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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Women's Rights
5 women who are creating a more just world
ActionAid represents a movement of women standing together to claim their human rights and campaign against injustice. So who are the women...
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Women in Emergencies
Meet Luchie from the Philippines
“I can finally say that I can stand on my own.” Luchie is a member of National Rural Women Coalition (PKKK), which is made up of small...
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Women's Stories
Meet Aloyo from Uganda
Aloyo married in 1994 and says her marriage was initially a good one, but when the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attacked their village,...
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Women's Rights
ASX fossil fuel companies are undermining women’s rights, and it’s time for action.
While DFAT focuses on empowering women, ASX-listed companies operating in these very same countries are directly undermining women’s...
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