Every minute, 24 people somewhere in the world are forced to flee their homes. The number of displaced people in the world right now – 65.3 million – is getting scarily close to one per cent of the world’s population. It’s frightening to consider the suffering that must cause a person to leave their homeland […]
World Day against Child Labour: “We don’t have another option to make ends meet.”

World Day against Child Labour is on 12 June. As more and more refugees escaping from Syria arrive in neighbouring countries, the number of children made to enter the workforce is rising. About a year ago, Victor was an average 15-year-old boy. He attended high school, saw his friends after class, and was an avid […]
I love workplace giving!

June is workplace giving month and we would like to say a huge thank you to all of our wonderful workplace givers. Rose Stellino, Relationship Director at Westpac, is one of our most passionate supporters and wanted to share with us why she chose to support CARE through her Workplace Giving Program. At Westpac, […]
Combating sexual harassment in Cambodia’s garment industry

Women are central to Cambodia’s economic growth, especially through their employment in the garment industry. More than 600,000 Cambodian women work in the garment industry, many of them having migrated from their home provinces in search of work. Over the last 20 years, Cambodia’s garment industry has grown 250 times to over USD $5 billion, […]
Keeping girls in school in Vanuatu

Florence is 17 years old, and she is determined that she will do things and go places. But for the last few years, there’s been something getting in her way: her period. “In school, when the boys know that we have our periods, they laugh or check our skirts when we get up from our […]