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Feminist futures: care, climate and women’s rights

Wangari Kinoti discusses feminist futures, care, climate, and women's rights at ActionAid event.

What: Feminist futures: care, climate and women’s rights will be a very special evening in conversation with Wangari Kinoti, ActionAid’s Women’s Rights and Feminist Alternative Lead. When: Wednesday 31st May 2023 at 6.30pm-8.00pm Where: Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, D01 F2X9 RSVP: jane.murray@actionaid.org We are delighted to have Wangari Kinoti, ActionAid’s Women’s Rights and […]

Pa’s story using a care diary

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Caring activities such as childminding, caring for elderly relatives cooking and cleaning are essential to maintaining our societies. But the huge imbalance in how care is divided means that women and girls can be blocked from getting an education, working outside the home, participating in political decision making or having any leisure time.   Unpaid care work is […]

ActionTalks 2023 winner announced

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Aimee Plunkett, a student at Colaiste Chiarain, Athlone, has today won ActionTalks 2023. Aimee won the national finals, held today in Dublin’s Royal Irish Academy today. Judges included Jennifer O’Connell, Irish Times; Oisin Coghlan, Friends of the Earth; Maria Riordan, Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs; and Jessica Mandanda, a gender and communications specialist from […]

Celebrating women-responders this International Women’s Day

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This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the women responding on the frontlines of emergencies and humanitarian crises.   Women are hit hardest in times of crisis and by climate change. When a family faces hunger, it is women who eat least and last. When a government cuts back on public funding, it is often the […]

Ukraine: Women and girls experiencing escalating levels of violence with no adequate protection as situation worsens ‘by the day’

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ActionAid is deeply concerned that the rights of women and girls affected by the Ukraine conflict are being failed. They aren’t receiving the protection they desperately need to safeguard them physically and mentally from abuse. Threats of sexual and gender-based violence are increasing. And so, ActionAid is calling for the needs of women and girls […]

Women and girls among most affected by Turkey Syria earthquake

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ActionAid says the situation for women, girls and marginalised communities in the aftermath of the Turkey Syria earthquake is becoming increasingly alarming.  With reports that many families will spend another night without any form of temporary shelter in freezing cold conditions, ActionAid says it fears for the safety of those out on the streets. It […]