Crisis Action
International AffairsEngland, United Kingdom11-50 Employees
Crisis Action is an NGO in the International Affairs sector, based in London, United Kingdom, with 11-50 employees. It works behind the scenes to forge global coalitions among organisations and individuals to engage governments to prevent armed conflicts and uphold civilians' protection obligations, with campaigns addressing issues from Syria to South Sudan. The organization has received recognition for its model, including the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and the 2013 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and in 2013 the Ford Foundation named Crisis Action as one of seven NGOs to reshape the global human rights movement. Crisis Action has previously engaged in campaigns in Myanmar in 2007 during the crackdown on peaceful protests and in 2009 on the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi. The organization maintains a website at crisisaction.org and reports revenue in the range of 0 to 1 million USD.