Christmas is a time for kindness. Here are our top six ways to give back this Christmas, without breaking the bank - in your community and even around the world.
Millicent, a survivor of domestic violence from Uganda. Millicent features in ActionAid's charity Christmas appeal 2022. Photo: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid
Learn about gender-based violence, the statistics and how it affects women and girls from the UK and across the world. You can donate to ActionAid to help give a woman shelter from violence.
Tanjila (right) and her friends have recently taken part in a girl-led research project with ActionAid, to highlight the issues girls face today. Photo: Faheba Monir/ActionAid
It can be tough being a girl. That's why women have been sharing the advice they'd give to a young girl growing up today - to show them they are strong, they are brilliant, and they can do anything that boys can do.
Our new survey reveals that the cost of living is biting: period poverty is affecting millions of women in Britain today, causing many to use makeshift methods to manage their periods.
Beth, 16, is a south Sudanese refugee now living in Uganda, who has learned how to make reusable sanitary pads at an ActionAid workshop. Photo: Esther Mbabazi / ActionAid
Learn about period poverty, the statistics, and how it affects women, girls and people who menstruate around the world: from the UK, to New Zealand, to Kenya.
Get a free ActionAid period pouch - for school, work or on-the-go! Celebrate period positivity with this custom-designed 'share a better period' pouch.