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7 Oct 2020

On Day of the Girl, girls’ education is still in lockdown around the world

Covid-19 school closures around the world have hit girls the hardest, affecting their education, their rights and their future. This International Day...

Katy Chadwick

Girls' Rights Specialist

The Covid-19 pandemic is putting girls' education at risk around the world. Photo: ActionAid
25 Sep 2020

What we learned about campaigning from Ruth Bader Ginsburg

We look back on the illustrious career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and explore the five things we learned from her inspiring work....

Natasha Burgess

Campaigns team

Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo: ActionAid
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

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