Our year in action: ActionAid's community campaigner highlights
As we approach the end of 2025 and we step into another year of opportunity to progress gender equality, let's take a moment to celebrate our wins.
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ActionAid UK Community Campaigners
Campaigns
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Community campaigners protesting at the Million Women Rise march. Photo: ActionAid
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Community campaigners and staff at a women's rights march. . Photo: ActionAid
Why women and girls need to lead for a better world
With International Women's Day behind us, ActionAid's Community Campaigners reflect on this important day and share their thoughts on how women's and girls' leadership is needed now more than ever.
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An illustration shows girls' struggle for safety on their streets. Photo: ActionAid
How has patriarchy affected girlhood?
On International Day of the Girl, Community Campaigners delve into the enduring effects of patriarchy on girls and girlhood, highlighting conversations about equality, justice, and the ways girls are fighting back.
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Join ActionAid as a supporter or campaigner, and you could help fight for feminism and human rights around the world. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid
Why I am a feminist
Why are you a feminist? To celebrate International Women's Day, we put this question to ActionAid community campaigners. Read why they consider themselves feminists - and why it's important to them.
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Women campaigning for street lights in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to make the cities' streets safer for women. Photo: ActionAid
#MeToo: Four reflections five years on
Five years on from the rise of #MeToo, four ActionAid UK Community Campaigners share their reflections on how the movement changed things and where it's headed next.
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