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  • A girl leading a session of the Girls’ Forum in Kilifi, Kenya.

    A girl leading a session of the Girls’ Forum in Kilifi, Kenya. Photo: Mfalme Afrika Production/ActionAid

    Not This Girl: UK Aid Match appeal 2018

    Posted 1 March 2018

    Find out what UK Aid Match is, how it works, and how ActionAid is helping local women in rural Kenya tackle violence, abuse and gender inequality.

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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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  • Pauline, 18, at school in Kenya. Pauline lives on a dumpsite, and has experienced boys threatening to rape her, but the installation of lights in her area help her feel more safe. Photo: Jennifer Huxta/Actionaid

    She Can: Addressing violence against women in urban contexts

    Posted 24 November 2017

    The She Can Project (2014 – 2017), funded by DFID under its Aid Match initiative, aimed to increase safety, mobility and access to justice, and to improve gender-responsive public services for vulnerable women and girls living in cities across Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar and Zimbabwe.

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  • Friends Abigail, 14, and Purity, 13, escaped FGM thanks to support from ActionAid. Photo: Ashley Hamer /ActionAid

    How players of People’s Postcode Lottery are supporting ActionAid

    Posted 3 November 2017

    Help us support women and girls around the world by playing People's Postcode Lottery.

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  • Woman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution for people suffering from drought in Kenya

    Woman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution project for people suffering from drought in Kenya. Photo: Alice Oldenburg/ActionAid

    UK aid

    Posted 12 June 2017

    UK aid is the financial support Britain gives to poorer countries to promote sustainable development, eliminate world poverty and help people whose lives have been destroyed by disaster or conflict.

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  • Women-only groups can make a huge difference to the lives of women and girls in poverty

    Women-only groups can make a huge difference to the lives of women and girls in poverty. Photo: ActionAid

    Why women-only groups are vital

    Posted in Blog on 5 June 2017

    Plans for women-only screenings of the Wonder Woman film premiere in the US and a festival primarily for black women in Paris have raised questions about the impact of dedicated spaces for marginalised groups. Some people have raised concerns that women-only groups may create even more division within society.

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