While attending a press briefing organized by ActionAid International Kenya, I was very moved as I watched a Congolese woman, Jeanie Bandu break down in tears while sharing the experiences of women...
Despite growing the majority of food in Kenya, women farmers receive little support from our Government. This World Food Day, ActionAid travelled to different parts of the country to raise awareness...
I have a healthy interest in global justice, and a probably unhealthy interest in all things digital, which means the ongoing exponential rise of SMS and mobile internet across the globe is making me...
In Nigeria, at a time when youth identity has become synonymous with unemployment, poverty, marginalization and when the myriads of social, economical, cultural and political problems seem to be...
It’s my eighth week working for ActionAid and I’m in The Gambia, listening to Muhammed, our Activista Co-ordinator for the country. Whilst I sit listening to him speak, I’m reminded why I’m doing the...
She was a victim of the food crisis that threatened the lives of millions of people across East Africa a year ago. To her, help came in time and she survived. I have met six-year-old Sadia Abdullah,...
This week the United National Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio+20 kicks off in Rio. Consisting of world leaders and thousands of participants from all forms and...
This annual report goes through the achievements of Activista the Gambia in 2011.2011 was a year of important achievements for Activista The Gambia. In The Gambia the fight against hunger and poverty...
