Edinburgh Running Festival

Why run for ActionAid? 

In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, nearly one million Rohingya refugees live in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable settlements. For women, displacement, insecurity and limited opportunities make daily life even harder.

Amina fled Myanmar with her two daughters and two sons after facing persecution. When she first arrived in the camp, she struggled to keep her family safe and had no income to support them.

Today, Amina is a site management volunteer with ActionAid. She helps keep children safe from drowning in the ponds near the settlement and leads sessions with other women on cyclone preparedness, fire safety, first aid and flood response.

I am doing a job, and I can provide education for my children. I feel safe because of this."

By joining ActionAid's RideLondon team, you can support women and girls around the world with training, a steady income and leadership responsibilities, women like Amina who are rebuilding their life and showing how women’s leadership strengthens safety, dignity and resilience for entire communities.

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