In an open letter to Joe Hockey, Care’s CEO Julia Newton-Howes shares why Australia can’t afford to be ungenerous with international aid.
An open letter to Joe Hockey: We can’t afford to be ungenerous
Budget 2015: $1 billion cuts leave Australia’s aid program on life support
The $1 billion cut to international aid delivered in the 2015 Federal Budget has left Australia’s international reputation in tatters, and left thousands of families cut off from life-saving programs in Australia’s neighbourhood.
CARE distributes Australian aid relief supplies in Nepal
Following the devastation of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April, CARE has now distributed hundreds of relief supplies provided by the Australian Government to families across hardest-hit Gorkha district.
Nepal: How will I take care of my newborn baby?
After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, pregnant women and mothers now have no access to the medical support and postnatal care they desperately need.
Nepal Earthquake: Urgent care packages en route to hardest-hit Gorkha district
CARE will today begin distributing emergency shelter and hygiene kits to nearly 2,500 people impacted by the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Distribution of 250 kits is planned in Gorkha, a rural area near the epicentre where an estimated 80 per cent of the homes have been damaged or destroyed by Saturday’s earthquake. The official death […]
Nepal Earthquake: Relief efforts rocked by aftershocks
CARE is responding to a devastating earthquake that struck between the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara yesterday. The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake is expected to reach the thousands, with hundreds of thousands of people having lost homes. Vital infrastructure including electricity, water and roads have been severely damaged by […]
