ActionAid demands safe cities for women. We campaign in 20 countries to make governments, businesses and individuals take action against street harassment and violence against women.
Nimah is the volunteer chair of a women’s rights coalition in her community in Somaliland. ActionAid’s Fearless campaign calls on the government to support organisations like Nimah’s. Photo: Jennifer Huxta / ActionAid
This World Poetry Day, I want to tell you about some amazing activist poets who have inspired our latest campaign to end violence against women. Read about them below and find out how you can join our global, crowd-sourced poem of hope.
From small beginnings, this women’s savings and credit cooperative in Ethiopia has supported over 100 women to become economically independent. Photo: Greg Funnell/ActionAid