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Emergencies

  • A destroyed house in Ngangu township Chimanimani. Photo: Zinyange Auntony/ActionAid

    Cyclone Idai in Southern Africa 2019

    Posted 12 April 2019

    Cyclone Idai was one of the worst weather-related disasters to ever hit the southern hemisphere. Find out about Cyclone Idai, the damage it caused and how it affected people in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

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  • Local women leading the sorting and distribution of donated clothes after the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. Photo: Andri Tambunan/ActionAid

    Tsunami in Indonesia 2018

    Posted 4 April 2019

    Since the 2018 earthquakes and tsunami in Indonesia, ActionAid has helped to support more than 60,000 people to rebuild their homes and lives. Learn more.

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  • A family sits under temporary shelter after floods in Sindh, Pakistan

    A family sits under temporary shelter after floods in Sindh, Pakistan. Photo: Saima Javaid/IRC/DEC

    Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)

    Posted 11 December 2017

    ActionAid is a member charity of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), working together to deliver aid to people most affected by humanitarian disasters around the world.

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  • ActionAid is working in Poland to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict.

    Conflict

    Posted 5 October 2017

    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 programs

    Posted 18 September 2017

    Learn about cash transfer programs: 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 programs.

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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

    Posted 17 August 2017

    What is cholera, and what are other waterborne diseases? Learn more about cholera and ActionAid's work supporting affected communities.

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