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Winner Jessica Describes Her Visit to Kenya

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My name is Jessica Gill and I’m a 5th Year student in Bandon Grammar School, in West Cork. This year I travelled to Kenya with ActionAid after winning the Speech Writing Competition. Entering the Competition Last year I entered ActionAid’s annual Speech Writing Competition with a speech about how “furthering women’s rights is fundamental for […]

Director of ActionAid Kenya visits Ireland

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Pictured above: ActionAid Kenya director Bijay Kumar speaking to UCD/TCD masters students. I was delighted to visit my colleagues in ActionAid Ireland on October 2nd and 3rd this year. ActionAid Ireland is a long-term supporter of ActionAid Kenya both through Child Sponsorship and support for our work on Women’s Rights through a programme that is […]

Where are the Women? Gender, Localisation and the Grand Bargain

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The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul in 2016 clearly confirmed that gender equality, the fulfilment of women’s and girls’ human rights and their empowerment in political, humanitarian, and development spheres is a universal responsibility and pivotal to sustaining conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding and building resilient communities. Since then, progress towards implementation of effective […]

First Empowerment Path to End FGM draws to a close in Cork

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Since 1st March 2017, ActionAid has been conducting Empowerment Paths in Kinsale Direct Provision Centre in County Cork. Empowerment Paths are workshops based on ActionAid’s REFELCT Action approach. The aim of the programme has been empowerment and rejection of FGM. To end FGM the “empowerment” part of the process is important to give women, girls […]

Event: Irish premiere of Girls From Earth

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Join ActionAid Ireland for the Irish premiere of Girls From Earth this Sunday 25th June at 4pm in Filmbase, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. This powerful new documentary explores the impact of female genital mutilation (FGM) through the eyes two young women. The documentary includes interviews with social workers, academics, a doctor, and decision makers in […]

ActionAid Ireland welcomes Kenyan Delegation as part of Testimony Tour

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On 21 June, as part of the AFTER (Against Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting (FGM/C Through Empowerment and Rejection) Project, we welcome a delegation from Kenya as part of the Testimony Tour. The tour aims at sharing the successes and challenges of activists combating FGM/C in their community. We are delighted to have the opportunity to […]