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24 Jan 2023

International Day of Education: celebrating girls’ education

Education is empowering. That’s why, this International Day of Education, we’re championing every girl’s right to education. Find out why so many girls don’t get to go…

Arsheen Qasim

Digital Communications

This International Day of Education, you could help a girl go to school. Photo: Ghouse Basha/ActionAid

8 Dec 2022

Six inexpensive ways to give back at Christmas

Christmas is a time for kindness. Here are our top six ways to give back this Christmas, without breaking the bank - in your community…

Hollie Pycroft

Digital Communications

There are lots of inexpensive ways to give back at Christmas, and get into the giving spirit. Photo: Unsplash

7 Dec 2022

Let women and girls lead: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is an annual international campaign, which activists observe to amplify their calls for change. ActionAid UK met decision…

Joanne O’Neill

Senior Advocacy Manager

Dr Kendi Guantai, ActionAid UK’s Chair of Trustees at the Parliamentary event in November. Photo: ActionAid

24 Nov 2022

Why I became an activist - building solidarity with girls globally

As the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence starts, ActionAid Community Campaigner, 20-year-old Sharvari reflects on how she became an activist and what…

Sharvari Patil

Community Campaigner

Our girl-led research project, designed and carried out by teams in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia and the UK, provides an opportunity to shift power back to girls and express their power to make change. Photo: Maitree Muzumdar/ActionAid

31 Oct 2022

Why women's leadership will pave the way for progress on women's peace and security

On the anniversary of UN's resolution on women, peace and security, we explore the crucial role women play in peace negotiations, humanitarian response and redevelopment…

Niki Ignatiou

Humanitarian Policy Specialist

Women Peace Security delegation including ActionAid staff in New York. Photo: ActionAid

14 Oct 2022

#MeToo: Four reflections five years on

Five years on from the rise of #MeToo, four ActionAid UK Community Campaigners share their reflections on how the movement changed things and where it's…

ActionAid UK Community Campaigners

Campaigns

Women campaigning for street lights in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to make the cities' streets safer for women. Photo: ActionAid