A NEW United Nations report predicts one in 23 people around the world will need humanitarian assistance in 2023. CARE Australia, one of the country’s leading humanitarian aid organisations, also said the report highlights stark gender inequality in humanitarian decision-making, The UN’s…
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…
“Get comfortable being uncomfortable.” This was 23-year-old Nedd Brockmann’s mantra as he ran 3,953km in 47 days fundraising for not-for-profit organisation, We Are Mobilise, and advocating for people experiencing homelessness. Setting out on 1 September 2022, running from Cottesloe Beach in Perth,…
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 Pledge for Change is a set of commitments…
In Nepal, there are 489 registered orphanages, housing 11,350 children. How many children could be living in family-based care? How many children are living in orphanages that are not registered or flying under the radar? From over 60 years of international research, we…
According to a new analysis by UNICEF, keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5% of its annual gross domestic product. If the current cohort of three million girls were able to complete their secondary education and participate in the job…
The Australian men’s cricket team has generously donated its’ prize money from their recent tour of Sri Lanka to support children and families impacted by the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. Led by captains Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch, the…
UN Women has released a new campaign in Australia, “Equality: Our Final Frontier”, which highlights how humankind is set to reach extraordinary achievements ahead of closing the global gender gap. UN Women is a UN organisation delivering programmes, policies and standards that…
How pioneering Australian not-for-profit, Action on Poverty, is achieving great global philanthropic impact and inspiring active generosity by redefining ‘traditional’ concepts of charitable giving. Drawing on a 50-year legacy championing bold international development projects as the trusted partner for global changemakers, Action on…
AS the war in Ukraine enters its third week, the humanitarian organisation CARE is deeply worried about the protection of civilians caught in the crossfire. “Over the past two weeks, there have been numerous reports of impacts on civilian infrastructure, most recently…
