Act today, invest in tomorrow. Acted works on the first mile: Acted’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard-to-reach areas. Acted develops and implements programs that target the most vulnerable among populations that have suffered from conflict, natural disaster, or socio-economic hardship. Acted’s approach looks beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer-term livelihoods reconstruction and sustainable development.

Their Mandate

Independent, private, and non-profit, Acted respects strict political and religious impartiality and operates following principles of non-discrimination and transparency, according to its core values: responsibility, impact, enterprising spirit, and inspiration.

Acted is committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity while co-creating longer-term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential.

Acted endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience, promote inclusive and sustainable growth, co-construct effective governance, and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential.

Their Vision

Every human being has the right to live in dignity. They choose to act for immediate change in the lives of those in urgent need. They create new possibilities and sustainable change together with people by investing in their potential.

Their Values

The commitment of Acted and that of their teams are guided by four core values:

Responsibility: They ensure the efficient and responsible delivery of humanitarian aid with the means and the resources that have been entrusted to them.

Impact: They are committed to having the most sustainable impact for the communities and the people with whom they engage.

Enterprising Spirit: They are enterprising and engage in their work with a spirit that creates value and overcomes challenges.

Inspiration: They strive to inspire all those around them through their vision, values, approaches, choices, practice, actions, and advocacy.