Women-led community kitchens are providing a safe and supportive environment for women affected by Tropical Cyclone Lola to not only cook and share meals, but to talk about their needs and organise.

After Tropical Cyclone Lola struck Vanuatu, women mobilised to compile and distribute dignity kits to other women, including those with disabilities, in affected communities.

WITTT Sunshine has grown from a membership of three in 2018, to a network of 600 women with disability in Vanuatu. The group now plays an integral role in women-led, local, disability-inclusive disaster response.

E-cash transfers are giving women in host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the chance to start their own small businesses, and to have greater control over their finances.

Hoholiv village was occupied by Russian forces in the early weeks of the invasion of Ukraine. With AHP support, International Medical Corps is providing psychosocial support to residents living with trauma and stress from the conflict.

The KOMPASS program is assisting Ukrainian women refugees in Romania and beyond to stay safe from trafficking, exploitation and other protection risks.

21-year-old Leonia is taking the lead on a savings and loans group that enables her community to prepare for disasters. With the support of Disaster READY, members can now plan ahead for food shocks and damage from storms.

Due to extreme poverty, 16-year-old Shahina had to leave school after the first grade. But thanks to the AHP-supported Orchid Youth Club, Shahina found a supportive community of girls facing similar challenges, and is now fighting against child marriage in her community.

As a woman with a disability, Angelina has become a vital voice in ensuring her remote community in Timor-Leste is ready to cope with the next disaster.

After Madalena received support through Disaster READY, she realised that she was in a position to help other women in her community.

For Mayan, 65, who was kidnapped by ISIS, returning home to Sinjar after years of displacement meant rebuilding her family’s livestock business from scratch. With the support of the AHP Building Peaceful Futures response in Iraq, her business and life is back on track.

For three Rohingya sisters living with hearing and speech disabilities, the Women and Girls Safe Space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has opened up new social, learning and creative opportunities.

Reading and writing are skills that many of us take for granted. But for Nadia, 50, a lack of schooling meant she struggled to move around her community or use a phone to call her children. Literacy classes for women supported by AHP have boosted her confidence and created new friendships.

For 15-year-old Sathi, winning a prize in a primary school football competition ignited her dreams of becoming a famous player. But Sathi lives in a remote village in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, where football is considered a boys' game. Through an AHP-supported youth club, Sathi found a way to create her own team.

For Rebeya Begum and other women in her village in Bangladesh, bathing was a cause of daily worries and waits. After receiving support from AHP partners to build a better bathing facility, women and girls feel safer and more confident.

In Teknaf, Bangladesh, adolescent boys and girls are usually not allowed to learn together or socialise. But an AHP-supported youth club is challenging gender stereotypes while increasing access to education.

Drawing on the theory that a little ‘nudge’ can lead to big change, AHP partners in Bangladesh are supporting Rohingya women’s livelihoods and food security, and in the process, boosting their self-reliance.

Women and girls in displaced persons camps in Rakhine state, Myanmar, face many barriers to education and employment. Through the AHP Education in Emergencies response, women and girls are being encouraged into the classroom as both students and teachers.

AHP-supported psychosocial support and skill development programs for Rohingya women, including those with disabilities, in Cox’s Bazar are aiming to reduce gender-based violence and increase independence.

Women leaders in Vanuatu mobilised within 24 hours to support government COVID-19 outreach efforts in their communities.