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Emergencies

  • Woman looking at camera

    Director of Chigwirizano Women’s Movement and Action Aid partner Loveness Chiwaya is seen moving around Nkhulambe village, inspecting damage in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Nkhulambe Village. . Photo: Thoko ​Chikondi​/​​ActionAid

    Unconditional and conditional cash transfer programmes

    Posted 18 September 2017

    Learn about cash transfer programmes: direct payments of money to people so they can decide and buy what they need the most. How ActionAid uses conditional and unconditional cash transfer programmes.

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  • Boy wheeling water cans in Gaza

    A boy carries water to his home in Gaza. Photo: ActionAid Palestine

    Cholera and other waterborne diseases

    Posted 17 August 2017

    What is cholera, and what are other waterborne diseases? Learn more about cholera and ActionAid's work supporting affected communities.

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  • Families being ushered by officials as they escape war

    Isaccea entry point on Romanian border with a population of 4,955 that received around 2,000 refugee people per day during the height of Russia's war on Ukraine. Photo: Alexandra ​Radu ​Stanescu/​ActionAid

    Refugee and displacement crises

    Posted 3 July 2017

    Find out about refugee crises and displacement crises around the world. How many displaced people and refugees are there around the world - and how to help.

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  • women collecting hygiene kits from other women leaders

    Distribution of hygiene kits to vulnerable women in Lita, Ituri Province, DRC. . Photo: ActionAid

    Protecting women’s rights in emergencies

    Posted 27 April 2017

    We call for women’s leadership to be recognised and urge renewed commitment to promote a humanitarian architecture that advances and protects women’s rights.

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  • A woman distributing hygiene kits to displaced women in the DRC

    A woman distributing hygiene kits to displaced women in the DRC. Photo: ActionAid

    Periods in humanitarian disasters

    Posted 20 April 2017

    Find out about period poverty during humanitarian crises, and how ActionAid refugees to access menstrual products and end period poverty.

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  • Woman talking to others

    Malati, a women’s rights coordinator for ActionAid Nepal, addresses local women in Panga after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. Photo: Srikanth Kolari/ActionAid

    Earthquakes in Nepal 2015

    Posted 11 April 2017

    Find out about the 2015 Nepal earthquake, its magnitude, damage, death toll, and how ActionAid helped to save lives.

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