Uganda banks on change

CARE Australia’s Katherine Falconer learns how families in Uganda are gaining financial security through community savings groups. I love my job because I get to see the power of people and their desire to create change, how CARE contributes to empowering those people whose children are going to inherit the world and how gifts like […]

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 […]

News from CARE’s Chief Executive, Dr Julia Newton-Howes AM

A few months ago I made an incredibly hard decision: to resign as CEO of CARE Australia. This has been a wonderful and all-consuming role. Thanks to your support, CARE Australia is a strong organisation. Our programs have grown and, more importantly, our ability to measure the impact we are having, understand the factors behind […]

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 Refugee Crisis: The spiraling politics of fear and the imperative for compassion

Over 51 million people are currently displaced by conflict; the highest number since the Second World War. The Syrian crisis has sent millions into neighbouring countries, creating a growing need for compassion and humanitarian assistance. CARE International’s Chloe Day talks about her experiences, whilst working in Turkey.

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Supporting women. Defeating poverty.

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