Syrian newlyweds hope love can keep them warm

Often when people meet the love of their life, they can’t wait to start their lives together. But what if soon after marrying, conflict in your homeland forced you to flee for your lives? For Noor and Amfiraz, there has been no honeymoon, only a fraught journey across the continent in search of refuge.

“Dear Daddy” video a wake-up call

On the back of the viral CARE video standing up against gender-based violence, CARE Conflict Policy Advisor Paul-Andre Wilton explains why gender equality needs us all – men, women, boys and girls.

Walk in Her Shoes: “It feels good to give back”

What inspires a busy working mum from Sydney to walk 50km in the shoes of women and girls in developing countries to help fight poverty? Walk in Her Shoes participant Connie Mitsis says it’s all about teaching her two young daughters about the power of community and how good it feels to give back.

Towards higher ground: disaster risk preparedness in Vanuatu

Vanuatu named as the country with the greatest risk of natural disaster (2012).

Syrian boy draws his memories

How do you process being forced to flee your home, never knowing if you’ll ever be able to return? CARE is providing psycho-social support to child refugees to help them work through traumatic experiences, including through art and drawing.

Thanks Australia!

Many Australians aren’t aware of just what a life-changing impact their Australian aid contributions have had for communities all around the world. So this Australia Day we thought we’d share some highlights of how much we’ve achieved in the past year.

We put women and girls at the heart of our work. CARE Australia is a leading international aid organisation that works around the globe to save lives and defeat poverty.

We put women and girls at the heart of our work.

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