Celebrating 10 years of supporting women on the frontlines of crises
On World Humanitarian Day (19 August), ActionAid is showcasing the transformative leadership women provide as ‘humanitarians’ in crises...
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COVID-19
Climate Justice
Climate change: Mary takes solutions from the community to the global stage
With limited access to positions of power, women and their needs are often invisible in decision-making, and as such, policy approaches...
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Women's Rights
Sabira’s story: The buzz about beekeeping in Panjab
In the mountainous Panjab district of Afghanistan’s central highlands, Sabira was one of a few women trying to support their families as...
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Climate Justice
Families are surviving on one meal a day in drought-hit Zambia
Communities in the Global South are struggling with the reality of the climate emergency every day. Families in Sesheke, in Zambia’...
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Climate Justice
Families receive life-saving food supplies in drought-hit Zimbabwe
Nelia Bvuma hasn’t had a proper meal for the past two years. The mother-of-two from Makoni, Zimbabwe has been surviving on seasonal wild...
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Climate Justice
Women’s leadership in food aid distribution, Zimbabwe
Blog post by Takaitei Bote, ActionAid Zimbabwe Emma Mutambiranwa 45, leads the Rural Women Assembly (RWA) with over 500 members and is the...
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Economic Justice
6 facts that show Australia’s fossil fuel footprint is bigger than you thought
With only years left to limit carbon emissions and keep global warming to 1.5 degrees to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate...
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