Irene, Gender Based Violence survivor - ActionAid

Irenes story: “Because I feel empowered, I have no more fear.”

  • Date: 17/11/2023
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

Irene stands tall and proud in front of her home in Te-Okutu village in Amuru district, Gulu, northern Uganda. The 42-year-old mother-of-nine points across to a field – “her” field, she is keen to emphasise – abundant with maize and vegetables. The crop is going to be good this year. It is rainy season, but.....

Feminist Futures

  • Date: 16/11/2023
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

On Tuesday 7 November we held Feminist Futures, an evening looking at solutions to the multiple crises that we face, in particular the climate crisis.   The impact of the climate crisis on communities  Farah Kabir, Director of ActionAid Bangladesh, gave a powerful testimony of the impact that climate change has on people living in poverty.....

Somaya is a pregnant mother who has been displaced twice with her family since the escalation of violence started in Gaza

The heartbreak of the mothers of Palestine

  • Date: 27/10/2023
  • Author: Mariana Musse

The lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have been torn apart due to the devastating escalation of violence in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. Men, women and children are paying a deadly and unbearable price. At a scale that is unimaginable and growing far too fast. ActionAid works with women and girls.....