Families in desperate need of shelter in Haiti
On Saturday 14th August, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Over 1,000 people are confirmed dead and even more are seriously injured. Angeline Annesteus, Country Director of ActionAid Haiti, says: “This deadly quake has destroyed homes and infrastructure in some of Haiti’s most vulnerable and marginalised communities. “In Jérémie, one of the areas most affected, our team is helping with rescue efforts […]
How Feminist Leadership is transforming our workplace.
ActionAid Ireland’s transformative vision of a just world free from poverty, oppression, and patriarchy requires transformative feminist leaders. This means we have leaders who enable others to lead, building power with them instead of over them. We are embracing feminist leadership because it is consistent with our work in advancing women’s rights and promoting equality. We […]
Looking back at 2020
ActionAid Ireland is please to share its 2020 Annual Report. The report highlights some of the important work achieved in 2020, despite unprecedented circumstances. Read the report here. A challenging year The year was a challenging one across the globe. CEO of ActionAid Ireland, Siobhan McGee, writes in the report: “The onset of the pandemic […]
Behaviour change to end gender-based violence
Through funding from Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs, ActionAid Ireland has been collaborating with University College London’s Centre for Behaviour Change on a new approach to reducing gender-based violence in Kenya, Ethiopia and Nepal. The approach integrates, for the first time, an in-depth analysis of what is behind the behaviours that drive gender-based violence. […]
The Grand Bargain: We are not yet involving women from local communities in decision-making
The Grand Bargain launched during the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. It is a unique agreement between humanitarian agencies and donors. It aims to reform and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of international humanitarian aid. 2021 marks the fifth year of the Grand Bargain. And so, Signatories are meeting this week to agree and endorse […]
Completing our work in Kongelai
Right now, the world is facing multiple humanitarian crises, growing inequality and a climate crisis, all during a global pandemic which has affected all of us. In the face of so many struggles, it’s a privilege to share a very good news story and a wonderful outcome for a community who ActionAid has long been […]