Power with others not over others
Guest blog by ActionAid Australia activist Georgie Coutts The call of the 2019 Federal Election has urged me to reflect upon th...
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Women's Rights
Women in Emergencies
As Cyclone Fani hits India, we must empower women to lead in times of crisis
I’m writing this from Odisha, on India’s east coast, as we are hit a cyclone for the umpteenth time. Just 24 hours in to Cyclone Fani,...
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Economic Justice
What is RCEP? And why is ActionAid campaigning to stop it?
Everything you ever wanted to know about free trade, the RCEP deal, and the ActionAid community’s campaign to transform trade...
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Economic Justice
Cambodia’s women garment workers fight for decent work conditions from big brands
It is around five-thirty in the afternoon but the path leading to Bopha’s[1] rented room is dark. There is no light, and...
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Economic Justice
Meet Orji Theresa, one of the unpaid nurses keeping this hospital in Nigeria afloat
“A pregnant woman can come to our hospital at any time, but who will attend to her if everybody has gone? That is why we s...
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Appeals
Cyclone Idai: the real picture on the ground
An ActionAid Australia team member shares an eyewitness account from Mozambique. School books abandoned in a house. A child’s bicycle...
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Women's Rights
What to expect from an ActionAid Training Weekend
Guest writer: Georgia Coutts, ActionAid activist On the 8th – 10th March in the Sydney office ActionAid Australia’s activist...
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