Tagged with emergencies

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

Women’s leadership in humanitarian crises

Posted 27 March 2017

Learn about ActionAid's approach promoting women's leadership during humanitarian crises, and why female humanitarian leaders are critical in emergencies.

Amina, 40 is a farmer who lost her livelihood in Somaliland when her crops dried out during the drought this year.

Emergencies Action Fund

Posted 7 February 2017

ActionAid's Emergencies Action Fund is there to make sure we are always ready to respond to emergencies. It is reserved solely for our work in emergencies. Donate now to our Emergencies Action Fund.

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ActionAid worker Uthiya yea Marma is checking Anowara's body temperature before letting her enter inside ActionAid'ss women-friendly space. Cox's Bazar Rohingya Refugee Camp. Photo: ActionAid

Emergencies, disasters and our humanitarian response

Posted 21 September 2016

ActionAid responds immediately in an emergency or humanitarian crisis. Find out more about humanitarian crises and our responses.

A women-led emergency response group in Bangladesh. Photo: Turjoy Chowdhury/ActionAid

Our initiatives

Posted 19 April 2016

Learn about some of our most effective local initiatives and ways of working that we use around the world to empower women and girls to achieve lasting change.