Agnes Jr, a Congolese refugee now living in the Northern Territory, recalls the fear she felt during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was frightening. It felt like death was coming,” she said. Agnes…
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Isabella Parisi spent the first year of her life in and out of the hospital. She was born with a trachea oesophageal fistula with oesophageal atresia – a feature of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. After being diagnosed with the syndrome when she was 22 months old, Isabella found solace in horses…
Family Life in Melbourne’s southeast was founded in 1970 by local residents and volunteers wanting to provide support to strengthen families and enable children to thrive. In 1972, they opened their first Community Opportunity Shop in Hampton to support their…
Charities in the spotlight
By now, we all know that fast, cheap fashion is a no-go for us and the planet. We know that op-shops, circular fashion, natural fibres and living wages are a yes-go, but we should also…
A historic pledge for a more equitable aid system by 2030 has today been launched globally, with CARE Australia leading the charge to encourage other Australian international non-government organisations (INGOs) to sign onto the pledge.…
The Audi Foundation, a corporate philanthropic foundation set up by Audi Australia and the Audi Australia Dealer Network, is marking a significant milestone in 2022: five years of supporting progressive Australian charities to drive meaningful…
Today is the start of Include a Charity Week which raises the profile of charitable gifts in Wills and provides an opportunity for supporter charities to convey their importance. Include a Charity has revealed the…
ISLA is one of the “Little Ambassadors” for the 2022 Good Friday Appeal. The eight-year-old is in remission after spending half her life in treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Isla’s parents knew something was wrong…
Health advocates
Endometriosis affects an estimated 830,00 women and girls across Australia and 10 per cent of women globally. In Australia, endometriosis is underfunded, under-researched and is a slow-to-diagnosed disease. Endometriosis Australia, the country’s peak advocacy organisation,…
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Womxn* around the world will understand the stress of getting their period, and not having a sanitary product handy, but what if that was a problem that you faced every time you menstruated? Period poverty is the lack of access to menstrual products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, handwashing facilities or…
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation is today, 11 November, hosting its inaugural Million for Mental Health Day to raise $1 million for services that empower family members to support young people in their mental health journey. Money raised will fund a range of headspace programs for family members who play…
Environmental defenders
Australia is showing leadership on ocean plastic by joining an international coalition that is pushing for ambitious rules to reduce plastic use…
Science, one of the world’s most prestigious academic journals, has today, 11 November, published a letter on the extinction risk to Australia’s southern greater glider.…
Worldwide wildlife populations have declined an average of 69 per cent in the years between 1970 and 2018 the World Wildlife Fund…
Mountain Writers Festival – Australia’s inaugural writers’ festival dedicated solely to the environment, themed ‘Place. Story. Nature.’ Produced by Macedon Ranges Literary…
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has welcomed the news that a resolution calling for greater collaboration to save whales from plastic…
Opinions from changemakers
This week is Include A Charity Week, and on Monday, 5 September, it was the International Day of Charity. With the cost of living rising, Action on Poverty CEO Brayden…
The theme for this year’s Volunteers Week is ‘Better Together’ and Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)’s CEO, Natalie Egleton, believes that theme could not be more true. In…
I HAD no idea and was horrified that a 10-year-old Australian child could go to jail. In July this year, I wrote my first opinion piece for the Advocate. It…
IF more of the world’s wealthiest people thought like Australian tech icon Melanie Perkins, we could very well live in a more equitable and just society. Ms Perkins is the…
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