I am supporting ActionAid to help create awareness for their causes, as a follower of mine you will know that I am very vocal about gender inequality and the rights of women and girls. The work which ActionAid does around the world is so important and I want to support them by creating as much awareness as possible. Can you imagine a reality in which your daughter misses a week of school because she has her periods? Or a girl child drowning in a flood because she hasn’t been taught basic survival skills simply because she is a female? Well, it is all of these sad realities that ActionAid tackles everyday and they are working hard to drive change. Please take a moment to read more about what they do and if you can, please donate to this very worthy cause.
What does ActionAid do
ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Their dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. They work to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
PERIOD POVERTY
ActionAid works with women and girls, community leaders, men and boys, schools and governments to help end period poverty around the world – once and for all.
END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS
Violence against women and girls is a fundamental human rights violation, affecting around one in three women and girls around the world.
WOMEN & GIRLS RIGHTS
The denial of women and girls’ rights is one of the biggest causes of poverty worldwide, and a grave injustice. That’s why ActionAid puts the rights of women and girls at the heart of all they do.
EMERGENCIES & DISASTER AID
Women and girls often suffer the most during humanitarian emergencies. Typically, more women than men are killed by rapid onset disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, and violence against women and girls increases during all emergencies, especially in conflict.