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Covid-19 – looking beyond our shores

Photo credit: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid Siobhán McGee, Chief Executive, ActionAid Ireland wrote a Letter to the Editor which featured in the 15th April edition of The Irish Times. It is available online and below. Sir, – I write in response to

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A note from ActionAid Ireland on COVID-19

Dear supporters and friends, Greetings to you and yours from all of us in ActionAid Ireland. I am reaching out to you in what are very uncertain times for all of us. Since the end of last week, the team

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ActionAid submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on gender equality

The Citizens’ Assembly on gender equality was established in July 2019 to bring forward proposals to the Houses of the Oireachtas to advance gender equality in Ireland. This presents an opportunity to radically restructure our society for the better and

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The Irish Times headline on FGM risk affecting 1,600 girls in Ireland, highlighting the need for government action.
Ireland’s first FGM/C trial: an indictment of a state failing our most vulnerable women and girls

Siobhán McGee, CEO ActionAid Ireland and Salome Mbugua, Head of Operations at AkiDwA wrote an Op-Ed for The Irish Times following the first sentencing of FGM in Ireland . ActionAid and AkiDwA are members of the National Steering Committee on

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Celebrating our Supporters in Galway & Kildare!

A special event to appreciate our loyal supporters & bring them closer to their sponsored communities This year, we are very excited to host our ‘Celebrating our Child Sponsors & Supporters’ event in Galway and Kildare. We have chosen these

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Blog: Localisation under the looking glass; a feminist perspective

On Tuesday December the 10th, ActionAid Ireland and Oxfam Ireland co-hosted a seminar in UCD which was supported by the Dochas Humanitarian Aid Working Group (HAWG). The day was entitled “Localisation under the Looking Glass; a feminist perspective”. Below is

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