Blog

6 May 2020

Coronavirus: how does women’s leadership make a difference in a crisis?

In the world’s poorest countries, the leadership of women at a grassroots local level will save lives during the coronavirus crisis. Find out why.&nbs...

Anna Parke

Head of Research and Programme Policy, Humanitarian Team

In Nigeria, members of the Community Action Response Team are conducting house-to-house visits to increase awareness about Covid-19 and hygiene practice. Photo: ActionAid

21 Apr 2020

Double danger: Covid-19 and the surge in domestic violence

As Coronavirus spreads rapidly across the world, lockdown is the ‘new normal’ for many people, and the usual rules of life have changed. Find out how ...

Lee Webster

International Development Policy and Practice

Lorine, a member of the Nyarongi Women’s Network which works to end violence against women in Kenya. Photo: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid

26 Mar 2020

Cyclone Idai one year on: what’s happening in Zimbabwe?

One year on from the devastating Cyclone Idai of 2019, ActionAid's Arbie Baguios explains what's happening in Zimbabwe and the consequences still bein...

Hollie Pycroft

Digital Communications

12 Mar 2020

Behind the scenes of our Women by Women exhibition

On Wednesday 4th March, the Oxo Tower’s gallery space on London’s South Bank was transformed into ActionAid’s first Women by Women photography exhibit...

5 Mar 2020

Actress Fay Ripley: “What sponsoring a child means to me”

Cold Feet actress Fay Ripley explains why she’s sponsored a child with ActionAid for 12 years, and what it means to her and her family. ...

Fay Ripley

Celebrity guest blogger

Fay Ripley's visit to see ActionAid's work in Tanzania. Photo: ActionAid

28 Feb 2020

Southern Africa food crisis: the response in Zambia

ActionAid’s Gemma Bruley-Prince, returning from Zambia, describes the urgency of the Southern Africa food crisis, the response and the need for action...