My name is Jessica Gill and I’m a 5th Year student in Bandon Grammar School, in West Cork. This year I travelled to Kenya with ActionAid after winning the Speech Writing Competition. Entering the Competition Last year I entered ActionAid’s annual Speech Writing Competition with a speech about how “furthering women’s rights is fundamental for.....

This morning we were pleased to support the launch of the Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition report entitled Pathways to Protection and Inclusion, Ireland’s role in global refugee protection and migration movements. The report sets out some of the major changes in the area of migration and asylum since 2016 from an International, European and.....

Pictured above: ActionAid Kenya director Bijay Kumar speaking to UCD/TCD masters students. I was delighted to visit my colleagues in ActionAid Ireland on October 2nd and 3rd this year. ActionAid Ireland is a long-term supporter of ActionAid Kenya both through Child Sponsorship and support for our work on Women’s Rights through a programme that is.....