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24 Nov 2022

Why I became an activist - building solidarity with girls globally

As the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence starts, ActionAid Community Campaigner, 20-year-old Sharvari reflects on how she became an ac...

Sharvari Patil

Community Campaigner

Our girl-led research project, designed and carried out by teams in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia and the UK, provides an opportunity to shift power back to girls and express their power to make change. Photo: Maitree Muzumdar/ActionAid

1 Nov 2022

Violence against women: the statistics around the world

Learn about gender-based violence, the statistics and how it affects women and girls from the UK and across the world. You can donate to ActionAid to ...

Hollie Pycroft

Digital Communications

Millicent, a survivor of domestic violence from Uganda. Millicent features in ActionAid's charity Christmas appeal 2022. Photo: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid

31 Oct 2022

Why women's leadership will pave the way for progress on women's peace and security

On the anniversary of UN's resolution on women, peace and security, we explore the crucial role women play in peace negotiations, humanitarian respons...

Niki Ignatiou

Humanitarian Policy Specialist

Women Peace Security delegation including ActionAid staff in New York. Photo: ActionAid

14 Oct 2022

#MeToo: Four reflections five years on

Five years on from the rise of #MeToo, four ActionAid UK Community Campaigners share their reflections on how the movement changed things and where it...

ActionAid UK Community Campaigners

Campaigns

Women campaigning for street lights in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to make the cities' streets safer for women. Photo: ActionAid

4 Oct 2022

Five ways to celebrate Day of the Girl this year

This International Day of the Girl Child, ActionAid is celebrating girls’ right to education. Find out five ways you can join in t...

Arsheen Qasim

Digital Communications

Students at the San Juan Villa Nueva School excitedly write their messages to their sponsors in the UK during Action Aid's annual message collection. Photo: ActionAid

3 Aug 2022

Give girls a hand: women share their advice for girls

It can be tough being a girl. That's why women have been sharing the advice they'd give to a young girl growing up today - to show them they are stron...

Hollie Pycroft

Digital Communications

Tanjila (right) and her friends have recently taken part in a girl-led research project with ActionAid, to highlight the issues girls face today. Photo: Faheba Monir/ActionAid

Why I became an activist - building solidarity with girls globally

Violence against women: the statistics around the world

Why women's leadership will pave the way for progress on women's peace and security

#MeToo: Four reflections five years on

Five ways to celebrate Day of the Girl this year

Give girls a hand: women share their advice for girls

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