Coronavirus: how does women’s leadership make a difference in a crisis?
In the world’s poorest countries, the leadership of women at a grassroots local level will save lives during the coronavirus crisis. Find out why.
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Posted in Blog on 6 May 2020
In the world’s poorest countries, the leadership of women at a grassroots local level will save lives during the coronavirus crisis. Find out why.
Read morePosted in Blog on 1 May 2020
Myths about the spread of global health phenomena are not new. They are a common occurrence and have existed for a long time, but in the age of social media, fake news, and misinformation it is now more important than ever to separate fiction from fact.
Find out how the coronavirus pandemic has generated its own information crisis.
Read morePosted in Blog on 22 April 2020
Vulnerable people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are facing a double emergency from hunger and Covid-19, as the pandemic is affecting food supply and shutting down livelihoods of millions who are already subsiding on very little. Find out how coronavirus is pushing people to hunger.
Read morePosted in Blog on 26 March 2020
One year on from the devastating Cyclone Idai of 2019, ActionAid's Arbie Baguios explains what's happening in Zimbabwe and the consequences still being felt across Southern Africa.
Read morePosted 25 March 2020
Coronavirus has swept the globe since November 2019 and continues to affect millions of people around the world. Find out how the world's poorest people are suffering the worst consequences of this pandemic and how ActionAid is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read morePosted in Blog on 24 March 2020
The World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic in early March 2020. This new coronavirus and Covid-19 disease affects all of us around the world, but women and girls living in poverty will be even more severely affected. Find out what consequences this outbreak could have for women and girls worldwide.
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