Blog

14 Jun 2021

What the G7 Leaders' Summit meant for women and girls

This weekend, leaders of the G7 met in Cornwall, but what did they really achieve for women's rights?...

Joanne O’Neill

Senior Advocacy Manager

ActionAid's Covid-19 response in Mozambique. Photo: ActionAid

3 Jun 2021

Actress Jan Ravens: "What sponsoring children means to me"

Dead Ringers' actress, impressionist and ActionAid ambassador Jan Ravens explains why she’s sponsored children with ActionAid for ...

Jan Ravens

Celebrity guest blogger

Ouk, aged 12, and her teacher Bou Sokunthy during a tailoring class at a primary school in rural Cambodia. Photo: Cindy Liu/ActionAid

2 Jun 2021

Why I took on the Go the Distance challenge for ActionAid

Go the Distance cyclist Lewis explains why he supports ActionAid and why he took on the challenge to cycle 200 miles and raise more than £200. ...

Lewis

ActionAid supporter

A huge thanks to Go the Distance cyclist Lewis. Photo: ActionAid

27 May 2021

Feminist humanitarian action is needed now more than ever

Find out more about women's leadership in crises and why it's so crucial right now....

Niki Ignatiou

Humanitarian Policy Specialist

Lucina, in the largest market place in the region of Jacmel - Cap Rouge, promoting safe hygiene practices during the Covid-19 sanitary health alert. Photo: ActionAid

26 May 2021

Would you give a tampon or pad to a stranger who needed one?

We asked whether you’d give a tampon or a pad to someone—anyone—who needed one… even if it was a total stranger in the loo. The results were definitiv...

Hollie Pycroft

Digital Communications

#ShareABetterPeriod, this Menstrual Hygiene Day! Photo: ActionAid

25 May 2021

Can we eradicate hunger and poverty without causing climate change?

Can we address hunger and eradicate poverty without the necessary rapid economic development usually required? Does the human pursuit of economic pro...

Rachid Boumnijel

Humanitarian Team

A house in a floating village in Pursat, Cambodia. The village also has a food processing station and a floating garden. Photo: Angkor Films/ActionAid