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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

26 May 2020

Women in India helping vulnerable people during the pandemic

ActionAid’s Sarika Sinha discusses the incredible work by volunteers and women survivors of violence, getting food and vital aid to vulnerable people ...

Sarika Sinha

Director of Policy Campaigns and Communications, ActionAid India

Sarika Sinha is the Regional Manager of ActionAid in Bhopal and is the force behind establishing the One Stop Crisis Center - Gauravi. Photo: Smita Sharma/ActionAid

21 May 2020

How child sponsorship is being affected by Covid-19

How will my sponsorship be affected? Find out the answer to this and other frequently asked questions about child sponsorship during the coronavirus p...

Deborah Benbrook

Retention Specialist

Myla, from one of our child sponsorship families, sent this drawing to the child they sponsor. Photo: ActionAid

21 May 2020

How is Covid-19 affecting girls around the world?

The coronavirus pandemic is not a great equaliser as some have claimed. Find out how it has increased the burden of care, given rise to viol...

Hollie Pycroft

Digital Communications

All over the world, girls' rights are at risk due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: ActionAid

20 May 2020

My story: A feminist and mum under lockdown

ActionAid’s Lee Webster discusses how she juggles her work on women's rights and being a mum during the coronavirus lockdown....

Lee Webster

International Development Policy and Practice

Apart from working for ActionAid, I also run home school for my four-year-old son, Zac, during the lockdown. Photo: Lee Webster/ActionAid UK