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30 Sep 2025

Why do we celebrate International Day of the Girl?

This International Day of the Girl, we spotlight adolescent girls leading change. From Bangladesh to Sierra Leone, they share the barriers they face a...

Julia Rosell Jackson

Senior Girls Rights Technical Specialist

Teenage Network in partnership with Action Aid Nigeria and UK supported a team of adolescent girls in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria to conduct feminist action participatory research. . Photo: Teenage Network
24 Sep 2025

Free Wills Month: The story of Rose’s legacy

This Free Wills Month, we’re shining a light on the power of legacy giving. Meet Rose, a long-time ActionAid supporter, who has chosen to include a gi...

Cordelia Powell

Legacy and In Memory

Women farmers in Rwanda celebrating their achievements through the Improving Food Security Project. Gifts in Wills funds vital projects like these, allowing women to create long term sustainable changes to support their families and communities. . Photo: ActionAid Rwanda
21 Jul 2025

How women are driving climate action in Cambodia

Three years on from the “She Is the Answer” UK Aid Match initiative in Cambodia, a women-led fight against climate change through various transformati...

Arsheen Qasim

Digital Communications

Women champions, farmers and partner member staff at the Resilience Market in Kampot, Cambodia. ActionAid Cambodia. Photo: ActionAid Cambodia
27 Jun 2025

A failed opportunity for transformative macroeconomic governance 

After a long road of negotiations, the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) starts next week in Seville. While global l...

Natalia Rodriguez

Women’s Economic Rights
20 Jun 2025

Five reasons to cycle London to Brighton

Saddle up and get in gear… the London to Brighton Cycle is here (14th September 2025)! If you’re craving the open road, a stunning scenic route a...

Olivia Dandeker

Events & Community team

ActionAid supporter Jessica smiles after collecting her medal at the London to Brighton Cycle, 2024. Photo: Skyline
4 Jun 2025

More than a race: joining ActionAid’s London Marathon team

It’s no secret that running a marathon pushes you to your limits - it requires months of training, focus, and resilience. But when each mile helps to ...

Jessie Willans

Events and Fundraising

Martin Teasdale took on the iconic TCS London Marathon for ActionAid. Photo: Jo Rowley/ActionAid

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