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Village Savings and Loans Schemes improve women's access to finance
Supported by ActionAid in over 500 communities in Ghana, the village savings and loans scheme allows the women to make weekly and monthly contributions which goes into a pool. Members of the scheme

Improving women’s livelihood: The Donkey welfare intervention as a gamechanger
For many rural women, donkeys are their convenient means of transportation. Donkeys play a critical role in carting water from boreholes, fuel wood, and foodstuff from several miles to the homes of

ActionAid marks International Women’s Day across Ghana
ActionAid Ghana on Wednesday joined the global community to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day under the theme “Embrace Equity”. International Women’s Day has over the years been observed to

ActionAid backs solutions to mitigate food insecurity threats
“The vulnerability in the North includes the threat of floods, prolonged droughts, rising temperatures, unreliable rainfall, severe windstorms and other climate-related emergencies which are already

Earthquake survivors see huge spikes in food prices - urgent funding is needed in Syria to help to replenish food stocks
Spikes in food prices in north-west Syria are leaving earthquake survivors in further need of humanitarian assistance. There are reports of shortages of food items including wheat flour and

Community Risk Communication: Young Urban Women Movement leading the way
“I am glad that I joined other youth to share knowledge on COVID-19 with people living in deprived areas. It was a great task, but we were able to spread information to a lot of people who otherwise
Charity delivers urgent medical care to survivors as reports of those injured reaches nearly 100,000
ActionAid is responding to the aftermath of the Turkey Syria earthquake by providing medical support through mobile health units in northwest Syria.
It’s reported that around 12,000 people in

Communities face risk of waterborne diseases, as overnight flooding wreaks havoc on north-west Syria
“We are worried to see communities devastated by the earthquake facing fresh concerns of a cholera outbreak and other waterborne diseases. Without access to clean water and toilets, survivors will be

Women and girls among most affected by Turkey Syria earthquake, says humanitarian organisation ActionAid
ActionAid says the situation for women, girls and marginalised communities in the aftermath of the Turkey Syria earthquake is becoming increasingly alarming.
With reports that many families will

ActionAid joins hundreds of organisations to demand 'Our Future is Public’
In 2021 Research by ActionAid, Public Services International, and Education International found that IMF austerity cuts in just 15 countries between 2016 to 2021 blocked the recruitment of over three
