ActionAid UK
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ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls.
Joined April 2008
Pop megastar @Louis_Tomlinson thanks fans for donating to a fundraiser to mark his 30th birthday - all in aid of ActionAidUK! 💖. @LouisWTNews, @LouisT91Updates, @KingLWTPromo @LouisPromoSquad. You can still donate to support our work with women and girls:
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🚨 URGENT STATEMENT 🚨. ActionAid said: “We are utterly horrified and appalled by the devastating attack on the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis and extremely concerned about the safety of our staff and partners in the area, some of whom we have not yet been able to make contact.
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#FridayFeeling: You still have 3 weeks to donate to the 'Louies for ActionAid' fundraiser, set up to mark #LouisTomlinson's 30th birthday! 🎂. Thank you @LouisWTNews @LouisT91Updates @KingLWTPromo @LouisPromoSquad ❤️. Support our work with women and girls:
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A huge thanks to @Louis_Tomlinson, and to everyone involved in the fundraiser, for your wonderful support! ♥️. If you’d like to learn more about ActionAid, we’d love to share our Christmas appeal to help girls around the world go to school. Thank you. ➡️
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We wanted to say a big thank you to all those who donated to @LouisWTNews’s fundraiser for @Louis_Tomlinson's 30th birthday 🎂 . We hope that Louis had a great day! If you would like to continue supporting ActionAid, you can find out more here:
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“This is an area that had been designated a safe humanitarian zone, yet at least 71 people have been brutally slaughtered there today and hundreds injured, once again making it perfectly clear that absolutely nowhere is safe in Gaza. (2/3).
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A massive thank you to everyone involved in setting up the 'Louies for ActionAid' fundraiser in support of our work with women and girls worldwide, as well as to everyone who has generously donated and helped take the total past £1,100 already! ❤️.
To celebrate Louis’ 30th birthday, we’re fundraising for @ActionAidUK, a charity that prioritises ending the inequality that keeps women & girls locked in poverty. ❤️. Please consider donating if you’re able to and stay tuned for some exciting raffles! ⭐️.
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Great to hear that the 'Louies for ActionAid' fundraiser has hit its second target - thank you to everyone who has generously donated so far! 🙏 ❤.
The Louies for ActionAid fundraiser has surpassed its second target! Thank you for donating and sharing. ❤️. £1,500 could train 13 counsellors to provide comfort and psychosocial support to women and girls who have suffered violence. The target has now been raised to £2,000.
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“As yet more Palestinians mourn their loved ones or attempt to seek medical help from a health system that is overwhelmed and on its knees, we plea – yet again – for this nightmare to come to an end and for a permanent ceasefire, now.” (3/3).
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Lyra's fantastic advice to #GiveGirlsAHand ❤️ . Do you agree with Lyra? . Add your own advice to help girls growing up today:
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You still have until November 17 to enter the raffle for a chance to win these great prizes, when you donate to the 'Louies for ActionAid' fundraiser. Good luck all, and thanks again to everyone who has donated so far! ❤️ #LouisTomlinson #FridayFeeling.
We’ll be giving away all of the prizes shown below to one lucky winner! 🎁. To participate in the raffle, you must: .• Donate £2 (or the equivalent in the currency of your choice): • Submit your entry:
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Do you believe that every girl should have equal access to education? . Join us today – your donation could fund our work supporting girls to get the education that is their right ❤️ . ➡️
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If you met a girl who was escaping child marriage, would you give her a hand?..Join as an ActionAid supporter today and help the next generation of women and girls to say 'no' to forced marriage, and live the lives they choose. #GiveGirlsAHand..➡️
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ActionAid ambassador Emma Thompson: “If there was a message I could give to all girls around the world it would be: This is my body and it belongs to no-one else.” Follow Emma's lead by posting your own #MyBodyisMine picture to show your support if you agree
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@thehoneypop @Louis_Tomlinson @LouisPromoSquad @LouisWTNews @LouisT91Updates @KingLWTPromo Thanks once again to the brilliant organisers and everyone who has generously donated, taking the total past £2,000! This fundraiser to mark Louis' 30th birthday will make a real difference to our work with women and girls living in poverty ❤️.
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UPDATE: We are relieved to confirm that all of our staff are now accounted for.
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Thank you to Emily from York for this advice for #GiveGirlsAHand ❤️ . What advice would *you* give to a girl growing up today?. Share your words of wisdom ➡️
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We are outraged and heartbroken by the recent attacks in West Rafah, where Israeli fighter jets launched eight missiles at makeshift shelters housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) next to UNRWA warehouses stocking vital aid. 1/2. Read our statement: .
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Thank you to Nicola from Twickenham for sending in this amazing piece of advice for girls growing up today ❤️ . Do you agree with Nicola's advice?. Submit your own advice to #GiveGirlsAHand:
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We’ve been looking closely at how we can be a truly trans inclusive organisation. We’re committed to making AAUK a place where everyone we work with feels welcome, equally valued & free from discrimination of any kind. This includes all trans women, trans men & non-binary people.
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Great to see 4 amazing female activists amongst the 5 mentioned in this @bbcthree piece as 'Teens who changed the world' - including the amazing #periodpoverty campaigner @AmikaGeorge, @Malala, @GretaThunberg and @Emma4Change 💪.
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Thank you so much to Katie for sharing this piece of advice to #GiveGirlsAHand ❤️ . Do you agree with Katie's advice? What would you add?. Submit your own words of wisdom ➡️
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Would you tell her to believe in herself, to remember she is loved, or that she is enough? . It can be tough to be a girl. What advice would you give to a girl growing up today?. Submit yours ➡️ #GiveGirlsAHand
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Have you seen our video yet? Watch and RT to show your support for women's rights this #InternationalWomensDay . #IWD2017
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The brilliant Jodie Whittaker, star of @bbcdoctorwho, shares what she can't wait for this Christmas. But around the world, millions are trapped in hidden crises caused by climate change. We're providing support but our supplies can’t last forever.➡️
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Q. Why is menstrual hygiene important? .A. Menstrual hygiene is important to ensure prevention of infection and to enable women and girls to lead healthy and productive lives. Find out the answers to the most frequently asked question on periods.
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Thank you to Cate for your inspiring advice to #GiveGirlsAHand ❤️ ..Do you agree with Cate's advice? ..Help girls know they are strong, powerful and valued, by sharing your own words of wisdom:
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Because it's not acceptable that 1 in 3 women worldwide will experience violence in their lifetimes #iamafeminist
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They're not a #RoyalBaby but these 3-month-old #NepalQuake survivors are pretty special too: http://t.co/oRI0HDUJVP
http://t.co/prbUopqnSI.
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It can be tough to be a girl today! . Please tell us the advice you’d give to a young girl - we’d like to share your advice far and wide on social media, so girls know that they are strong, powerful and valued. ➡️
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A huge thanks to everyone who has submitted their incredible advice for girls so far! #GiveGirlsAHand. There's still time to submit yours. Tell us: what advice would *you* share with a girl growing up today? . ❤️ ➡️
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We met the brilliant @WeeMissBea and @MrNishKumar backstage @LatitudeFest, where they supported our #mybodyismine campaign, and our work to end violence against women and girls. ❤🙌
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Meet Siti, a lawyer who stands up for the rights of women and children in Zanzibar:
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Thank you to Nillz from Cardiff for sharing the advice you'd give to a girl growing up today 💕 . Do you agree with Nilz' advice? What advice would you give to #GiveGirlsAHand?. Submit your own:
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This #FathersDay, support ActionAid's work to end violence against women and girls, help them speak up and claim their rights. See our short film starring the awesome @JamesPurefoy, and RT to help us spread the word!
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Sexual harassment affects women everywhere. Well done to Ayesha Gulalai for speaking out. We must tackle the root cause of the problem – patriarchy. #MeToo
This female MP received violent threats after accusing another politician of harassment.
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Women have been sharing the advice they'd give to a young girl growing up today. It can be tough being a girl! What advice would you give? . #GiveGirlsAHand.
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Thank you to Rashidah for your advice to #GiveGirlsAHand ❤️ . If you could talk to your younger self, what advice would you give her?. Women have been submitting their best pearls of wisdom - read them here! ➡️
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We're proud to have signed this @fawcettsociety letter, along with @jessphillips, @CCriadoPerez and other campaigners, calling for a lifetime ban from standing for office for candidates who promote rape or violence. #NotFitToStand
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Al-Awda hospital has had no electricity or fuel for the last 3 days yet is continuing to operate against the odds, relying on batteries. Despite lacking crucial medical supplies such as anaesthetic staff performed 16 caesarean sections at the weekend.
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When we talk about women and girls, we include trans women and girls and we work to ensure that no one is excluded, discriminated against or disadvantaged because of their gender identity or expression. Read more on our commitment to trans inclusion here:
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Join us to call on the @EUCouncil to act to #SaveAleppo. RT to tell them the time to act is now.
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We're delighted to announce that @NetflixUK @bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor has joined ActionAid as an ambassador! ❤️ . Phoebe travelled to India with us in 2007 to meet a girl her family was sponsoring, and talks about our new #SheIsTheAnswer campaign:.
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Dr @Halima_Begum, CEO of @RunnymedeTrust, has been appointed as new CEO of ActionAid UK. Halima says: "I look forward to using my experience to support ActionAid’s vital work responding to humanitarian disasters, fighting poverty and ending violence against women and girls.”
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@KingLWTPromo @Louis_Tomlinson Thank you so much for choosing to support ActionAid. It is with thanks to the generosity of people like you that we are able to work with women and girls to create the future they want! You can find out more about our work here:
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Watch 'Dear Sisters' our short film featuring Emma Thompson, Wunmi Mosaku, Jodie Whittaker, @AleshaOfficial, @AnjMohindra, Anna Maxwell Martin, Erin Doherty, @kiransawar, @MandipGill and Sorcha Groundsell to support our #HomeShouldntHurt appeal 👇
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Huge thanks to the brilliant @AlexHorne for meeting up with us to offer his support for our work to end violence against women and girls, right after performing with the @hornesection @LatitudeFest
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What piece of wisdom would you share with a young girl today?. We’re crowdsourcing an amazing resource: a collection of advice for today's generation of girls, written by those who know best: women who've been there. Submit yours: #GiveGirlsAHand
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Today's the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. We want to see an end to FGM, RT if you do too #endFGM
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"Having a woman as the Doctor was a huge cultural moment. Little girls can see that women are heroic, important, and fearless.". As ActionAid ambassador Jodie Whittaker steps down as #DrWho, she leaves an inspiring legacy:. #FridayFeeling | @DrWhoOnline.
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Today, we stand in solidarity with our sisters + siblings in South Africa as they protest rising gender-based violence & xenophobic attacks. ✊.We support @AA_SouthAfrica's demands for greater funding, care & rights for survivors of violence. #SandtonShutdown
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We urgently call for the restoration of communication channels, as this is not only a matter of principle but also one of practical necessity. The blackout isolates the population, making it nearly impossible for them to seek help, share their stories, or maintain contact.
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Watch Jodie Whittaker talk about the importance of #NoGirlAfraid, and why we shouldn't forget about children in conflict.
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Hats off to @AmikaGeorge, founder of the #freeperiods movement, which calls on the government to give free menstrual products to girls from low-income families. Supporters are protesting outside Downing Street today 🙌
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ActionAid ambassador and #DoctorWho star Jodie Whittaker describes the inspirational women she met at our Survivors' Runway event, and why it is so important to #StandWithWomen and show them they're not alone this Christmas. @DrWhoOnline .
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Huge thanks to all involved - another £1,600 raised today! @zacalsopp and @jamierawsthorne still lead the way, with @eboys420 @StephenTries @bambinobecky and @ImAllexx making up the Top 5 Creators. Can Zac and Jay be beaten?! .
Day 3: another £1,600 raised❗️Over half way to our target and 4 days to goooo 🚀
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🚨BREAKING🚨We just gathered outside Parliament with other organisations to demand a #CeasefireNOW. The killing must stop, all hostages must be returned & aid must be delivered across Gaza. @ActionAidUK urges the UK to vote at the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire.
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🚨Urgent statement: "Forcing over a million displaced Palestinians from Rafah to evacuate without a safe destination is not only unlawful but would lead to catastrophic consequences. Our aid workers are reporting some of the most severe conditions in recent memory, including.
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Huge congratulations to Emma Thompson - who has been an ActionAid Ambassador since 2002 - for being made a dame at Buckingham Palace today! Here's the awesome Emma supporting our #MyBodyIsMine campaign earlier this year 💪.
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Great news! #Malawi has banned #childmarriage. Now girls like beautiful 10-year-old Zione can be a child, not a wife. http://t.co/m5DFEMcdjo.
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In 2017, a stranger took a photo up @ginamartinuk's skirt. After the police told her there was nothing they could do, Gina campaigned for change and eventually upskirting was made a criminal offence. Read Gina's story as part of our #MyBodyIsMine campaign:
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PLEASE SHARE: today we are co-signing this letter calling on the UK Government to vote for a ceasefire at the UN Security Council. Read the full letter:
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Awesome to have support from @willyoung at #LatitudeFestival this year, helping us bust period taboos to help keep girls in school! 🎪 📚 ✏️
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Happy 39th birthday to ActionAid Ambassador #JodieWhittaker! 🎂 🎉 . We're delighted to have had Jodie onboard as an ambassador since 2013 - here she is in 2017 attending our Survivors’ Runway event, featuring acid attack survivors from Bangladesh. @DrWhoOnline @AABangladesh
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#DontTellMeHowToDress, led by @cindysirinya, gains momentum as Thai women fight the idea that sexual assault is their fault. Nobody has the right to touch a woman without her consent - every woman has the right to say #MyBodyIsMine
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A permanent ceasefire in Gaza is imperative to ensure the survival of 2.2 million people. Take My Voice is a calling from ActionAid to give voice to the voiceless. Directed by Ana García Rico Flaco Films #CeasefireNow
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Our open letter on #periodpoverty has been signed by @TheCharliHoward, @doublebeewhy, @GraceCampbell, @jopavey, @LaurenLayfield, #MiriamMargoyles, @PoppyJamie, @scarcurtis and other amazing women! RT if you want to help us break taboos
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Happy birthday to ActionAid ambassador and #DoctorWho star Jodie Whittaker. 🎂. Our celebrity ambassadors and supporters are dedicated to raising awareness of our work with women and girls worldwide - a big thank you to Jodie for supporting ActionAid. 👉🏽
"You want to know the secrets of existence? Start with the mysteries of the heart" ✨. Wishing a very happy birthday to the Doctor, Jodie Whittaker! 🥳
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For his devastation of funding for women’s health in the poorest countries, for refusing asylum to those fleeing domestic violence, for undermining human rights worldwide: we march together against the #TrumpvisitUK. #BRINGTHENOISE!
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“Honour her memory. Because the values & commitment she embodied are all we have to keep barbarism at bay.” #JoCoxMP.
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Thousands of us are here at the Downing St protest calling Theresa May to #standuptoTrump & say no to the #Muslimban. #RefugeesWelcome
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Today @marthalanefox, @lovegwendoline + 38 more ask @patel4witham to invest in #fearless grassroots women’s groups:
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In honour of the amazing local women on the front line of ActionAid's fight against the coronavirus pandemic, actor @phoebe_dynevor gives a lovely reading of 'Hope' by Emily Dickinson. ❤️. Enjoy, and please consider donating to our coronavirus appeal:
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@Malala @lmhoxford @UniofOxford Congratulations Malala, what an amazing achievement - and such an inspiration to women and girls all over the world. You should be so porud ❤️.
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We had MP @jessphillips meet with @RihamJafari from @AAPalestine today to hear about the realities that women and girls are facing in Gaza and the West Bank. They discussed the crucial role that women have in rebuilding and peace processes, something that is continuously
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We have some exciting news to share – our Touchline Tactics film featuring @JamesPurefoy, has been shortlisted as a #finalist in the @CharityFilm_ Awards 2019 😊! Help us win 🏆 and vote for the film now. Let's raise awareness about gender inequality:
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We're with @womensaid on this. The killing of a woman by her partner isn’t a “domestic dispute” that “got out of hand.” It’s a crime – and downplaying it is dangerous and offensive. Globally, five women are killed every hour by a partner or family member.
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Thank you to ActionAid ambassador and #DoctorWho star Jodie Whittaker for paying tribute to the incredible local women leading ActionAid's response to the #Covid19 pandemic across the world. Please donate to our appeal now: @bbcdoctorwho @DrWhoOnline
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As lockdown measures gradually lift here in the UK, people who have fled violence, conflict and hunger living in crowded refugee and displacement camps around the world need our help. Please share, and donate now: #DECAppeal
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The merging of DFID and the FCO will sabotage the UK’s ability to respond effectively to the biggest crisis we have faced in a century, at home and abroad. This is not building a “Global Britain,” this is turning our backs on those struggling to survive.
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It's England v Colombia today - will England be celebrating like ActionAid ambassador @JamesPurefoy?! #ENGCOL . James recently starred in a footy-themed video for us, and this #WorldCup he shares a message for all men and boys to get behind and support 👉
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Emma Thompson, @JessieJ, @MissMills97 @jopavey, @CharlieCW share their funniest period stories #menstruationmatters.
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! Watch and RT our video to show you stand for women's rights on #IWD2017.
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@LouisT91Updates Thank you so much for choosing to support ActionAid. It is with thanks to the generosity of people like you that we are able to work with women and girls to create the future they want! You can find out more about our work here:
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Happy World Menstrual Hygiene Day! Big shout out to our partners @pinkprotest and @bloodygood__ who are working to end #periodpoverty and break taboos. #MHD2018
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"In times of crisis women and girls are most affected. roughly 80% of those displaced in 2021 in Afghanistan are women & children.".ActionAid ambassador Jodie Whittaker on our #AfghanistanCrisisAppeal. ➡️ @decappeal @DrWhoOnline.
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⚡️ Thanks to the incredible @ShekuKM and @thekannehmasons, who played a concert at @StJohnsSmithSq for ActionAid last night. Everyone was blown away! .
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Today with our friends from #CrackTheCrises we're sending a message to the #G7 summit this weekend. Today kicked off with our Boris & Biden blimp. The time for warm words is over, we need action on vaccines, COVID19, injustice, climate change & nature loss! #WaveOfHope
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These shelters were supposed to be safe havens for innocent civilians, yet they became targets of brutal violence. Children, women, and men are being burned alive under their tents and shelters. 2/2.
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We’ve been fighting for women’s rights for 45 years. FGM is one violation of women and girls’ rights we work tirelessly to stamp out #endFGM
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Amazing to see activists around the UK standing up for #bridgesnotwalls today! #WomensRights on Waterloo Bridge:
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Laura Bates, founder of @EverydaySexism, with a shocking insight into UK schools, and how violence has been normalised by pornography. Every woman and girl should have the right to say #MyBodyIsMine. ✍️: @marisajbate for @thepooluk
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Today we're launching our #NotThisGirl appeal, matched by the UK government. Watch our video to find out what it's all about and please RT to spread the word. @DFID_UK
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Girls should have the same chance as boys in school. Share if you agree: http://t.co/BM5QUk0lNT
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http://t.co/vi1laJ0IDM.
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Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay! Watch and share our video to show you stand up for women's rights on #IWD2017.
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