Arsheen Qasim
Digital Communications
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Our new vibrant cards bring to life ActionAid’s solidarity with women and girls leading change for equality, justice and futures of their choosing. Photo: Meroo Seth/ActionAid
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Julia, a survivor of domestic violence in Nakuru County, Kenya, rebuilt her life as a hairdresser and now supports other women through the SGBV Survivors Network. Photo: Rehema Baya / ActionAid
Violence against women: the statistics around the world
Find out more about gender-based violence, and how it affects women and girls from the UK and across the world.
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Girls participate in an interactive learning games, facilitated by local women role models, activists, and community leaders who guide sessions on skills, advocacy, and self-confidence. Photo: Christie Ntwari/ActionAid
What does it really take to break the cycle of period poverty?
Period justice means tackling the inequality and systems that stop women and girls managing their periods with dignity.
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Amadia knows girls are less likely to miss school when they have practical solutions and peer support — from making reusable pads to having safe, open conversations about periods. Photo: Christie Ntwari/ActionAid
Girl maths: the arithmetics of period poverty
One in ten people in the UK have struggled to afford period products in the last year forcing many to choose between pads, food, heating and other essentials.
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, period poverty is still quietly keeping women and girls out of schools, workplaces, sport and public life.
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Belyne, a workshop leader at the Girls camp leads sessions on how to make reusable period pads. . Photo: Christie Ntwari/ActionAid
How to make your own reusable sanitary pads
Follow our simple guide to make your own eco-friendly, reusable sanitary pads - the same method used by women we work with around the world.
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U Phyo Wai Lin and Ma Mar Aye in front of their new home in Mandalay Region. . Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/ActionAid
Six charity Mother’s Day gifts that pay her kindness forward
Celebrate the kindness and generosity of your mum by choosing a charity Mother's Day gift for her.
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