“All we want is a job” How the Covid-19 pandemic is taking away women’s livelihoods
For the world’s poorest people, livelihoods have disappeared overnight. Find out how informal workers are struggling with no jobs, no income and no food as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll. “People die from coronavirus but we will die from hunger. We will do any work that we can get. We are not scared of corona. […]
Event- “Women Rising: the Global Fight to End FGM”
Please join us on Thursday 9th July from 13:00-14:00 for this online lunchtime discussion. The United Nations Population Fund has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to an extra 2 million girls worldwide undergoing FGM in the next decade. In this context, our expert panel will explore the campaign to #EndFGM in Ireland, Kenya, […]
Video: Two students come out on top in the 2020 ActionAid Speech Writing Competition National Final
Photo (L-R): Tara McLaughlin and Edel Colgan Tara McLaughlin, a student at The Grammar School in Co Sligo and Edel Colgan, a student at St Leo’s College in Co Carlow won the 2020 ActionAid Speech Writing Competition. The final, held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, was attended by over 70 people – with attendees […]
New ActionAid report shows a huge spike in gender-based violence during Covid-19
Photo: local women lead ActionAid’s Covid-19 response. Photo credit: Etinosa Yvone/ActionAid Global lockdowns and coronavirus restrictions have unleashed a shocking surge in gender-based violence (GBV) in countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, as women’s shelters are shut down and countries divert funding to battle the pandemic. New research by ActionAid, […]
How Child Sponsorship is affected by Covid-19
Sponsored Child, Shathi (10) from Bangladesh. Photo: Ariful Islam/ActionAid Covid-19 has brought urgent and necessary changes to our Child Sponsorship programme. If you are a Child Sponsor, we know you will be worried about the child your sponsor. We have compiled a list of frequently asked questions below. As Covid-19 spreads, the world’s most vulnerable people […]
Inadequate public services: an invisible injustice against women
Photo caption: Nurse giving injection in Uganda. Esther Mbabazi/ActionAid Today – 23rd June – marks United Nations Public Service Day. Siobhán McGee, ActionAid Ireland Chief Executive, explores the links between unpaid care/domestic work, Covid-19 and public services. Care work: Globally, women are more likely to live in poverty than men and are less likely to be […]