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...
Today I’m in Dublin for the 8th World Alliance of Cities against Poverty Forum. This international meeting has brought together over 500 leaders and activists from all around the world, including UN...
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...
It is now well recognized that women and girls around the world face violence, sexual harassment and abuse in many of the spaces that they inhabit – their homes, workplaces, educational institutes,...
Last week in Kathmandu, we launched ActionAid’s new report, Making Care Visible, to a room full of government officials, media, donor, women's rights organisations and civil society partners.It was a...
A great deal of time is spent on Unpaid Care Work by women around the world every day, but often this important work remains invisible.In fact, Unpaid Care Work is a term that you might not be...
Aitamaya Limbu, 36 years old and known as ‘Aitu’ in her community, participated in ActionAid’s Unpaid Care Work Programme and is a member of the Abhiyan Chautari Reflect circle.
Sabitra Tolangi is from a Dalit community and lives in ward number 6 of Hamarjung VDC in Terahthum, Nepal, where the culture of untouchability still persists and women are still considered as...
Care is around us everywhere – from the mother who takes care of her children, to the wife who cooks her family’s meals, the eldest daughter who helps with the housework, and the widow who works in...
