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1 Jun 2018

Lauren Layfield: "Why I talk openly about my period"

TV presenter Lauren Layfield wants to normalise the way we talk about periods. So to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day, she discusses the impact of peri...

Lauren Layfield

TV presenter

Presenter Lauren Layfield tells us why talking about periods is so important. Photo: ActionAid
31 May 2018

What's the link between period poverty and violence?

Find out how period poverty is affecting women and girls around the world - including the shocking links between period poverty and violence that migh...

Find out about the link between period poverty and violence, affecting girls like Lavender. Photo: ActionAid
19 Apr 2018

How peanut butter is empowering Kenyan women

Find out how a peanut butter business is giving Kenyan women financial independence and enabling them to be their own boss....

Women at work in the peanut butter factory, supported by ActionAid. Photo: Georgina Goodwin/ActionAid
8 Mar 2018

“Women aren’t reporting sexual assault. I know why.”

Trigger warning for rape. There is a moment when the line is crossed. The line is invisible, but the moment is unforgettable. The moment we become su...

Martha Adam

Women's Rights Specialist

"My body was the one on trial.". Photo: ActionAid
7 Mar 2018

5 links between poverty and violence against women

Living in poverty increases the risk of women and girls experiencing violence. But how does poverty cause gender-based violence? Find out more, and se...

Danielle Cornish-Spencer

Senior Technical Advisor - Violence Against Women and Girls

How does poverty contribute to gender-based violence? Find out the impact it makes. Photo: ActionAid
26 Feb 2018

Top tips on writing to your sponsored child

Not sure how or what to write to your sponsored child? No problem - take a look at our top tips on how and what to write to your sponsored child....

Deborah Baker

Supporter Communications

Fahima, from Ghana, loves letter-writing and hearing from her sponsor. . Photo: ActionAid Ghana

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