Since 1993, ACTED commits to immediate humanitarian relief to those in urgent need while creating long-term opportunities for sustainable growth.
Ottawa, Canada
Joined September 2022
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ACTED Canada retweeted
Feeling safe is crucial after having fled areas of violence.
Women in Nyunzu, DRC, can rely on Maman Françoise. She has been trained by ACTED in partnership with @eu_echo as a protection focal point to help reduce the risk of gender-based violence.
#IWD #InternationalWomensDay
ACTED Canada retweeted
#InternationalWomensDay
Women & girls are more likely to face discrimination in every aspect of their lives. Last year, ACTED supported 10M women & girls in 40 countries to ensure they have an equal access to opportunities, towards a world where no woman or girl is left behind.
ACTED Canada retweeted
Over 75 aid agencies ask for more support in open letter to Freeland ahead of #Budget2023
/via @globeandmail CC @elise_legault @katedhiggins @ONE_in_Canada @cooperation_ca
theglobeandmail.com/politics…
ACTED Canada has joined 77 leading Canadian Organizations asking for an increase in Canada's international aid funding.
Read the open letter here🔗cooperation.ca/wp-content/up…
#KeepthePromise #InvestinTomorrow
77 organizations. One voice.
Read Canada's leading international aid agencies' Open Letter to @cafreeland on #Budget2023
Read it here🔗cooperation.ca/wp-content/up… #KeepthePromise
ACTED x Weward : Support action for the victims of the earthquake in #Turkey and #Syria by downloading the Weward app!
Every step you take can help meet the urgent needs of those affected by the earthquakes
Download WeWard ➡️ en.weward.fr/download
ACTED x @WeWardApp : soutenez notre action auprès des victimes des #séismes en Turquie et en Syrie en téléchargeant We Ward.
L'appli transforme l'activité physique en dons. Chacun de vos pas peut nous aider à répondre aux besoins urgents des personnes touchées par les séismes !
ACTED Canada retweeted
#InternationalDayofHumanFraternity
In the Philippines, ACTED promotes peace and conflict prevention through activities that advance intercultural dialogue and raise awareness on tolerance while supporting peacebuilding dialogues and actions at municipal & provincial levels.
ACTED Canada retweeted
ACTED in #Ukraine in 2022
👉370 staff working with local authorities, CSOs, volunteer groups & other organisations
👉450,000+ people supported
👉200,000 hot meals, food kits and water distributed
& more to find out here bit.ly/3XrI6ro
In 2023, let's pursue our efforts
ACTED Canada retweeted
Sometimes, internal displacement is unplanned, forcing people to move to safer areas urgently.
In #Somaliland, @ACTED, supported by @Refugees, provided 280 vulnerable households with emergency shelter kits to aid displaced families to get basic shelter support
#CCCM #Act4HoANow
ALT Displaced families get essential shelter support for them to construct shelters for their families.
ACTED Canada retweeted
An estimated 60% of people in Turkana are facing acute food insecurity
With the support of @StartNetwork, @ACTED, with its local implementing partners TUPADO & @SAPCONE strengthened the resilience of 1,155 vulnerable households through cash response to cushion drought effects
ALT Beneficiary sensitization and registration for the Early Action Emergency Drought Cash Response in Turkana, Kenya.
ACTED Canada retweeted
ACTED News are out❗
This month:
➡️ Testimonies from #Ukraine
➡️ Our actions in the Horn of Africa
➡️ Co-creating solutions for displaced persons w/ @eu_echo
➡️ Innovative partnerships with @KedgeBS, @Lendahand
Read 👉 bit.ly/3krE8Ak
Sign up 👉 bit.ly/3XCXdhC
ACTED Canada retweeted
Under the 'Speak Out' project, ACTED facilitated a series of exposure visits for female garment workers. These visits were designed to foster solidarity between the women to increase their advocacy efforts through various activities. @EU_in_Sri_Lanka
ACTED Canada retweeted
📢#Somalia is experiencing its worst drought in 4️⃣0️⃣ years.⬆️8 million👩🏽🤝👨🏾need aid.
The situation worsens when armed groups block humanitarian assistance from reaching those in need.
Read & listen to the 🇫🇷 podcast #1 ⤵️
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#ActNow4HoA #InvestInHumanity
ACTED Canada retweeted
⚧️ #16DaysOfActivism
Did you know❓ACTED supported 9.2 million women and girls in 2021.
📢 ACTED works with survivors, CSOs and stakeholders to make the world a safer place for women & girls.
#NoToSGBV #Listen2survivors #16DaysofActivism2022 #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV
ACTED Canada retweeted
We believe the failure to come together 💪🏾 and address Gender Based Violence will significantly cost future generations.
#GBV not only devastates survivors, but their families bear the brunt too.
#Listen2survivors #NoToSGBV #16DaysOfActivism #16Days
ALT ACTED staff are committed to ending all forms of Gender-Based Violence.
ACTED Canada retweeted
⚧️ #NoToSGBV
@ACTEDLebanon, @sidc_lebanon & @eu_echo led a 2-year project to promote LGBTQIA+ people's rights & safety in the workplace. 92% of the trained employers have taken steps for more inclusivity & safety, contributing to eliminate #SGBV🔽
bit.ly/3HpRmr6
#16Days
In #Ethiopia, 29.7 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, out of which 3 quarters are women and children. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by #drought, conflicts and displacement, putting them at higher risk of #SGBV.
#16DaysOfActivism #16Days #NoToSGBV
⚧️ #NoToSGBV
In #Ethiopia, @ACTEDHoA improves women & girls' living conditions in camps thanks to @USAID & @OCHA_Ethiopia. 6,500 women & girls received dignity kits for their #periods. Solar lighting systems are installed in the camps to prevent #SGBV all day.
#16DaysOfActivism
ACTED Canada retweeted
⚧️ #Listen2survivors
@actedukraine & @Alliance_2015 support Ukrainian organisations to help conflict-affected populations. Womanity is one them and provides humanitarian aid & psychosocial support to 220 displaced Ukrainians, among whom are women & girls.
#16DaysOfActivism
ACTED Canada retweeted
⚧️#NoToSGBV
Through the programme "Leave No Girl Behind", women & girls in #Pakistan are able to get #education despite their family's circumstances. Thanks to @UKAidDirect, women & girls gain new skills, boosting their confidence and helping to reduce #SGBV.
#16DaysOfActivism
