CARE Australia has today launched its online Disaster Response Depot, allowing Australians to help the organisation keep its emergency response warehouse in Brisbane stocked to meet future humanitarian crises. CARE Australia’s Emergency Response Manager Adam Poulter said the launch comes as we’re seeing the highest levels of human suffering since the Second World War. “Hundreds […]
World Humanitarian Day: The Australian faces of aid work
CARE Australia is marking World Humanitarian Day by highlighting the sacrifices and contributions being made by Australian aid workers across the globe. World Humanitarian Day, on August 19, is also a chance to recognise the humanitarian principles that guide their work: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. These principles provide the foundations for humanitarian work and […]
Ninety three per cent of Australians aren’t walking recommended daily distance: study
New research, released by CARE Australia, has shown that 93 per cent of Australians are walking less than the recommended daily distance for general health and well-being. Results of the study, released to mark the national Walk In Her Shoes Challenge, have revealed that the average Australian walks only 3.2 kilometres per day – the [...]