263 million primary and secondary age children and youth out of school. Governments must #KeepYourPromises and increase education budget through #taxjustice
As an organization dedicated to the defence of a just world, ActionAid shares the grief and sorrow caused by the brutal murder of activist and Rio de Janeiro´s city councillor Marielle Franco, and her driver on the evening of Wednesday 14 March.
“Freedom cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression.” ~ Nelson Mandela during his First State of the Nation Address, Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa, 24 May 1994 #InternationalWomensDay
Globally, women are just 13% of agricultural land holders. #TimeIsNow to ensure women’s #right to secure access to and control over land #Action4GenderJustice
As the world marks #IWD2018 governments must provide universal, funded, gender responsive public services in rural and urban communities to reduce and #redistribute unpaid care and domestic work. #Action4GenderJustice
Stand up for #climatejustice this #IWD2018! We pledge to stand with women leading the way and step up our fight to halt #climatechange in its tracks, hold polluters accountable, and put in place solutions. Take action in solidarity – sign the pledge! act.ai/climatejustice…
No girl should live in fear. Watch our video introducing our #NotThisGirl appeal, matched by the UK government, to keep girls safe from sexual exploitation and abuse. @DFID_UK
"Its vital that we balance authentic storytelling with protecting survivors." Go behind the scenes of ActionAid's #NotThisGirl appeal to see how we are able to do this. bit.ly/2FqPE97
#MyBodyIsMine I stand in solidarity with all the women in this world to remind the rest of the world that men don't own women. Women own their on bodies so we should not control or exploit them.
Happy Women's Day Tomorrow.
#GenerationalThinkers#2021OldWoodMustFall
#TimeIsNow for governments to recognise, reduce and #redistribute unpaid care and domestic work through provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies. #Action4GenderJustice