How you can get involved to help ActionAid change lives for good
Do something amazing: sponsor a child. For just 65p a day, you could make a huge difference to a girl like Yasmeen in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Donate to our Sierra Leone Mudslide Appeal and help us reach more people with life-saving supplies including food, water and hygiene kits.
ActionAid is an international charity working in over 45 countries. We work with the poorest women and girls in the world, changing their lives for good.
Our local staff provide immediate, hands-on support to women and children living on the margins of survival. Together we demand action at local, national and international level. We don’t walk away until we’ve achieved lasting change.
How we use the money you give us
For every £1 we spend:
72p is spent on programme activity, including humanitarian and development work
12p is spent on fundraising
9p is spent on support costs (running the organisation)
7p is spent on campaigning for change
These figures are taken from our expenditure in 2016. We’re committed to keeping our supporters happy and being open and honest about how we fundraise. To find out more you can read our supporter promise.
Women’s Rights Watch — tracking a global backlash
Right now, we’re living through an alarming rise in attacks on gender equality. We’re starting #WomensRightsWatch to call out these pervasive attacks, and to celebrate the women who are standing up to resist. Read on to find out how you can get involved.
Alesha Dixon: “I met girls at risk of child marriage”
Singer and Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon visits Ghana with ActionAid to meet girls at risk of child marriage