This background paper Democracy watchdogs: youth-driven participatory monitoring and accountability in the Post-2015 development agenda compliments ActionAid’s internal position on youth and the Post

ActionAid's Young Urban Women’s (YUW) Programme addresses young women’s economic rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Using a human rights based approach to development, the

This governance manual aims to guide all AAI’s stakeholders on AAI’s governance and also to stimulate discussion, debate and consensus on AAl’s appropriate governance practices.

Key messages and findings:Aid quantity:Despite growing humanitarian and development challenges, such as the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, EU aid is off track to meet the 0.7% aid target in

Externally designed, top down plans which are based on assumed knowledge of a community’s problems, run the risk of activities and projects being implemented that do not address the real needs of the

Context: Violence Against women and Girl in MyanmarMyanmar has embarked on a journey of transformation that is evident by the robust social, economic, political and technological reform measures it

The Danida-funded Citizens for accountability in public service financing focused on enabling the people of Myanmar to engage with the government and influence the national planning and budgeting

Over the past four years, Senegalese and Italian investors (first Senethanol and then Senhuile, a joint venturemajority owned by the Tampieri Financial Group of Italy) have been seeking to produce

This year saw significant wins for marginalised people and communities who successfully pushed for public policies to promote their rights and reduce poverty and inequality.ActionAid’s way of working