Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
ActionAid is a member charity of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), working together to deliver aid to people most affected by humanitarian disasters around the world.
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A family sits under temporary shelter after floods in Sindh, Pakistan. Photo: Saima Javaid/IRC/DEC
Posted 11 December 2017
ActionAid is a member charity of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), working together to deliver aid to people most affected by humanitarian disasters around the world.
Read morePauline, 18, at school in Kenya. Pauline lives on a dumpsite, and has experienced boys threatening to rape her, but the installation of lights in her area help her feel more safe. Photo: Jennifer Huxta/Actionaid
Posted 24 November 2017
The She Can Project (2014 – 2017), funded by DFID under its Aid Match initiative, aimed to increase safety, mobility and access to justice, and to improve gender-responsive public services for vulnerable women and girls living in cities across Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar and Zimbabwe.
Read moreFriends Abigail, 14, and Purity, 13, escaped FGM thanks to support from ActionAid. Photo: Ashley Hamer /ActionAid
Posted 3 November 2017
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Read moreWoman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution project for people suffering from drought in Kenya. Photo: Alice Oldenburg/ActionAid
Women-only groups can make a huge difference to the lives of women and girls in poverty. Photo: ActionAid
Posted in Blog on 5 June 2017
Plans for women-only screenings of the Wonder Woman film premiere in the US and a festival primarily for black women in Paris have raised questions about the impact of dedicated spaces for marginalised groups. Some people have raised concerns that women-only groups may create even more division within society.
Read morePosted 24 April 2017
Our annual Trustees' Report and Accounts includes our audited accounts, explaining where our income comes from, and how we’ve spent it.
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