Statistics on catcalling
"Hey, sexy!" Millions of women and girls around the world will have heard that phrase - or something like it - cutting into their daily lives, unwante… Read more
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East Africa food crisis: No-one knows what tomorrow holds
ActionAid's Takaitei Bote is in Kenya this week to support the response to the food crisis in the country where millions of vulnerable people, especia… Read more -
What are desert locusts and how are they affecting East Africa?
The destructive desert locust is causing widespread havoc and devastation in East Africa right now, by feeding on vital food crops and pastures, that … Read more -
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
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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The Lopoin Women Group, led by the inspirational Joan Chemokos Kasotot, have kick-started a revolution of change, after training from ActionAid Kenya on land use and agroecology. . Photo: Moses Thuranira / ActionAid