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WaterAid: Keeping girls in school through improved reproductive and menstrual health

WaterAid and Marie Stopes International Australia (MSI) are working on an integrated health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project that aims to contribute towards increased school retention in girls through reducing unintended pregnancies and improving menstrual health, while strengthening women-led business…

by The Advocate
January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
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Aid & Development/Health

World Vision: Why faith leaders are crucial to global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

Faith leaders and community health workers must play a massive role in the global roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine, a World Vision survey has revealed. One year on from the World Health Organisation first reporting an outbreak of a new coronavirus in…

by The Advocate
January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
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Aid & Development

CARE: New analysis reveals 10 stories the media missed in 2020

Australians’ news consumption rose dramatically in 2020 as COVID-19 swept the globe, but a new analysis from the aid agency CARE has revealed the 10 humanitarian crises which received the least media coverage. Topping the list is Burundi, a densely-populated African country…

by The Advocate
January 11, 2021January 12, 2021
180 views
Aid & Development/Health

2.7 billion people have had no social protection to cope with Covid-19 economic crisis

New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world’s population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic.…

by The Advocate
December 24, 2020December 24, 2020
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Aid & Development

UNICEF to pre-position over half a billion syringes by year’s end, in preparation for eventual COVID-19 vaccinations

As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment. As soon as COVID-19 vaccines successfully emerge from trials and are…

by Ryan Fritz
October 20, 2020October 20, 2020
195 views
Aid & Development

WFP’s Nobel Peace Prize highlights mammoth task of battling hunger amid COVID crisis

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a greatly deserved acknowledgement of the organisation’s work to combat hunger and foster peace in the world’s most vulnerable communities. The accolade also highlights the Herculean task for…

by Ryan Fritz
October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
175 views
Aid & Development

COVID-19 set to take $400 billion from global battle against poverty by 2021

Developing countries will have at least $400 billion less to spend on sustainable development including access to safe water, healthcare and education during this year and next due to the impact of COVID-19 according to a new report from End Water Poverty and WaterAid. …

by Ryan Fritz
August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
248 views
Aid & Development/Community/Finance

Has Impact Investing replaced traditional funding?

The emerging trend of impact investing is being viewed as an alternative funding model as governments both globally and in Australia particularly reduce their overall spending. In order to address the most pressing needs in our society access to private capital is…

by Ryan Fritz
July 24, 2020August 1, 2020
249 views
Aid & Development

ChildFund warns of cost of COVID-19 disruption in Papua New Guinea

New report shows of decades of progress in child health outcomes are at risk as vaccination and health programs halted. A new report released by ChildFund Australia today warns that there may be an explosion of infectious diseases in Papua New Guinea…

by Georgia Franc
July 21, 2020July 30, 2020
257 views
Aid & Development

Child Labour, Hunger Soar As Family Incomes Plummet, Report Confirms

Children are going hungry, being forced into work and even early marriage by the economic impact of COVID-19, a comprehensive global survey by World Vision has confirmed.…

by Ryan Fritz
July 15, 2020July 30, 2020
178 views
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