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Statement by CARE Australia on the Voice Referendum

May 2023 For 75 years, CARE has worked around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We work in partnership with local communities to support those affected by humanitarian crises and tackle the underlying causes of poverty to create transformative change. Whilst CARE Australia does not program in Australia, our position […]

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 […]

Challenge yourself to do 3000 squats this October!

This October, we’re asking people to challenge themselves to do 3000 squats in just one month, and raise funds to support women all around the world to defeat poverty! If you’re up for it, join our Squat Squad Challenge Facebook group and follow the instructions to launch your fundraiser, then ask your friends and family […]

Meet our incredible new ambassadors

When these three powerhouses heard about CARE Australia’s new Her Circle initiative, they all jumped at the chance to get involved. Why? To celebrate the incredible domino effect a woman can have when she leads. Whether in her home, her workplace or her community, she is a change-maker, a connector, a mentor — and when […]

Justice for Indigenous Australians and international aid have more in common than you think

For Indigenous people and their allies, 26 January is a day which invokes trauma, with calls to move Australia Day to a different, more inclusive date. Like any Australian organisation, it’s important for CARE Australia to acknowledge Australia’s history and the power imbalances that have — and continue to — lead to great disparities between [...]

Messages of hope for Aus bushfire survivors from Syrians

There are no kangaroos in Syria or Jordan, but nine-year-old twin brothers Anas and Ayman couldn’t stop thinking about the Australian animals and people affected by the ongoing bushfires. Syrian refugees living in Jordan, Anas and Ayman first heard about the out-of-control bushfires that have ravaged Australia in their CARE art therapy classes – sessions […]

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