Uganda
Millicent survived a horrific acid attack which left her blind in one eye. She received ongoing assistance at an ActionAid protection center, where she was supported to claim justice and see her husband go to jail for 6 years.
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Violence against women is a global epidemic – it impacts 1 in 3 women.
Millicent is one of them, the survivor of a horrific acid attack by her husband. In her country of Uganda, more than half of the women will experience violence in their lifetime.
Without being able to earn their own income, women often have no choice but to stay in violent situations. But when women are financially empowered, it increases their ability to leave and claim their rights.
Around the world women and girls are speaking up to demand change. ActionAid is supporting women in countries like Uganda who are no longer accepting violence as ‘a part of life’.
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Millicent survived a horrific acid attack which left her blind in one eye. She received ongoing assistance at an ActionAid protection center, where she was supported to claim justice and see her husband go to jail for 6 years.
Hen Kheang is a garment worker from Cambodia. Garment workers struggle to cover their basic living costs on their minimum wage, forcing them to work excessive overtime of up to six days a week. Late hours often mean that women like her are at risk of experiencing violence on their commute home. ActionAid is working with women in Cambodia to campaign against gender-based violence in public spaces. Women like Hen Kheang are working to change attitudes on violence against women.
Romida is one among thousands of Rohingya women who fled violence in Myanmar. Now living in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, women like Romida are at risk of gender based violence and exclusion from decision making. ActionAid has been working with women like Romida to set up women-led committees to ensure the safety of their communities. Romida says instances of violence have dropped in her community since her group started and the voices of women are now being heard.
ActionAid Women Protection Centres are providing women with both immediate and long term solutions to combat violence.
Short term
Long term