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The IPCC report findings are devastating for Pacific women

COVID-19 has reshaped the way we all live, and resulted in the generational reversal of gains in equality for women and girls. Add in the IPCC projections and the disproportionate impact climate change has on women and girls, and we have the perfect storm... On 10 August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released [...]

Humanitarians: people who help people

Between the worsening climate crisis and COVID-19, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed - like there’s too many problems to fix to ever make a difference. But if you ask a humanitarian about making a difference, they’ll tell you: Image © Jamsheer Ali/CARE Shirleen is a humanitarian working with CARE in Fiji. When an emergency [...]

Ilisapeci stands up for LGBTIQ rights in Fiji

When emergency strikes in Fiji, Ilisapeci is one of the first humanitarian responders to leap into action. She works for the Rainbow Pride Foundation, one of CARE’s local partners. They are an organisation dedicated to making sure LGBTIQ+ communities are protected and represented - as well as supported during a crisis like the pandemic. As [...]

These local leaders are changing the world

These fierce, local leaders are proving that when women are given the tools to lift themselves out of poverty, they bring their families and communities with them! When it comes to defeating poverty and helping communities withstand disasters: women are the answer. Here are just a few of them who are changing the world: Amalia, […]

“I felt as a mother that I was out of control; I felt that I couldn’t do anything for my son”

A staff member for CARE in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Alice is one of tens of thousands who fled the city of Goma after Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted on 22May – killing 31 people and leaving 20,000 more homeless. “The volcano eruption was very sudden and […]

Beating the virus

Coronavirus has made the last 12 months challenging for many of us in Australia; for some it has meant the devastating loss of loved ones, for others they have been affected by school closures, job losses, and the harsh lockdowns isolating us from friends and family. The pandemic has, however, also given us opportunities to […]

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