Community Campaigning

Community Campaigners are ActionAid supporters in the UK who volunteer some of their spare time to campaign locally together to change the world with women and girls.

We believe that collaboration, cooperation and community are fundamental parts of feminist solidarity in action.

Our campaigners learn campaigning and feminist leadership skills and put them into practice to change attitudes, combat structural inequalities and demand gender justice.

Our movement is united by a passion and commitment to anti-racism, gender equality, trans-inclusion, intersectional feminism and fighting for justice.

Applications to join our network aren't currently open, please revisit this page again later in the year.

In the meantime, look out for opportunities to participate in future events and keep an eye on our website and social media channels for campaigns you can support.

What we work on

Read the latest community newsletter

Check out our zine on workers' rights

Read our group blog on "Why I am a feminist"

What will I do as a Community Campaigner?

Community Campaigners are all different, so we contribute to the network in different ways that work for us. You can take on tasks that play to your strengths or take on opportunities to develop new skills.

Join a workshop to enhance your campaigning skills and organise creative campaign actions.
Write for our newsletter, zine or the ActionAid blog.
Hear from guest speakers and plan activities through our working groups like Climate and Gender Justice or Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.

Lobby your MP in person or join an ActionAid parliamentary event.
Access resources on feminist leadership, systems change and challenging the patriarchy.

As a Community Campaigner you’ll also champion our Feminist Behaviours and reject all forms of violence, hate, stigma and discrimination. We are committed to anti-racism and trans-inclusion.

Winning change can be a gradual process, but the sheer dedication, commitment and persistence from Community Campaigners is a small step towards creating a world where everyone can make meaningful choices about their lives, their own bodies and live free from violence.

Three steps to becoming a Community Campaigner

1

Sign up online

Read the role description and fill out the form.

Join us
2

Speak with us

Have a call with the ActionAid Community Organising lead.
3

Get stuck in

Join your first Zoom call and meet the network!

Building Power

We want to see an end to the social and economic structures that prevent women and girls around the world from claiming their rights.

During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Community Campaigners met with MPs and promoted ‘Building power together: a girl-led research project’, which supported girls shifting power in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Indonesia.

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Zine against violence

ActionAid embarked on a major campaign in 2019 – to get governments everywhere to ratify ILO Convention 190: the first international framework to end harassment and violence in the world of work.

Teaming up with women lawyers, international trade unions, feminist activists and other charities, ActionAid UK campaigners held stunts and wrote to MPs calling on governments to act urgently.

On 7 March 2022, the UK Government joined 19 other countries by ratifying ILO C. 190 with a view to implementing it in 2023.

This legislation will uphold the rights of everyone to a workplace safe from violence and harassment.

Read our zine

ActionAid Community Campaigner

Meet Feima

Feima Sannoh is a Community Campaigner with ActionAid.

"For me, volunteering at ActionAid is an opportunity to make a difference, to be a part of something bigger than myself and to contribute to a cause that I truly believe in."