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Global change cannot be achieved without local change

Climate change affects everyone, but not in the same way. Some places face floods, others endure droughts – amidst a multitude of other challenges. This makes it difficult to agree on global solutions

Global change cannot be achieved without local change

Syria’s shining lights

In 2011, in the midst of the humanitarian crisis that resulted from the violence that hit northern Syria, a group of young people got together to answer the question: how can we help make people’s

Syria’s shining lights

Humanitarian and Resilience Program: Engaging with young people as agents of change

ActionAid Arab Region (AAAR) aims to create a more just, feminist, resilient and green society where women and young people enjoy greater access to rights, resources, and services.

Humanitarian and Resilience Program: Engaging with young people as agents of change

Building collective power for youth-led activism

Change is possible, and it comes from the power in people. In 2025, one only has to look at global news – or perhaps just your own community – to notice that it is often young people driving that

Building collective power for youth-led activism

From animator to climate activist: Jihad’s story of change

As an animator from Amman, Jordan, with an academic background in computer graphics and animation, 25-year-old Jihad Ali is used to using her skills to create something new and exciting. It wasn’t

From animator to climate activist: Jihad’s story of change