Conflict
Find out about war and conflict, how women and girls are affected in conflicts, and what you can do to support people affected by war around the world.
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Aminata, chairwoman of an ActionAid-supported women's group in Sierra Leona, received a cash transfer after an outbreak of Ebola in her community. Photo: ActionAid
Unconditional and conditional cash transfer programmes
Learn about cash transfer programmes: direct payments of money to people so they can decide and buy what they need the most. How ActionAid uses conditional and unconditional cash transfer programmes.
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Fungai, 14, Zimbabwe, drinking water from a borehole built by ActionAid to protect her community from water borne diseases like cholera. Photo: Samantha Reinders/ActionAid
Cholera and other waterborne diseases
What is cholera, and what are other waterborne diseases? Learn more about cholera and ActionAid's work supporting affected communities.
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Rasal and her mum arrive in Moria camp in Lesvos, Greece. Photo: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid
Refugee and displacement crises
Find out about refugee crises and displacement crises around the world. How many displaced people and refugees are there around the world - and how to help.
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Woman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution project for people suffering from drought in Kenya. Photo: Alice Oldenburg/ActionAid
Protecting women’s rights in emergencies
We call for women’s leadership to be recognised and urge renewed commitment to promote a humanitarian architecture that advances and protects women’s rights.
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Siba, 19, from Syria, receives a sanitary kit in the women's safe space in Kara Tepe. . Photo: Anna Pantelia/ActionAid
Periods in humanitarian disasters
Find out about period poverty during humanitarian crises, and how ActionAid refugees to access menstrual products and end period poverty.
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