International Organization

It is the oldest NGO dedicated to peace in the whole world since 1886. Today it has a network of 342 organizations in 36 countries dealing with Peace, Diarmament, Conflict Resolution, Development , Human Rights, Gender, Peace Education, Army Budgets and Armamentism in the world. Organized Campagins, Projects, Activities, Conferences and Summits on these issues and acted at international level in the ONU system , It is member of very many other international organizations related to the detailed themes here.

We’re an international organisation, working with over 15 million people in 45 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice.

Our head office is in Johannesburg. We’re the only international development organisation with our head office based in Africa. We also have offices right across Asia, the Americas and Europe. We believe the people whose lives our work affects should decide how we’re run.

And that’s what makes us different. We help people use their own power to fight poverty and injustice. Because that’s how real change happens – for families, for communities, for whole societies.

You can help us make a fairer, better world – wherever you are. Your donations can help more people to transform their lives. Your voice can persuade world leaders to change policies. If you'd like to know more about our new strategy launched in 2011, you'll find lots of information on our People's Action to End Poverty page.

AFS Austria is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.