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ActionAid is a member charity of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Learn how ActionAid and the DEC work together to deliver aid to people most affected by humanitarian disasters around the world. Read more
Learn about the causes, symptoms and effects of cholera, how it spreads, and how ActionAid helps prevent diseases like cholera as well as supporting communities in the case of a cholera outbreak. Read more
Learn about ActionAid's approach promoting women's leadership during humanitarian crises, including our approach to women's leadership during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Learn about some of our most effective initiatives and ways of working that we use around the world to empower women and girls to achieve lasting change. Read more
As the ferry I was travelling on chugged across the grey-green river in southern Bangladesh, my colleague pointed to a spot on my right. My gaze fell on a wooden cart. Upon it was a white, opaque plastic sack. “That’s the body of a child,” he told me. “He drowned.” Read more
At the end of July, South Asia witnessed some of the worst flooding seen in decades. Myanmar, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India have seen hundreds killed and millions affected. The worst affected area is Myanmar, where even before the flooding, over half the population did not have enough to eat. Myanmar Country Director, Shihab Uddin Ahamad, updates us on what the situation is like on the ground and how he and his staff are helping the people worst affected by this crisis. Read more