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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 gripped Brazil,…

Claudia Dias

Women's Rights Advisor

Heliopolis in São Paulo is one of the biggest favelas in Brazil. Photo: ActionAid
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 and girls safe…

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 in the city…

Sarika Sinha

Director of Policy Campaigns and Communications, ActionAid India
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 pandemic.…

Deborah Benbrook

Retention Specialist

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

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