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Haiti Earthquake: Stories from the Frontline
Jan 19, 2010
The Destramy family was already living below the poverty line before the earthquake struck. Now they have no home, no food and just water from the stream.
ActionAid Sending Emergency Response Team to Haiti
Jan 13, 2010
The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti, needs your help after a powerful earthquake rocked the nation late Tuesday afternoon. Your donation today will directly help Haitians struggling with the 7.0 earthquake's aftermath.
Join Naomi Klein for a Climate Change Discussion
Jan 7, 2010
ActionAid, Friends of the Earth, Institute for Policy Studies and Jubilee USA invite you to a climate change discussion with Naomi Klein on Jan. 15, in Washington, DC.
Support ActionAid’s Work to Combat Deforestation in Kenya
Dec 16, 2009
Nooloireta Nakola walks three miles under the hot Kenyan sun to Olenkuluo primary school to water her son’s tree, as part of ActionAid's tree planting project.
World AIDS Day 2009: Joyce Kaborole's Story
Dec 1, 2009
Take a moment on December 1 to learn about some of the hurdles facing people living with HIV and AIDS. Every day, ActionAid works with communities and people around the globe to address HIV-related challenges, like Ugandan Joyce Kaborole. This is her story.
Old and Young Residents Suffer During India’s Drought
Nov 9, 2009
Many of Chandauli’s farming families have been displaced from their homes. However, not everyone can leave.
Afghanistan Overview
Apr 7, 2009
On March 8, countries around the world will give pause and celebrate International Women’s Day. This month, we invite you to learn more about ActionAid’s work on basic women’s rights issues in Ghana. ActionAid kicked off our work in Ghana in 1990 and is now working with more then 1 million people in six out of the ten regions. Although great strides have been made to empower women, more work remains. Please read on and see how you can support the people of Ghana.
Working to Educate and Empower Afghanistan’s Future Leaders
Apr 7, 2009
Children growing up in Afghanistan continue to face numerous daily hurdles such as high mortality rates, chronic nutritional deficiencies and low-literacy levels. ActionAid is supporting and protecting children’s rights to life, health and education.
Disseminating HIV and AIDS Education in Afghanistan
Apr 7, 2009
Sections of Afghanistan’s population are at increased risk of contracting HIV and AIDS. Through our work with locals and religious leaders we are educating Afghanis about the disease.
Culture Remains a Hurdle Between Afghanistan’s Women and Empowerment
Apr 6, 2009
Afghanistan’s empowerment of women is at the lowest levels of anywhere in the world. ActionAid is working throughout the country to empower women through education, the provision of basic rights and by increasing their access to information.
On the Ground in Gaza: Building on a Fragile Peace
Jan 26, 2009
More than 18,000 people are in need of food and shelter in Gaza. ActionAid is on the ground, providing food, sanitary kits, sheltering materials, and other necessities to familes whose homes were destroyed during the bombings. Learn how you can help.
Humanitarian Response in Congo Under Strain
Nov 14, 2008
ActionAid is preparing to ramp up its support to scores of people in the Congo fleeing ongoing violence. The number of displaced people soared with 60,000 arriving at one camp alone. The influx has places a heavy burden on humanitarian aid, ActionAid International warns.
Malawi Journal: Community Adaptation to Climate Change
Sep 29, 2008
ActionAid USA's Ilana Solomon traveled to Malawi to learn more about how local people are responding to climate change. She met with women who are changing their communities and transforming their lives. She discusses how their efforts relate to our advocacy for new international funds for climate adaptation.
Picking up the Pieces in Haiti after Gustav, Hanna and Ike
Sep 10, 2008
Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna struck Haiti within a week of each other,and were quickly followed by Hurricane Ike, bringing floods and devastation to the already struggling country. ActionAid is there, providing food, water, shelter and emergency medical supplies while working to build the capacity of communities across Haiti to safeguard their well-being during future storms.
ActionAid in UN Dialogue on the Right to Food
Sep 6, 2008
The food crisis is not just the result of a lack of food production or even high food prices. It is about people's inability to access the food they need. On Friday August 29, ActionAid's Karen Hansen-Kuhn joined Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and other NGO partners to discuss a human rights approach to ending the food crisis.
ActionAid Emergency Response to Floods in Bihar, Inda
Sep 3, 2008
Millions of people have been displaced and an estimated 2,000 killed by shock flooding in Bihar in northern India. ActionAid is on the ground, providing immediate relief with fresh water, food, medical care and shelter.
Providing Comfort in Conflict: ActionAid Provides Food and Medicine in Kashmir
Sep 2, 2008
ActionAid is the only nongovernmental agency responding to the current humanitarian crisis in Kashmir. We are providing food and medicine in Srinagar.
Climate Change Makes Tough Choices for Kenyans
Aug 4, 2008
The Pokot community in Tangulbei, Kenya hopes for rain. It has not rained there for two years. Their crops wither and their livestock languish in the drought. ActionAid provides relief to the region by bringing in water and food and pushes for more access for the people of Pokot to the resources they need to adapt to their increasingly arid environment.
Elders join ActionAid’s HungerFREE campaign to demand urgent action on global food crisis
Jul 18, 2008
Kofi Annan, Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson and other Elders joined forces with ActionAid’s HungerFREE campaign July 16th to continue the fight against the global food crisis.
ActionAid and Naomi Klein
Jul 7, 2008
ActionAid supporter and author, Naomi Klein discussed her international best-selling book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism to a packed house with ActionAid Thursday, July 10th at Busboys and Poets.
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