Powerful solutions to poverty
A life without energy condemns people to a life of poverty. Around the world, 1.6 billion people are forced to live without energy - and lives are devastated as ill health and poor education take their toll.
Practical Action provides practical power: renewable, locally sourced sustainable energy which lifts people out of poverty.
Making an impact in Nepal
A series of video reports from our project work in Nepal show how gravity ropeways and river crossings can make a vital difference to life in remote mountain villages.
more video reports from our projects in Nepal »
Africa’s smallholder farmers
A new report emphasises the need to support and prioritise smallholder farmers in Africa, to enable them to strengthen agriculture and livelihoods over the long term.
More read the report »
Practical Answers
Our online resource centre, Practical Answers, allows you to access our technical information
material - factsheets, case studies and practical guides - free of charge.
more technical
information for development »
Participatory development
A new Practical Action guide to help people improve their livelihood options sets out an approach to community planning based on local consensus-building.
more further information
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