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25 Feb 2025

8 ways to celebrate International Women's Day

International Women’s Day (8th March) is a global event celebrating and recognising the achievements of women while calling for gender equality. Amid...

Olivia Dandeker

Events & Community team

Gloria is vice secretary of Community Transformation Agenda (COTA), a women-led community organisation working in Imvepi and Rhino refugee settlements. Photo: Immaculate Bashaba /ActionAid
21 Feb 2025

Six essential steps to updating your Will

Find out the six essential steps to keeping your Will updated. ...

Georgia Earl

Legacy and In-Memory fundraising

Le Thi, 35, gathers 20-30 kg of water lilies twice a week in Kinh Lon village, selling them for VND 4,000 ($0.17) per kilo in Tra Vinh city, Vietnam. Photo: Yen Duong/ActionAid
31 Jan 2025

Reflections on the AWID Conference 2024: lessons, connections, and calls to action

December marked the 15th AWID Forum, in Bangkok Thailand. The AWID (Association for Women's Rights in Development) International Forum is both a globa...

Ntsiki

Young Urban Women's Movement
11 Dec 2024

2024 annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank

The IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in October brought forward critical conversations about macroeconomic policies, debt, taxation, and their gende...

Jessica Mandanda

Policy Specialist, Women’s Economic Justice
29 Nov 2024

Girl led action: what girls are doing to challenge structural injustice

Adolescent girls worldwide face unique and significant power imbalances that profoundly impact their daily lives. These are distinct from the challeng...

Julia Rosell Jackson

Senior Girls Rights Technical Specialist
14 Nov 2024

COP29: Why ActionAidUK are there, and what we’re trying to achieve

COP29 has brought together leaders and NGOs from around the world in Baku, Azerbaijan to address the climate crisis, explore solutions, and discuss wa...

Zahra Hdidou

Senior Resilience and Climate Adviser

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