“Oh, I’m not scared” instantly quipped Salima on asking whether fears of past rigid regime still haunts her. “I will not allow them to come back and trouble us again”, she continued, “I have sensed...
In a society where women are not treated equally, life for a girl child becomes discriminatory, unjust and considerably miserable. Such is the case in most parts of Pakistan where girls are inhumanly...
I opened my eyes. The alarm was set for 5:30 am. I would not be up in this time in any Friday morning. Within next few minutes I received a phone call that a car will be picking me up soon. I...
I am nervous as I travel to Kampong Cham province in the east of Cambodia. I was here a few months ago supporting ActionAid’s response to the massive floods which had swept across parts of the...
I was shocked and embarrassed to hold a condom in my hand in front a room full of people. I did not dare to look anywhere while I was holding it in my hand. I was wondering what am I supposed to do...
Cycling home with 50kg of rice on the back of her bicycle, Roth Chantho’s smile conveys her happiness at receiving emergency food supplies following flooding in her commune in Kratie Province in the...
The worst flooding for decades has affected up to seven million people in Thailand and Cambodia, and more than five months on, people are still relying on emergency relief from charities such as ActionAid
“Aj dhaaner khete roudro chhayai, lukochurir khaela re bhai, lukochurir khaela...” - Rabindranath TagoreReturning to Dacope and Khamarkhola after over a year to areas that had been hit by cyclone...
In one of the biggest pushes to highlight the rights and struggles of the homeless people in Chennai, one India’s rapidly growing metros and the capital of Tamil Nadu...
Thailand’s floods have swept away the little support that existed for the poorest members of our society. Though the waters continue to decrease and disappear, ActionAid has consistently found that...