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…
THE sun beats down hot on the rolling hills and open lake of the farm. Ponies graze in a nearby field, native birds call overhead and bees buzz around colourful flower gardens. In the middle of this scene sits a long table…
FROM the original 60 plus species of kangaroos in Australia, 29 are now threatened and 11 species are extinct. “You take one animal out of the ecosystem and you are altering that system, and we continue to do this,” said biologist Dr…
STIGMA is one of the first and biggest challenges when anyone impacted by the justice system returns to the community.
This often leads to social isolation, poverty, and reoffending; perpetuating a harmful cycle that continues to impact individuals, families and future…
SIXTEEN days from November 25 to December 10, are marked for activism against gender-based violence by UN Women as findings from a new report reveal violence against women exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Measuring the Shadow Pandemic: violence against women during COVID-19 confirms…
CITI Australia’s philanthropic arm CITI Foundation provides community partners over $1 million to help disadvantaged Australian youth find their feet in the workforce. The grants are part of the Pathways to Progress program which launched in 2014 as a job skill-building initiative…
UNITY, a new program in Western Sydney, is equipping young girls and gender diverse youth with the tools to understand consent and build healthy relationships for their future selves. The early intervention program was launched by Outloud, an intersectional, CALD-focused social impact…
SOME children find it difficult to make friends, especially those living with special needs or disadvantage. Some parents know all too well, if their child doesn’t get invited to parties or their peers don’t show up to theirs, the heartbreak is very…
SKATEWORKS recent donation of 200 boards and helmets to remote Arnhem Land communities, guarantees Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continual access and participation in the organisation’s balance stick program. Once the skateboards are delivered, the children, together with local traditional community…
THE United Nations (UN) International Day for Tolerance marking its 125th anniversary this Tuesday invites Australians to generate public awareness on the dangers of cultural intolerance. Tolerance is “respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms…
