Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you are taking the opportunity to rest up and relax. Because if we thought 2018 was a difficult and disturbing year, 2019 is shaping up to be even bigger. It looks like Australia will have one of the most savage and partisan federal elections in generations. Of course, the […]
See the most stunning images from 2018
As we say farewell to 2018, here are five photos of some of the amazing people your support has made a difference to. We asked our photographers to submit their favourite images from the work they saw CARE implementing this year. They are all striking, moving, and proof of the difference your support makes. Thank […]
International Day of People with Disability
Today is International Day of People with Disability. People with disabilities are so often overlooked but are amongst the most vulnerable members of a community. Josafina is one of them. 59-year-old Josafina lost her leg in 2012, and since then has struggled to make ends meet. She lives in Tanzania, where nearly half the population […]
Stopping sexual harassment across the Mekong region
Sexual harassment is a global issue. It is a form of gender-based violence, and one of the most serious violations of workers’ rights experienced by women across the Mekong. It is a deeply sensitive issue. Rooted in unequal power and gender relations it disproportionately affects women and girls. Across the Mekong, existing sexual harassment legislation […]
Indonesia tsunami: “What we have witnessed since Friday is horrifying”
“What we have witnessed since Friday is horrifying,” says Rini, a mother of two who lives in Palu, the densely populated city on the island Sulawesi in Indonesia. “Many houses in the surrounding area have been destroyed … My kids are taking refuge in a shelter at the elementary school. Electricity is out so it […]
CARE launches appeal following Indonesia tsunami
CARE Australia has launched an appeal and is urging for donations to assist their on the ground efforts on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, which was hit by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, prompting a massive tsunami on September 29. More than 830 people are already confirmed dead, and thousands more injured, statistics that will […]