Women are the most effective emergency responders
By Michelle Higelin We are told that they are the victims and that we, of course, can save them with our expertise and resources. While...
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Women in Emergencies
Women in Emergencies
Arise women are leading crisis response
As the number of disasters and conflicts are increasing around the world, women and girls in affected communities bear the brunt of...
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Women in Emergencies
Women-led Emergency Response: calm, fair, accountable
The following blog is adapted from the original version by ActionAid Kenya. ActionAid is responding to the Horn of Africa drought crisis in...
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Women's Rights
Women’s leadership fosters resilience in Bangladesh
Even when women are able to earn an income, they are often expected to hand the money over to their husband or male relative, and have...
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Women in Emergencies
Nepal Earthquake Response
Three years on, communities affected by the earthquakes of 2015 are stronger than ever before. This is thanks to the incredible generosity...
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Women's Rights
African women climb Mount Kilimanjaro for land rights
Led by Intrepid Travel’s expert guides and supported by ActionAid, the expedition was joined by supporters trekking in solidarity from...
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Women in Emergencies
Women Leaders in post-earthquake Nepal
As the Knowledge, Policy and Governance Manager and focal person for women’s rights at ActionAid Nepal, Malati stayed in a damage...
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