Blog

7 Dec 2022

Let women and girls lead: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is an annual international campaign, which activists observe to amplify their calls for change. Act...

Joanne O’Neill

Senior Advocacy Manager

Dr Kendi Guantai, ActionAid UK’s Chair of Trustees at the Parliamentary event in November. Photo: ActionAid

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