Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) is the only organisation in the world working at the international level to end acid and burns violence. The organisation was founded in 2002 and is a registered charity in England and Wales. Recognising the need for local knowledge and expertise in order to combat acid violence effectively, ASTI works with a network of six Acid Survivors Foundations in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Uganda that it has helped to form. ASTI has helped provide medical expertise and training to these partners, raised valuable funds to support survivors of acid attacks and helped change laws. A key role for ASTI is to raise awareness of acid violence to an international audience so that increased pressure can be applied to governments to introduce stricter controls on the sale and purchase of acid. At present a litre of acid can be bought over a shop counter for as little as 10 pence.. }
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- Acid_Survivors_Trust_International abstract "Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) is the only organisation in the world working at the international level to end acid and burns violence. The organisation was founded in 2002 and is a registered charity in England and Wales. Recognising the need for local knowledge and expertise in order to combat acid violence effectively, ASTI works with a network of six Acid Survivors Foundations in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Uganda that it has helped to form. ASTI has helped provide medical expertise and training to these partners, raised valuable funds to support survivors of acid attacks and helped change laws. A key role for ASTI is to raise awareness of acid violence to an international audience so that increased pressure can be applied to governments to introduce stricter controls on the sale and purchase of acid. At present a litre of acid can be bought over a shop counter for as little as 10 pence.".