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Clive Anderson To Host ActionAid's Winter Comedy Gala Nov 12, 2015

ActionAid's Winter Comedy Gala will take place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London’s West End on November 17. More →

Joanna Lumley Fronts Nepal Earthquake Appeal May 1, 2015

The UK public has donated over £19 million to the Disasters Emergency Committee Nepal Earthquake Appeal, a day after it was launched. More →

Charities Praise David Cameron's Olympics Hunger Event Aug 12, 2012

Britain’s leading aid and development charities have welcomed the progress made at Prime Minister David Cameron's Olympics Hunger Event, and urged world leaders to keep the global food crisis at the top of their agenda in the run-up to next year’s G8 summit in the UK. More →

Celebrities Call On World Leaders For Urgent Horn Of Africa Funds Jul 26, 2011

A group of global artists, activists and business leaders have signed a joint letter urging world leaders to step up their response to the famine in the Horn of Africa. They call on them to act “without reservation, prevarication or equivocation” when they meet at an emergency summit in Rome. More →

Roger Federer's Charity Initiative For Malawi Jul 15, 2011

Tennis champion Roger Federer has launched a $3.3 million initiative to build schools in Malawi through his Roger Federer Foundation. More →

James Bond Joins Annie Lennox For International Women's Day Mar 7, 2011

James Bond star Daniel Craig appears in drag for a special video produced for a partnership of leading charities brought together by Annie Lennox. More →

Annie Lennox Invites You To Join Big Inequality Debate Jan 28, 2011

Annie Lennox and the EQUALS partnership of charities invite you to Join the Big Inequality Debate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, on 8 March 2011. More →

Win Tickets To See David Beckham Play For Charity Nov 10, 2010

ActionAid Australia is giving you the chance to win tickets to see David Beckham and the LA Galaxy play in Newcastle, Australia, on November 27. More →

Darth Vader Brings The Dark Side To Charity Initiative May 14, 2010

David Prowse – the actor best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy – and adventurer Ranulph Fiennes are among a group of British celebrities who have created portraits of themselves to raise money for ActionAid. More →

British Stars Write Letter To End Violence Against Women Apr 18, 2010

A number of British stars have added their names to an open letter written to U.K. government officials in a bid to end violence towards women. More →

Paul Weller And KT Tunstall To Headline Haiti Charity Concert Feb 3, 2010

Paul Weller and KT Tunstall will headline a special gig in London to benefit Haiti earthquake victims later this month. More →

Bianca Jagger Joins Fight For ActionAid Aug 11, 2009

Environmental campaigner and former wife of Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger and musician Nitin Sawhney stood alongside tribal activist Sitaram Kulisika of India’s Khondh people at British mining company Vedanta’s AGM late last month to protest against a proposal to open a massive bauxite mine on their spiritual homeland. More →

Irish Singers Unite For Charity Jul 17, 2009

Two well known Irish singers have teamed up for charity. More →

Paul McCartney's Guitar Auctioned For ActionAid Nov 26, 2008

A handmade guitar owned by Sir Paul McCartney was due to go under the hammer for charity in London last night, November 25. More →

Coronation Street Stars Play For Good Causes Aug 4, 2008

Coronation Street fans are in for a nice surprise – stars from the long-running British soap have just filmed a special celebrity episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire for charity. More →