Arise Fund 2023 Impact Report

The women of Tanna face the additional to train and teach other women in the women’s information centres in affected communities, burden of being left out of decision-making community.” providing a space for women to come together, share their The Arise Fund scales up support for ActionAid’s women- at the local and provincial level, their experiences, and mobilise around their protection needs. [...] By investing in women’s leadership at scale through the WITTT Network, the Arise Fund has made a profound “Women all over Malo came together and contributed difference in the lives of women living in communities on the local food crops to respond to the affected southern frontlines of humanitarian disasters and climate change. [...] 14 | | 15 The Philippines The Philippines is one of the countries in the Asia-Pacific most vulnerable to the worsening impacts of the climate crisis and is among those at highest risks of disasters in the world, according to the 2022 World Risk Index. [...] which have been critical for the development of national women’s active participation and of women leaders, particularly young women and women women-led early warning mechanism in Papua New leadership in times of crisis at the WENet “There are many factors adding to the with disability, across the Pacific in disaster response Guinea (PNG) and Bougainville, Vanuatu, and Tonga. [...] happening with them, for us to be able to As the recovery from the earthquakes continues, ActionAid help them to recover and carry on [with] will work to support women’s leadership in the recovery In an interview with ActionAid staff, Hala their lives after this catastrophe.” efforts and build the long-term resilience of communities reflected on the untold impact of the impacted by more than a dec.