Ajok Fildas is now 30 years old, it is over 10 years since she escaped from her captors in the bush but she still has nightmares and her life is marred from the physical and mental trauma she...
What are people saying about @ActionAidRwanda?Tweets about "#AARwanda"// Supporting communities to claim their rights is one of the most important aspects of ActionAid's work. That involves not only...
March 08 2013 was no ordinary working day for me, it was International Women’s Day! And a brilliant one for both myself and ActionAid at that. SuccessThe UN Commission on the Status of Women was...
International Women’s Day is a time of celebration, when activists, feminists and women’s movements appreciate the many advances that we have helped to bring about worldwide.In many ways, the world...
Wow, what a meeting and what an opportunity to talk about our work on safe cities for women and girls around the world! This week I’m in New York for the 57th Commission on the Status of Women.Over...
If you survive the two hours standing in line to get your pass and go through the security check, you’d be forgiven for thinking “that’s the first and last time I come to CSW”.As you enter the venue...
Kenya is in the global spotlight as historic elections took place on March 4, 2013. The voter turn-out was almost 70% - some 10 million people joined the long queues all over the country. The...
Female students in Liberia face some real challenges at university – simply because they are female.As our new report 'Women and City II' highlights, they are some of the most mobile of young women,...
I used to work at a bar in the UK, serving drinks until 1 or 2am. I didn’t really enjoy the dark drive home. I’d lock the car doors and crank up whatever ‘power ballad’ was on the radio to make me...
One of the most common questions that I’m asked when discussing our work in countries is are you able to travel safely within the country? Every time, I tell my friends and family that I’m...
