Fertile Ground: How governments and donors can halve hunger by supporting small farmers
Empowering local farmers to produce more food for local markets is the bedrock of global food security. Small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are responsible for 90 per cent of the food grown
Making her own choices: young women’s rights in poor urban areas
This programme framework is informed by three country level and international reviews of the literature related to young women, livelihoods and sexual and reproductive health, and empirical research
Young Urban Women: Exploring Interlinkages: Bodily Integrity, Economic Security and Equitable Distribution of Unpaid Care Work
ActionAid and its partners have, since 2013, been working to address the issues of bodily integrity and economic security among approximately 5800 young women in the age group of 15- 25 years in seven
Disaster Risk Reduction in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
Homestead housing and adequate land in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
Fisheries-based livelihoods in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
Violence Against Women in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
Pakistan floods - tens of millions affected in the blink of an eye
Floods in Pakistan continue to devastate communities, with over 30 million people affected, including almost 1000 dead.
From marginalisation to empowerment
The potential of land rights to contribute to gender equality – observations from Guatemala, India and Sierra Leone.For many years, activists have campaigned for women’s rights to access, control, and
Women and the City 2
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, on