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Guide on how to run skillshares within humanitarian projects

ActionAid Denmark has produced a new guide on how organisations can use skillshares as part of projects working with humanitarian projects. The guide is free to download on this page. It was funded

Believe in Better working paper

This is an independent working paper developed in partnership between ActionAid and the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, supported by the Major Group for Children and Youth, and

Young people in Sudan talking about their experience in practicing democracy and their role in the political transition at the Youth Open Dialogue

Action for Global Justice in Practice

This resource book Action for Global Justice in Practice 2020 articulates ActionAid’s human rights based approach (HRBA). It is a fully revised and updated version of People’s Action in Practice which

Women taking part in a village women’s right forum in India

Youth, Gender and Social Protection primers

Social protection is intended to enable young people to expand their choices and enjoy their right to self-determination. The existing frameworks for social protection need to be radically changed if

Youth, Gender and Social Protection primers
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Champions and change-makers

This compilation of case studies highlights the work of young people and civil society working with or supported by ActionAid.

Young Nigerians at the National Day of Action demanding the passage of the #NTYTR Bill.

A call for EU human rights and environmental due diligence legislation

On 3 October more than 80 civil society organisations and trade unions launched a call for effective EU legislation that establishes a mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence framework.

A person wearing an ActionAid t-shirt
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Reclaiming and Transforming Multilateralism: Towards a People's Multilateralism

Young people make up the majority of the world’s population. As they inherit multiple intersecting crises, it is essential that they are equipped with the knowledge and power to stand up for their

Members of the Young Urban Women's group meet in Nairobi, Kenya
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Free Palestine?

This Briefing Paper catalogues some of the main violations of international law committed against the occupied Palestinian population, with a focus on the duties of Israel in its role of Occupying

Janna Jihad has been documenting Israel's violations of international law since she was just seven years old.
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Believe in Better: From Policy to Practice

This report explores the ways the United Nations is supporting young people to engage in participatory decision-making processes and to hold duty bearers in their governments to account.

Community volunteers form a key part of ActionAid's Covid-19 community response