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…
HUMANITARIAN aid organisations and charities across Australia, such as World Vision, CARE, and UNICEF, have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and have begun launching appeals to help innocent Ukrainian civilians caught up in the deadly conflict. CARE Australia has launched a fundraising…
One year after the battle for Yemen’s resource-rich Marib governorate escalated, the humanitarian situation has worsened as shifting frontlines, airstrikes and landmines have displaced nearly 100,000 people, many of whom have already fled multiple times, Oxfam reports. In January, 43 airstrikes hit…
Hero Packaging will debut new mailers across Australia to help raise funds and awareness of Children’s Ground, a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is for all First Nations children and families to live with dignity, justice, and be free from economic poverty. The…
THE Government of Tonga is in a state of emergency after an underwater volcano erupted on Jan 15, 2022, triggering tsunamis and ash plumes across the archipelago. The ash-stained South Pacific Kingdom is now suffering the tsunami’s after-effects, according to the United…
THROUGH her clothing brand Ghan Fashion, Sydney-based designer Lida Mangal is helping Afghan women maintain financial stability as poverty and uncertainty increases under Taliban control. Ms Mangal creates both vintage and contemporary Afghan clothing and the designs are manufactured in a factory…