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Workplace waste: $50 million to be spent on office Kris Kringles

Are you still scratching your head, wondering what to buy for that person at work you know nothing about? Wondering when you’ll find time to get to the shops to buy them some pointless trinket? You know the kind – you probably still have that Christmas hat someone gave you last year, or an unused […]

Australia investing in women in Vanuatu

Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja (left), visits CARE’s programs in Vanuatu, where she announced an additional $1 million from the Australian Government would help promote gender equality and women’s leadership. CARE’s Country Director in Vanuatu, Megan Chisholm (centre), reflects on the visit: I met one of my role models this week […]

Helping girls stay in school in Vanuatu

On the island of Tanna, in Vanuatu, CARE has spoken with school girls about the challenges that keep them away from school. One reason may be a surprise: toilets! Not having a clean and private toilet is a major concern for girls, particularly when they are menstruating, during which time, many will stay at home […]

We must end violence against women

Every year, a period of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence runs from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day). Here in Australia, 25 November is also marked as White Ribbon Day, a day to advocate ending men’s violence against women. It’s an opportunity […]

That’s a wrap for Walk in Her Shoes 2016

Australia turned orange in October as more than 2,400 people took to the streets, beaches and mountains as part of CARE’s Walk in Her Shoes challenge. And fuelling their steps were more than 7,400 generous people who sponsored their friends, families and colleagues to take part. A huge thank you to our walkers (and some […]

Aleppo aid worker: “I’m doing this for my country and my people”

Khaled Mostafa is Advocacy and Communications Advisor for CARE International in Northern Syria It is hard to believe things could get worse in Aleppo, Syria, but recent weeks in the eastern part of the city have seen unprecedented destruction. What’s happening is brutal—nothing is normal in any sense of the word. At least 250,000 civilians in the […]

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