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22 Sep 2020

Periods & pandemics: the call to end period poverty must be louder than ever

Katy Chadwick from ActionAid UK and Ruby Bayley-Pratt from Bloody Good Period discuss the reality of periods, periods in a pandemic, and the need to g...

Katy Chadwick

Girls' Rights Specialist

bloody good period. Photo: ActionAid
17 Sep 2020

Stand with Women: why women’s rights are still in lockdown

Hilda, from Kenya, explores the devastating effect Covid-19 has had on women’s rights in her community - and how women are leading the change towards ...

Hilda Nanguri Anania

Sauti ya Wanawake member

Hilda stand with women. Photo: ActionAid
2 Sep 2020

How can the FCDO ensure UK leadership on gender equality?

We identify four critical pillars that, if adopted by the FCDO, will ensure the UK delivers on its commitment to support women and girls....

Farah Nazeer

Deputy Director of Advocacy

Coronavirus appeal in Bangladesh. Photo: ActionAid
21 Aug 2020

Fighting fake news in the favelas: how I recovered from Covid-19

Claudia Dias is a Woman's Rights Advisor at ActionAid Brazil who contracted Covid-19. Here she talks about her experience and how coronavirus has grip...

Claudia Dias

Women's Rights Advisor

Heliopolis in São Paulo is one of the biggest favelas in Brazil. Photo: ActionAid
1 Jul 2020

The Grand Bargain: what happens next on the road to 2021?

Four years on since the first Grand Bargain meeting, what has changed, and what needs to happen next on the road to 2021?...

Niki Ignatiou

Humanitarian Policy Specialist

Women leaders distribute food relief as part of ActionAid's Covid-19 response in Nigeria. Photo: Etinosa Yvone/ActionAid
9 Jun 2020

Meet the women at the forefront of Covid-19 response in Italy

Rosita and Daniela, who support ActionAid’s coronavirus response in Italy, share their experiences and talk about their vital work which keeps women a...

Daniela Capalbo

Project Officer, ActionAid Italy

Rosita (left) and Daniela (right) support ActionAid’s coronavirus response in Italy. Photo: AA Italy, Luigi Narici, AGF

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