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How skyrocketing prices are taking a toll on young women’s health: Meem’s story

ActionAid’s new and more detailed research has found that families are spending up to nine times what they paid almost 18 months ago for food, fuel, and fertilizer. While global prices have dropped by

Meem, a student from southern Bangladesh
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From floods to financial strain: Liza’s journey through the climate crisis and price rises

ActionAid’s new and more detailed research has found that families are spending up to nine times what they paid almost 18 months ago for food, fuel, and fertilizer. While global prices have dropped by

Liza Begum, displaced woman from Bangladesh
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From floods and price spikes to agroecology: Martha’s story

ActionAid’s new and more detailed research has found that families are spending up to nine times what they paid almost 18 months ago for food, fuel, and fertilizer. While global prices have dropped by

Martha Isaac, a mother and farmer from Nigeria
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The ripple effects of rising prices and the climate crisis: Shazida’s story

ActionAid’s new and more detailed research has found that families are spending up to nine times what they paid almost 18 months ago for food, fuel, and fertilizer. While global prices have dropped by

Shazida, a small-business owner and agricultural worker in Bangladesh
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Beyond affordability: a dual crisis for young women in Nigeria

ActionAid’s new and more detailed research has found that families are spending up to nine times what they paid almost 18 months ago for food, fuel, and fertilizer. While global prices have dropped by

Fauziya, a student from Nigeria, standing in front of her home

What's #HerStory?

From an early age, Mehuba, from Ethiopia, was forced to work by her father. Today, she is a successful business owner and creates jobs for other women. Mehuba's story clearly illustrates the drivers

Mehuba, Migrant Worker, Child Labour Survivor, Combatting Modern Slavery Project.

The Gambia: Agroecology

Climate disasters are destroying the lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. Fossil fuels and industrial agriculture are fuelling the destruction of our planet, driving up carbon

Image of Fatou standing among crops, looking at the camera
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Palestinian Refugee Youth to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Nakba by showing Solidarity with Residents of Masafer Yatta

Hebron-West Bank –Palestinian refugee youth commemorated the 75th anniversary of Nakba by visiting Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank which is at risk of forced evictions and forcible

Nurses fight to provide care despite funding cuts in Malawi

ActionAid Malawi work with NAM through advocacy work. The Malawi government, as instructed by the IMF and World Bank, were told to freeze employment of nurses, doctors and teachers. ActionAid are

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Cyclone Freddy leaves a trail of destruction in Malawi: “Everything is gone”

Cyclone Freddy has been said to be record-breaking in its strength, length, and resurgence. In Malawi, the cyclone has been devasting to communities, with a state of disaster being declared in 14