Russia’s decision to pull out of Black Sea grain deal will further ‘exacerbate’ harsh situations

ActionAid Ireland has described as “alarming” the decision by Russia to pull out of the Black Sea grain deal, saying millions of people already facing hunger will pay the price for the move. About the Black Sea grain deal The deal was designed to alleviate a food crisis sparked by a Russian blockade of Ukrainian […]

Building blocks for women’s empowerment in Haiti

Over the last number of years, Haiti has experienced a succession of shocks that have made life extremely difficult for families. Women in Léon, Haiti, are leading the ongoing humanitarian response through an innovative business supported by ActionAid. The Haiti earthquake The earthquake in August 2021 destroyed 130,000 homes and left at least 4.4 million […]

Stories of change from Nepal  

ActionAid’s Women’s Rights Programme has been running since 2012. The overall goal of the programme is to increase the safety and security of women and girls and improve their economic wellbeing in the three countries, Kenya, Ethiopia and Nepal. We have a long-running partnership agreement with Irish Aid to run the Women’s Rights Programme. Irish […]

A Year in Action

Our Annual Report and Audited Accounts for 2022 are now available. Thanks to the support of individual donors and Irish Aid, in 2022 we were able to work with communities to take action on issues from climate change to education, ending gender-based violence to humanitarian response. If you would like to read more about the […]

Human rights hearing on care

ActionAid Ireland and National Women’s Council recently held a Human Rights Hearing on Care, with support from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. This Human Rights Hearing put central the experiences of marginalised women in Ireland. A panel of national and international experts then responded to what they heard with a view to informing constitutional change, […]

Women by Women photography exhibition comes to Cork

Women by Women is a unique photography exhibition that celebrates female trailblazers and the incredible talent of women photographers around the world. It will launch in Cork on 8th June 2023 in Cork City Library at 1pm. The event will include lunch and a discussion about the exhibition. Registration is essential. Register here The photography […]