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I wish I can go back to school

Maha Ahmad was in the first grade when she and her family left their home town Syria and fled to Jordan; their journey to safety was terrifying. Maha’s found the light when she started attending the

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Battle Field of a Single Mother

Elham is a Lebanese single mother for four children, based on Bekka eastern Lebanon. Elham lost her ability to walk on her way back home from work, weather conditions were harsh in Bekka recently and

Launch of the "EU Support to CSOs -Promoting Feminist Leadership to Combat Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Jordan" Project

the launch of the project "EU Support to CSOs -Promoting Feminist Leadership to Combat Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Jordan" which is a project implemented by ActionAid Arab Region and supported

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Ruba Ahmad

Ruba Ahmad is the advocacy officer at ActionAid Arab Region

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Fighting rape laws in Jordan and Lebanon

It’s hard to believe that in 2017 it is legal to rape a woman and face no charge. But sadly, it’s true.

I will occupy an important position someday! Saba’Khalayleh 25-year-old young women from Zarqa, Jordan

ActionAid works with local communities in the Arab region to develop the capacity of women and young leaders to advocate for their rights. In addition, the organization works with Syrian refugee

For the Love of Voluntary Work

Raheil Barakat, is a 22-year-old young women with a passion towards voluntary work. She is a participant in ActionAid’s Arab Region projects “Strengthening youth civic and political engagement in

Youth Perspectives on Community Cohesiveness: Research Project by ActionAid United Communities

“Youth Perspectives on Community Cohesiveness” is an ActionAid Arab Regional Initiative (ARI) research report commissioned under the United Communities project. The United Communities Project is a

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ActionAid has been present in the Arab Region since the mid 2000’s, implementing programmes focusing predominantly on young people. In 2018 our new regional strategy identified three programme

The Localization of Aid to Jordan and Lebanon

ActionAid Arab Region have had the chance to collaborate with London School of Economics (LSE) on an exciting research on localization of aid and the Grand Bargain in Jordan and Lebanon, the research