NGO defends the rights of people in the Global South

Mar 26, 2025Biodiversity, Climate Action, Denmark, Farm to Fork, Food Security, Inspiring initiative

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Danish NGO defends the rights of people in the Global South with a local approach

Global Aktion (Global Action) is an NGO involved in defending people’s rights through dozens of campaigns and projects, many of which focus on the Global South. They do so by lobbying with Global North governments, such as the Danish government, the United Nations and the European Union; raising awareness amongst the public; and opposing corporations profiting from land grabbing and other unsustainable and unjust practices. The values and objectives of the organisation are deeply rooted in a form of environmentalism which sees vulnerable groups as being at the core of the climate crisis.

For people in the Global South
The main target groups are populations from the Global South which suffer from the climate crisis the most – both at present and according to forecasts. In particular, they have projects focusing on women, children, migrants, refugees, workers.

Considering local context
Most activities take place in Denmark. Yet, Global Aktion has collaborators in the Global South for which an extensive ‘partners approach’ has been developed. The NGO writes: “Global Aktion is a solidarity movement and therefore it is important to establish projects with partners based on the needs and struggles they face in their local contexts.”