Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

Our Vision is a world that works better for everyone.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting, and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone. We believe in the power of small things to change the big picture. And that together we can take practical action to build futures free from poverty. In Nepal, Practical Action is focused on putting ingenious ideas to work to contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable wellbeing for all through our works on three thematic areas: Energy that transforms, Resilience that protects, and Farming that works.