1972: Founded as Action in Distress - By year-end sponsoring education of 88 children in India and Kenya

1984: Supporting over 40,000 children throughout Asia and Africa

1985: Objective Changed - Provide self-help not charity.  Help people work their way out of poverty through education, access to clean water, improving agriculture and health-care

1985: Name Changed to ActionAid, to reflect health, as well as education

1990's: Community-based development - A major British Development Charity(Working with 30+ countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America), Start-up finance for Local Businesses (Unsecured loans, >90% are repaid in full, and on time), 'Reflect' Adult Literacy Programme (achives 66% success, twice that of conventional methods)

2000's: European affiliates formed in France, Ireland and Spain

2006: More than 120,000 supporters/sponsors

1982: Founded by local child sponsors to support a specific project each year

1983-1985: Annual income averages £2,000

1986-1989: Over £7,500 raised in every year

1990's: Income averages £13,400 per annum

2000-2005: Year-on-year increases £17,240à£38,350

2006: Provisional end-of-year total £29,400

For the last six years, Guernsey is the most successful fundraising group

Projects supported in Asia Africa and South America including Bangladesh, Gambia, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Somaliland and Tanzania

Total raised by the end of 2006: £367,074

Raise at least £33,000 for two main projects

Clean water and primary education in Sierra Leone

Pregnancy healthcare for women in Cambodia

Primary Target: 25 year total of £400,000