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Menstrual Hygiene Day: CARE Australia highlights vital role of men and boys in breaking period stigma

As the world marks Menstrual Hygiene Day, aid agency CARE Australia is highlighting the men and boys around the world who are helping end the stigma around periods. CARE Australia CEO Sally Moyle said the shame, secrecy and costs associated with periods are serious barriers to women and girls fulfilling their potential, and men and […]

CARE Australia welcomes $2 million support for South Asia flood victims

International aid agency CARE Australia has welcomed today’s announcement by the Australian Government of $2 million assistance to support the response to devastating floods in Nepal. More than 1,200 people have died across India, Bangladesh and Nepal, and more than 40 million people have been affected by the particularly severe monsoon floods. The Australian Government […]

CARE responds as deadly floods hit Bangladesh, India and Nepal

CARE has started distributing emergency supplies to survivors of deadly floods that have hit Nepal, India and Bangladesh. The regional crisis has affected 16 million people and there are growing concerns about food shortages and disease. “This is the worst flooding in more than 100 years,” CARE’s Country Director in Bangladesh, Zia Choudhury, said. “Almost […]

CARE Australia launches Disaster Response Depot in preparation for humanitarian emergencies

CARE Australia has today launched its online Disaster Response Depot, allowing Australians to help the organisation keep its emergency response warehouse in Brisbane stocked to meet future humanitarian crises. CARE Australia’s Emergency Response Manager Adam Poulter said the launch comes as we’re seeing the highest levels of human suffering since the Second World War. “Hundreds […]

One year after Nepal earthquakes: Thousands of survivors still lack basic necessities

A year on from the devastating earthquakes in Nepal, aid agency CARE Australia is calling for reconstruction efforts to be accelerated. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which struck on 25 April 2015, and a further massive quake on 12 May killed nearly 9,000 people and injured more than 22,000 others. CARE’s Country Director in Nepal, Lora Wuennenberg, […]

Out of school and into marriage: 39,000 girls forced to marry every day

Girls in 26 countries are more likely to be forced into marriage than to enroll in secondary school, research from CARE has found. The report, Vows of Poverty, has been released to mark the International Day of the Girl on 11 October and provides a snapshot of the forces that drive girls into marriage and […]

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