International aid agency CARE and filmmaker Shannon Carroll have released to the public their virtual reality film Women on the Move, allowing everyone to see the inspiring film that has already been a VR hit at Sundance and other film festivals around the world. The six-minute-long film, which gives viewers…

International aid agency CARE is alarmed by the increase in reported cases and deaths resulting from a diarrhoea and cholera outbreak in Yemen. According to the World Health Organisation, 51 people are estimated to have died from the 2,500 suspected cholera cases in the country. The lack of a functioning…

Aid agency CARE Australia denounces the next instalment of projected cuts to the aid program, announced in today’s Federal Budget. CARE Australia chief executive Sally Moyle said while this year’s aid budget had been increased by 2% – or – $84 million, by 2020-21 the projected growth has been cut,…

  CARE Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment of $10 million to support people facing starvation and other effects of ongoing conflict in Yemen. The aid agency’s Chief Executive Sally Moyle said: “The situation in Yemen is catastrophic. The Australian Government’s funding is vital to help alleviate the suffering. It…

International donors must urgently scale up the response to Somalia’s worsening food crisis to avoid a full scale famine, CARE International warns. Speaking after visiting some of the country’s worst affected areas, CARE’s Somalia Country Director, Raheel Nazir Chaudhary, said many communities remained cut off from lifesaving humanitarian aid. “By…

The Federal Government announced today that six Australian non-government organisations will receive grants totaling $10 million to promote the rights of women and girls. CARE will use the funds towards the Enhancing Women’s Voice to Stop Sexual Harassment (STOP) program across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. CARE will work with women and partners…