ACTED

ACTED is a non-governmental organization. It was founded in 1993 as a private, non-political non-profit, headquartered in Paris. ACTED stands for Agence d'Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement or Technical Cooperation and Development Aid Agency.

Goals
ACTED is a humanitarian organization which intervenes in times of crisis, either immediately (rehabilitation projects), or in the medium and long term (development projects), under the following conditions:


 * disasters linked to human factors
 * natural disasters
 * economic and social crises

Services

 * Emergency humanitarian aid
 * Food safety
 * Promotion of health issues
 * Education and job training
 * Economic development
 * Microcredit
 * Advocacy
 * Promotion of cultural issues