Blog

7 Oct 2026

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 and the…

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

30 Sep 2026

The six best charity Christmas and festive cards for 2026

Ring in the season with our six favourite charity festive and Christmas cards for 2026.  

Arsheen Qasim

Digital Communications

Illustration of women making snow angels in snow, one of our 2026 Christmas card designs

Our new vibrant cards bring to life ActionAid’s solidarity with women and girls leading change for equality, justice and futures of their choosing. Photo: Meroo Seth/ActionAid

24 Sep 2026

A voice that couldn’t be ignored: how Bhaga is fighting for fair pay in Nepal

Bhaga once believed low pay and unsafe work were simply part of life. Today, she is helping women workers across western Nepal organise, claim their…

Shona Blake

Fundraising

Group of Nepalese women standing with their arms folded and smiling.

Bhaga (centre of the front row, wearing a pink dress with a blue border) alongside other members of the Srijanshil REFLECT centre formed by ActionAid in Doti. Photo: ActionAid Nepal

24 Sep 2026

Nepal is paying the price for a climate crisis it did not create

It has been four weeks since the devastating Nepal floods. Nepal did not create the climate crisis, but its people are being left to pay…

Sujeeta Mathema

Executive Director, ActionAid Nepal

A woman standing in front of the floods destruction in Nepal

Sujeeta Mathema, Executive Director of ActionAid Nepal, at a flood-affected area in Tupche, Nuwakot district, Nepal after the floods. Photo: Uma Bista/ActionAid

22 Sep 2026

Five reasons to join ActionAid's Feminist Collective

ActionAid’s Feminist Collective is a national community of activists using collective power to build a fairer world with women and girls.

Feminist Collective

Campaigns

ActionAid Feminist Collective banner. Photo: ActionAid UK

13 Aug 2026

Violence against women: the statistics around the world

Find out more about gender-based violence, and how it affects women and girls from the UK and across the world.