Aussies sacrifice Christmas at home to help others

This Christmas, spare a thought for those who will be away from their families. Those who donate their time to a higher cause than turkey and tinnies. The Weekly Review spoke to CARE staffers who are spending the festive season away from loved ones.

Typhoon Melor headed for the Philippines

CARE is on standby to provide emergency relief as Typhoon Melor approaches the Philippines. It is expected to land in the region hard hit by Typhoon Haiyan just two years ago.

Giving with heart

What makes a good business great? When proceeds help fund women’s and girl’s education projects around the world . In the lead-up to the giving season, Lauren Shuttleworth shares the inspirational story behind her stationery and printery social enterprise Words with Heart.

Gifts that will never go unloved

Did you know that last year Australians spent over $520 million on unwanted gifts? CARE Australia’s Online Ambassador Claire Hewitt is on a mission to change this. And she’s doing it one “teacher gift” at a time.

In pictures: 75 years of CARE

Did you know European nations were some of the first to receive international aid? Or that Ronald Reagan and Donald Duck have lent their voices to CARE’s poverty-fighting agenda? To commemorate our 70th birthday this 27 November, we look back on seven decades of CARE in pictures.

Charity began at home

Many of us associate CARE’s work with helping communities in developing countries. But did you know that for some donors, charity began at home? On the eve of CARE’s 70th birthday this 27 November, Gillian Roberts from the UK shares her story of how receiving CARE packages during her family’s darkest days helped to brighten her world.

Supporting women and girls. Defeating poverty.

Supporting women and girls. Defeating poverty.

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