How does friendship fare in the face of war? Where once Rania, Hana and Ghosoun used to chat about everyday things such as upcoming weddings and their families, now their conversations revolve around survival.
Friendship in the face of war
A Cruel and Deceptive Green
A Cruel and Deceptive Green It’s lusciously green all around us in this Eastern highland community in Chauve province of Papua New Guinea. Deceptively and almost cruelly green. My colleagues from CARE Papua New Guinea and I have driven two hours from Goroka, the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province, to visit one of the […]
Julia Newton-Howes: Why women and girls matter
“It’s still too easy to make gender equality merely an ‘add on’ to [aid] programs,” says CARE Australia CEO Dr Julia Newton-Howes. Here, she outlines three approaches that have enabled change in some of the world’s poorest communities.
“Fijians will keep smiling”
CARE is working in Fiji with local partner Live & Learn to provide relief in the aftermath of Cyclone Winston. But for local staff, cleaning up after the disaster doesn’t stop once they clock off work – many, like Ba Provincial Council Conservation Officer Sophy Buinimasi, have had their houses damaged and are worried for loved ones. Here she tells her story:
“We’ve all got a role to play”
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day this 8 March, CARE’s Gender in Emergencies Specialist Isadora Quay explains what it means to work for a better world for women and girls, men and boys, as well as the important part we can all play in this.
The day I met Soun and Jan
Late last year, CARE Australia staffer Megan Patroni travelled to Laos. There she saw firsthand the challenges faced by women – mothers in Laos are 79 times more likely to die during childbirth than mothers in Australia – as well as the life-changing different your support is making.
