War on Want

War on Want is a UK-based anti-poverty charity that funds overseas partner organisations while campaigning in the UK for human rights

Their total income in 2009 was £2,010,202 according to their annual review

"A letter from Victor Gollancz to The Guardian in February 1951 led to the founding of War on Want...

"The Association for World Peace was formed in March 1951 to meet this response, and in May it invited Harold Wilson MP to chair a committee which would work out a plan "for the conquest of world hunger". This eventually became War on Want: A Plan for World Development, published on 9 June 1952...

"War on Want is affiliated to Solidar, an international alliance of NGOs concerned with issues of justice and with historical links to the labour movement. We are at the forefront of the Trade Justice Movement and we were a key player in the Make Poverty History campaign in 2005."

Selected Staff

 * Executive Director - John Hilary (since April 2008)
 * Campaigns & Policy Director - Ruth Tanner
 * Director of International Programmes - Graciela Romero

Funders
Along with donations from individuals and affiliated organisations, War on Want receives support from the following institutions: Irish Aid, UK Aid, Comic Relief, Traid, Network for social change, Scurrah Wainwright Charity

Council of Management
Accessed May 2013:
 * Steve Preston (UK), Chair
 * Polly Jones, Vice-Chair
 * David Hillman, Vice-Chair
 * Sue Branford, Treasurer
 * Atif Choudhury
 * Mark Luetchford
 * Tony McMullan
 * Branislava Milosevic
 * Anna Morser
 * Guillermo Rogel
 * Gaynelle Samuel
 * Ben Birnberg, Company Secretary

Patrons
Accessed May 2013:
 * Omar Barghouti, Francesca Martinez, John Denham, Raj Patel, Sally Hunt, Mark Serwotka, Owen Jones, Mark Thomas, Naomi Klein

Contact details
Registered office & head office: War on Want Development House 56-64 Leonard Street London EC2A 4LT UK

Tel: +44 20 7549 0555 Fax: +44 20 7549 0556 Email: mailroom AT waronwant.org Web: http://www.waronwant.org

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 * Benny Dembitzer - former Director
 * Crisis Action
 * Ken Ritchie
 * CORE Coalition
 * Hilary Blume
 * Mary Dines
 * Terry Lacey
 * George Galloway
 * Francis Khoo
 * Miranda Carter
 * Ruth Evans
 * James Firebrace