News & Events

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 FGM – a coalition of NGOs and partners committed to ending the practice in Ireland......

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 locations because of the exceptionally high number of supporters in the region. The event is.....

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 a blog recounting a most thought-provoking day of learning, written by our DCU student volunteer.....