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Helping refugee women start again

Since violence erupted in South Sudan in 2014, more than a million people have fled to safety in Uganda. South Sudanese refugees have been warmly welcomed by the African nation. When refugees arrive, they are given vaccinations, a warm meal, even a plot of land and the resources to begin constructing their new home. And […]

Update on CARE’s Emergency Response for Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh

Right now, CARE Australia’s Chief Executive Sally Moyle is on the ground in Bangladesh, visiting the fastest growing refugee camp in the world. It’s difficult to know how to help when faced with such a devastating humanitarian emergency. Please watch Sally’s video update to learn more. With your support, CARE’s emergency teams are making a [...]

“Nothing has got in or out of the country”

Daily airstrikes, the world’s worst cholera outbreak, seven million people on the brink of famine – and now the country’s borders have been closed, restricting the delivery of lifesaving aid to families in desperate need. Johan Mooij, CARE’s Country Director in Yemen said that since Monday, “Nothing has got in or out of the country.” […]

Joining the conversation on business and human rights

Last week, CARE Australia Chief Executive Sally Moyle was a panellist at the 2017 Australian Dialogue on Business and Human Rights convened by the Global Compact Network Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission. She said: “There is a controversial but important discussion about the role of businesses in identifying and responding to human rights […]

The Syrian war isn’t over while my mother and sister are still missing

Basheer Alzalaan, a Syrian refugee now living in Germany and working for CARE, reflects on the war in Syria and its impact on his family: The last one to leave was my mother. I have not heard from her in almost a week and I do not know if she is still alive. I fled […]

“The most important thing we received from CARE is knowledge”

“It was a challenge just to get good food,” Tasara said. “We would plant crops and they would fail. We had no money to look for food…” Like many families in Zimbabwe, Tasara and his wife Memory rely on farming to survive. When consecutive years of drought hit, the family really struggled. Every day was […]