Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) is the successor organisation to the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM). ACTSA was formed in 1994 to develop and promote solidarity in the UK and internationally with southern Africa. ACTSA works with the people of southern Africa to build a future of justice, rights, development and democracy for the region. Since 1994 we have: Delivered over six million sanitary products to women in Zimbabwe since October 2005 as part of our Dignity!Period. Campaign Helped secure a settlement of £7.5 million for asbestos sufferers working for British company Cape Plc, after a lengthy public campaign Played an active role in the Kimberley negotiations, weeding out illegal diamonds from all future international trade, after helping expose their role in funding the Angolan Civil War Successfully supported Zambian civil society by targeting British based company Vendanta Resources; securing fairer tax deals from the Zambian government and an additional $415 million dollars in 2008 alone Continued to press the EU to promote a pro-development trade policy and to renegotiate the EPAs made with southern African states Launched Africa Matters campaign forging links between UK Trades Unions and in southern Africa, as hosted by Gordon Brown, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales Held a number of conferences and delegations to ensure the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and tuberculosis receives the necessary financial support Campaigned successfully for the establishment of a United Nations women's agency Campaigned successfully for the establishment of a patent pool for HIV/AIDS medicines For examples of our current work please take a look at our current campaigns.

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