June is workplace giving month and we would like to say a huge thank you to all of our wonderful workplace givers. Rose Stellino, Relationship Director at Westpac, is one of our most passionate supporters and wanted to share with us why she chose to support CARE through her Workplace Giving Program. At Westpac, […]
Cyclone Winston: A reminder the poor pay the price for climate-change inaction
As we mark six months since Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji, CARE Australia’s Emergency Response Manager Adam Poulter reflects on the pattern of severe storms that are becoming the new normal. We have crossed the threshold. Gone are the days when catastrophic cyclones were a once in a lifetime event. A couple of years ago it […]
Going further for health in Bolivia – Hartmann Group
CARE and the Hartmann Group have begun a multi-year partnership that will focus on improving access to healthcare and providing health education in some of the world’s poorest communities. In April, Fernando Sepulevda, along with two colleagues from the Hartmann Group, spent ten days helping to build a health centre in Potosi, Bolivia, which will […]
Far below what Australians find acceptable (or imaginable?)
When I worked on the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness – five years ago and a world away– I advocated for the Australian aid objective to be articulated in such a way that it emphasised that Australian aid was there to help those who lived in unacceptably bad conditions. The Review team indulged me and our recommended […]
Syrian Refugees: “Girls my age should be wearing school uniforms, not wedding dresses”
When Fatimah*, 16, reached a refugee camp in Jordan after fleeing Syria, she thought that her life had come to an end. But what she found was the passion and challenge of her life: advocating for education and against child marriage amongst Syrian Refugees.
Five Years: The Syrian Conflict Continues
Today marks five years since the start of the conflict in Syria. It’s a date no one wants in their calendar, not least these people. Five faces, of the millions that have been witness to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. A now global crisis. The numbers are staggering. At least 8.7 million people […]