CARE is helping Syrian refugee children prepare to join the formal education system.
School starts in Azraq Camp: Getting an education as a Syrian refugee
Sick of baaaad Father’s Day gifts? Give a lamb instead!
With Australians set to spend more than $730 million on Father’s Day gifts this weekend, CARE Australia is urging sons and daughters to give a gift with a difference. CARE Australia spokesperson Lucy Runnalls, said that by choosing to swap one Father’s Day gift for a CAREgift (www.caregifts.org.au), families could make a life-changing impact on […]
CARE: One new Syrian refugee every 13 seconds
As the number of Syrian refugees passes three million today, international aid organisation CARE Australia said that every 13 seconds a Syrian becomes a refugee. Adam Poulter, head of CARE’s Humanitarian and Emergency Response Unit, said CARE had secured less than 25 per cent of the $200 million it needs to provide assistance to Syrian […]
Ethiopia: Wedded to an education
After becoming a child bride at just 12 years of age, Eleni* was forced to leave school and her family.
Stretched to the limit: Massive increase in humanitarian aid needed in South Sudan
Three months on from the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference for South Sudan, international aid organisation CARE Australia has warned that aid funding remains alarmingly low for one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises. Since the conflict erupted in December last year, 1.5 million people have been forced to leave their homes, including 400,000 who […]
The faces of CARE’s humanitarian work
World Humanitarian Day – 19 August 2014 World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognise people who face danger and adversity in order to help others. It’s also an opportunity to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the globe. For CARE staff, working as a humanitarian professional is more than just a job. It’s […]
