Grassroots women won’t be left behind when it comes to reducing disaster risks
Blog post by Melissa Bungcaras, ActionAid Australia Research and Policy Manager. For many of the women ActionAid works with, natural...
ReadBlog post by Melissa Bungcaras, ActionAid Australia Research and Policy Manager. For many of the women ActionAid works with, natural...
ReadI’m writing this from Odisha, on India’s east coast, as we are hit a cyclone for the umpteenth time. Just 24 hours in to Cyclone Fani,...
ReadFor over a decade ActionAid has been breaking down barriers in communities around Nepal. Home to the breathtaking Himalayas, it is als...
ReadOn September 2018, a series of earthquakes struck the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. They were followed by a tsunami with waves up to 6...
ReadClimate change is driving more frequent and severe disasters, which disproportionately impact on women. At ActionAid Australia, we are...
ReadThis week, on Wednesday 5th December, a tsunami alert was issued in Vanuatu, as an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hit off the coast of New...
ReadThis month, ActionAid’s very own Melissa Bungcaras appears on the podcast “Conversations in Development” to delve into issue...
Read“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.”
Read More“We learn about our rights and avoid rights violations and exploitation from employers.”
Read More“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."
Read MoreActionAid has one active project in Indonesia About This project works with women to strengthen their capacity for leading...
About Humanitarian responses have traditionally been controlled by male-dominated international bodies, leaving little space for...
About ActionAid Palestine (APP) has been closely monitoring rights violations in targeted communities and has continuously...
About The Pacific Young Women Responding to Climate Change project will provide Pacific young women with training and...
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