on Want's approach to fighting poverty is rooted in solidarity. Our view is that organisations on the ground - trade unions, farming cooperatives, social movements - are best placed to empower communities living in poverty. With partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America, our overseas work focuses on challenging the structures that keep people poor.

Our work is organised around four thematic issues:

Informal Economy We work with people who are outside the formal, regulated economy (street vendors and market traders) and who live in informal housing conditions (shack settlements, townships and council estates).		Sweatshops & Plantations We support workers in factories and on plantations producing for export (sweatshops) to fight for respect for their rights, binding regulation in the global economy and a fairer share of the profits.
Food Justice In rural areas, land and the ability to grow and sell food is essential for people's survival. Millions of the world's population are dependent on small farmers' production and the small farmers themselves rely on their own plots of land for food. However, free trade policies are pushing out small farmers as governments give more support to large-scale agriculture geared towards exports.		Conflict Zones We work with people in war zones and areas of conflict as part of the fight against poverty. It is clear that conflict leads to greater poverty and poverty causes conflict. Our aim is to ensure that people in conflict zones are able to defend themselves against human rights abuses and injustice.

In 2007-2008, War on Want spent £1.16 million supporting 31 partners in 14 countries around the world.

Unfortunately, unsolicited applications for funding cannot be considered by War on Want due to overwhelming demand and constraints of time.