Violence against women and girls

On Wednesday 4th March, the Oxo Tower’s gallery space on London’s South Bank was transformed into ActionAid’s first Women by Women photography exhibition.

Sonali, an acid attack survivor from Bangladesh, speaks about her experience of being attacked with acid, how she has recovered, and why she stands with women and girls to say #MyBodyIsMine.

My Body is Mine is a campaign demanding that women and girls everywhere have the right to be free from violence, and to control their own bodies.

Find out about sexual harassment, statistics, what it means and what ActionAid is doing to end harassment against women around the world.

When climate change leads to climate crisis, it’s usually women and girls that struggle to survive and recover from the aftermath. Here are some of their stories. 

Discover Christie’s story of sexual harassment, how the experience has shaped her feminist values, and why she stands with all women to say #MyBodyIsMine.