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Women's Stories Rianna Ruming

Food or education. The difficult decision faced by women in Kenya

Nancy Thaara is a mother to three children who lives in the remote farming village of Kayonga, Kenya. Over the years she has struggled to...

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Climate Justice Rianna Ruming

Hope in the face of disasters in Vanuatu

Together we’re supporting women like Flora to prepare for future disasters in Vanuatu. She and her community are finding the confidence...

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Women's Rights Rianna Ruming

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 Rianna Ruming

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 Rianna Ruming

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 Rianna Ruming

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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Women's Rights Rianna Ruming

When fear of land grab turns out to be a reality

“Since my husband died, I have lived in the fear of land grabbing, which of late is very rampant in our area with the majority of victims...

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-Francina Nkosi, feminist activist fighting for climate justice in Limpopo, South Africa alongside ActionAid.
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