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  • Aminata, chairwoman of an ActionAid-supported women's group in Sierra Leona, received a cash transfer after an outbreak of Ebola in her community. Photo: ActionAid

    Unconditional and conditional cash transfer programs

    Posted 18 September 2017

    Learn about cash transfer programs: direct payments of money to people so they can decide and buy what they need the most. How ActionAid uses conditional and unconditional cash transfer programs.

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    Research and publications

    Posted 11 August 2017

    Here you’ll find our full policy and research publication library, containing all ActionAid’s published briefings, reports, letters, statements, guides and evaluations on the issues we work on. All free to download.

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  • Woman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution for people suffering from drought in Kenya

    Woman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution project for people suffering from drought in Kenya. Photo: Alice Oldenburg/ActionAid

    UK aid

    Posted 12 June 2017

    UK aid is the financial support Britain gives to poorer countries to promote sustainable development, eliminate world poverty and help people whose lives have been destroyed by disaster or conflict.

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  • Woman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution for people suffering from drought in Kenya

    Woman leader Luijah directs an ActionAid food distribution project for people suffering from drought in Kenya. Photo: Alice Oldenburg/ActionAid

    Protecting women’s rights in emergencies

    Posted 27 April 2017

    We call for women’s leadership to be recognised and urge renewed commitment to promote a humanitarian architecture that advances and protects women’s rights.

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  • Garment workers supported by ActionAid campaigning for respect of labour laws in Bangladesh.

    Garment workers supported by ActionAid campaigning for respect of labour laws in Bangladesh. Photo: Nicola Bailey/ActionAid

    Women’s economic rights

    Posted 27 April 2017

    How policy-makers can address the root causes of women's economic inequality to ensure women can have good jobs without carrying the burden of unpaid care.

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  • Abigail narrowly escaped FGM at the age of 13 by running away to an ActionAid supported safe house in Kenya. Photo: Ashley Hamer /ActionAid

    Ending violence against women and girls (VAWG)

    Posted 27 April 2017

    ActionAid works to end violence against women and girls and protect women's rights: our policy and research enables us to make recommendations for change to ensure gender equality and women's empowerment.

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