Stories of Change

She struggled to feed her family.
Now she owns a farm.

She challenged her family and the whole community.
With ActionAid, she convinced her father to cancel the marriage.

She was forced to work in a factory to support her family.
Now she can dream again of becoming a doctor.

I wasn’t happy working in the mines.
Thanks to ActionAid’s support, I’m back in school.

Women cannot own the land they work on.
We marched to make our voices heard.

Drought has decimated my crops.
With ActionAid, I became a leader and helped my community.

I ran away from an abusive husband.
Now I have a business at the market and my children go to school.

I was just confined within my house.
Now I’m enhancing my leadership skills and capacity building.

This drought is the worst I have ever experienced.
Now humanitarian organizations are coming to our aid.