Cost of living: UK period poverty has risen from 12% to 21% in a year
An ActionAid poll has found that the number of UK women and people who menstruate who are struggling to afford period products has risen from 12% to 21% in one year.
Read more27% of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK say they are struggling to afford period products like tampons. Photo: Karolina Grabowska
An ActionAid poll has found that the number of UK women and people who menstruate who are struggling to afford period products has risen from 12% to 21% in one year.
Read moreOnce filled with over 150,000 barrels of water, this ActionAid implemented earth dam is now completely dry due to failed rains and increasing temperatures. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid
East Africa is currently facing the worst drought in decades and yet there is little to no attention being paid to the severity of the situation.
Director of Asia and Humanitarian for ActionAid International, Razmi Farook visited Somaliland last month to support the response to the food crisis in the region where millions of people are at risk.
Read moreWomen's rights organisations campaigning in Ghana. Photo: Misper Apawu/ActionAid
The Government published its long-awaited International Women and Girls Strategy on International Women’s Day. The Government’s aim is to tackle gender inequality globally, but is it capable of doing that? Here we look at the top three take-aways about the Strategy and assess the Government's chance of success.
Read moreJoin ActionAid as a supporter or campaigner, and you could help fight for feminism and human rights around the world. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid
Why are you a feminist? To celebrate International Women's Day, we put this question to ActionAid community campaigners. Read why they consider themselves feminists - and why it's important to them.
Read moreNatalia, a volunteer with ActionAid's partner organisation in Ukraine, Insight. Photo: Anastasia Vlasova / ActionAid
On 24th February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Find out about the Ukraine war anniversary, what Ukraine looks like now, and what the future looks like for millions of refugees.
Read moreActionAid's partner in Syria, Violet rescuing people from under the rubble. Photo: Muhammad N. Haj Kadour/ActionAid
Years of civil war, the pandemic and now an earthquake is devastating Syrians - those who took refuge in Turkey and those still living in Syria.
Find out why Syrians need your help now more than ever.
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