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In the loop

Economic Justice

Women farmers in Kenya driving change

Mercy is a farmer in the hills of Makima, in eastern Kenya. Above Mercy’s farm, the land appears lifeless; rocky and brown. It is hard to...

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Women's Rights

South African activists fighting back at Australian mining company

When an Australian mining company commenced work in Lephalale, a small coal-mining town in the South African province of Limpopo, they did...

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Climate Justice

Leading emergency response in Bangladesh

In 2013, when Sabita Rani heard that Cyclone Mahasen was heading towards her village in southern Bangladesh, she sprang into action. The...

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Economic Justice

5 things you need to know about women, trade and exploitation

ActionAid interviewed Kate Lappin, Regional Coordinator of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) and something of a...

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Economic Justice

6 reasons why privatisation impacts women's rights

Public services are the key to millions of women around the world enjoying their full human rights. They ensure that women and girls...

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Women's stories

Meet the women who organise and contribute to our programs

Meet Mary from Kenya

“I was a victim of domestic violence for a long time. My husband was drunk and lazy. Before I knew how to farm, I used to burn charcoal for some small money. He would beat me often, accusing me of sleeping with other men for money.”

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Meet Srey from Cambodia

“We learn about our rights and avoid rights violations and exploitation from employers.”

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Women Stepping Forward in Palestine

“Women have no voice nor say in Hatta. She is not allowed to go out alone, not even to the market. She has to be accompanied by her husband, son or brother."

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Where we Work

Read more about our Programs and where we work.

Gender Responsive Alternatives for Climate Change (GRACC)

About Supported by the Australian Government’s Australian NGO Gender Action Platform, This is a collaborative project between...

Building Resilient Communities in Cambodia

About In Cambodia, infrastructure development, land rights violations and exploitation by private companies have restricted...

Women Stepping Forward in Palestine

About Palestinians in the southern West Bank have experienced loss of land and livelihoods, displacement, restrictions...

Women in Post-Earthquake Nepal

About The 2015 earthquakes in Nepal devastated communities across the country with over 9,000 killed and millions injured an...

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