Women's Stories

Thriving in the face of violence

Thank you so much for helping women in Uganda take control of their lives after experiencing gender-based violence. Your support means,...

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Women's Stories

Reflections and hopes for the next 10 years

Megs Alston is a Board Vice-President of ActionAid. Megs has been part of the Board since 2011 and has worked in international development...

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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 Stories

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

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

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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