How we campaign
ActionAid works across the world to campaign against poverty, to fight inequality and to make sure every woman and girl can live a life free from violence.
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Campaigns and advocacy
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Community Campaigner, Ria, speaking at the People's Banquet. Photo: Suzanne Plunkett
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Women's rights organisations campaigning in Ghana. Photo: Misper Apawu/ActionAid
Three things to know about the UK’s International Women and Girls Strategy
The Government published its long-awaited International Women and Girls Strategy on International Women’s Day. The Government’s aim is to tackle gender inequality globally, but is it capable of doing that? Here we look at the top three take-aways about the Strategy and assess the Government's chance of success.
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Join ActionAid as a supporter or campaigner, and you could help fight for feminism and human rights around the world. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid
Why I am a feminist
Why are you a feminist? To celebrate International Women's Day, we put this question to ActionAid community campaigners. Read why they consider themselves feminists - and why it's important to them.
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Dr Kendi Guantai, ActionAid UK’s Chair of Trustees at the Parliamentary event in November. Photo: ActionAid
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.
ActionAid UK met decision makers at a Parliamentary event this November to show decision-makers how women and girls are leading the way to end violence in their communities.
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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
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 activist and what activism really means.
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Women campaigning for street lights in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to make the cities' streets safer for women. Photo: ActionAid
#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's headed next.
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