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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A woman distributing hygiene kits to displaced women in the DRC. Photo: ActionAid
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Malati, a women’s rights coordinator for ActionAid Nepal, addresses local women in Panga after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. Photo: Srikanth Kolari/ActionAid
Earthquakes in Nepal 2015
Find out about the 2015 Nepal earthquake, its magnitude, damage, death toll, and how ActionAid helped to save lives.
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A health worker washes their hands in chlorine water in Gollu, Sierra Leone. Photo: Kate Holt/ActionAid
Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa 2014-16
Learn about the Ebola virus, how ActionAid responded to the Ebola virus crisis in West Africa 2014-16, and how we helped during the 2019 Ebola outbreak in DRC.
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Women leaders from an ActionAid partner organisation in Haiti distribute emergency kits after Hurricane Matthew. Photo: ActionAid
Hurricane Matthew in Haiti 2016
Hurricane Matthew in Haiti 2016: how was the country affected and how did ActionAid respond?
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Ysnelle, 36, an ActionAid Woman First Responder speaks to a local woman Melitées, as she assesses her need after the earthquake in Haiti. . Photo: Fabienne Douce/ActionAid
Women’s leadership in humanitarian crises
Learn about ActionAid's approach promoting women's leadership during humanitarian crises, and why female humanitarian leaders are critical in emergencies.
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Anju 38, lost her house in the Nepal floods that struck the country in 2024. . Photo: Uma Bista/ActionAid
Emergencies Action Fund
ActionAid's Emergencies Action Fund is there to make sure we are always ready to respond to emergencies. It is reserved solely for our work in emergencies. Donate now to our Emergencies Action Fund.
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