Samjana (7), a Sponsored Child in Nepal. Photo credit: Bahadur Sadaya and Ramlal Chaudhary/ActionAid Nepal

Coffee Morning to celebrate our Child Sponsors!

  • Date: 11/08/2020
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

Samjana (7), a Sponsored Child in Nepal. Photo credit: Bahadur Sadaya and Ramlal Chaudhary/ActionAid Nepal We in ActionAid Ireland are excited to host our first virtual coffee morning on Wednesday, 19th of August at 10 am. For our first, we want to celebrate the generosity and loyalty of our child sponsors. This year has been particularly.....

ActionAid responds to the devastating blast in Beirut

  • Date: 06/08/2020
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

ActionAid is shocked and saddened by the horrific explosion in Beirut and our thoughts are with those affected. With at least 100 people dead within hours and thousands more injured, we expect the death toll will rise and the devastating damage to the capital city will leave hundreds of thousands homeless. Spokesperson Caroline McCausland, County.....

“All we want is a job” How the Covid-19 pandemic is taking away women’s livelihoods

  • Date: 07/07/2020
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

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......