ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

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Top photo: Aaliyah* holds her daughter on the remains of a damaged building in Gaza, October 2024. The mother of six built a temporary shelter opposite her demolished house and depends entirely on aid to feed her family. Photo: DEC/Arete/Abdallah Alsayed   Other photos: Esther Mbabazi/ActionAid, Karin Schermbrucker / ActionAid; Sharron Lovell / ActionAid; Fati Abubakar / ActionAid; Ruth McDowall / ActionAid; Esther Mbabazi / ActionAid; Takaitei Bote/ActionAid; Farzana Wahidy; Khadija Farah/ActionAid.

Page updated 17 October 2024