Young climate activists across the Pacific Islands started a movement that has just culminated in a massive win at the United Nations! Following the tireless campaigning efforts which started in Fiji, spread across the Pacific, and gathered support all over the world, the UN General Assembly is now calling for the International Court of Justice […]
“It really helps us survive.”
Faialofa is a proud Samoan woman whose work with our partner Women In Business Development Inc (WIBDI) is transforming her life, her children’s future, and her entire community. WIBDI is committed to working with women to strengthen their village economies by combining traditional Indigenous approaches to farming with modern technology and access to international markets. […]
Why climate change is an equality issue
Once-in-a-century storms and floods will become annual events if urgent action is not taken to end the fossil fuel era. That’s the latest warning from the UN’s climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. But we don’t even have to look into the future to see the devastating impact the climate crisis is […]
The Climate Load: New report explores how climate change impacts women
More than 8 out of 10 Australian women surveyed by the media organisation Women’s Agenda are “very worried about climate change”. And it’s no wonder — bushfires and floods are devastating communities, drought and unseasonable weather are playing havoc with food security, and coral bleaching is threatening one of our greatest natural wonders, the […]
Her Circle: join Grace Tame for International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, Grace Tame is joining CARE Australia’s Her Circle campaign to celebrate women who are smashing glass ceilings. Here in Australia and all around the world, women are the change-makers, the connectors, the mentors, the ones who drive change — in their homes, their workplaces and their communities. And they’re not the […]
How to donate to Turkey and Syria from Australia
Two of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in modern history have devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria (note: Turkey’s name was officially changed to Türkiye in 2022). Back-to-back earthquakes struck in Türkiye on 6 February 2023, with horrific impact in the country’s south-east, as well as in northern Syria. With thousands killed and […]