Where your money goes
Our expenditure in 2023
| Area of expenditure | (£m) | % |
|---|---|---|
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39.8 | 73% |
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7.5 |
13% |
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5.9 |
11% |
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1.5 | 3% |
| Total | 54.7 | 100% |
What you helped us achieve in 2023
Every day we hear incredible stories of how the lives of women and girls are changing for the better.
With your support in 2023, our work has helped to transform lives - whether that's by helping to alleviate period poverty, distributing life-saving aid in emergencies such as during the Türkiye and Syria earthquake or training women and girls with skills that help lift them out of poverty.
Here is an example of how your donations helped in 2023.
Women’s leadership during the Türkiye-Syria Earthquake
ActionAid has been working with partners in Türkiye and Syria to support women by equipping them with skills to earn a living to support their families.
One such partner is a woman-led organisation called Kareemat in Türkiye. Founded by activist Najlaa, Kareemat supports women’s economic empowerment through training and education and promotes peacebuilding between refugees and the local community in Killis, a city in southern Türkiye near the border with Syria.
The organisation also provides a safe space for women, particularly those who have been subjected to exploitation, oppression and violence. Following the earthquakes in 2023, Kareemat mobilised to get resources, aid and mental health support to women and girls living in the affected areas, but it has taken a toll.
“Women carried the biggest burden. Our team as women, we carried the biggest part of it. We were suffering from PTSD and were completely shaken. Yet we still needed to care for our families, to support and cook and clean.”
Through working in partnership with ActionAid, Kareemat has been able to expand its training programme for women, particularly those who have lost their families or have been subjected to exploitation, oppression, and violence during 12 years of conflict in Syria.
Your donations are a vital lifeline for women-led organisations, like Kareemat to continue their essential work.
Najlaa, an activist and founder of Kareemat.
F. Dilek Yurdakul
Page updated 5 July 2024
