What is the Emergency Action Alliance?
A single, trustworthy way to make an impact ActionAid Australia is proud to be a founding member of the Emergency Action Alliance. Th...
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Women in Emergencies
Women in Emergencies
“1000x more scary than other disasters we’ve experienced”: Local women respond to the Tonga Tsunami
Tonga is prone to natural disasters, but the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano on Saturday 15 January was like...
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Women in Emergencies
Women leading on the frontlines of emergencies
From the COVID-19 pandemic to climate emergencies, around 235 million people globally needed humanitarian assistance in 2021. With this...
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Appeals
Women lead Haiti earthquake response
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit on the Saturday morning of the 14 August, people were just beginning to wake up and start their day....
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Appeals
Displaced Afghan families in urgent need of emergency relief
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding on the streets of Afghanistan’s cities. As tensions have escalated across Afghanistan, thousands...
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Women in Emergencies
Australian charities unite in inaugural disaster relief alliance
Around the world, we’ve seen humanitarian crises escalating like never before and we know that it can b...
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Climate Justice
Shifting the Power Coalition: Celebrating Five Years
In May, ActionAid Australia celebrated five years of the Shifting the Power Coalition (StPC) at the Pacific Women Triennial Conference....
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