Austcare News
Letter from the field - Ruben Flamarique, Program Coordinator Bangladesh September 2008 I have been working with Austcare for almost four months in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh as the Coordinator of our Program with Rohingya refugees. Read the rest of Ruben's letter from Bangladesh and learn about the issues faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and the great work that Austcare is doing to help them.
Sydney students get hands dirty in Cambodia 7 August 2008 Six students from Wesley College recently travelled with Austcare to Cambodia, to experience first-hand our programs in agricultural an livelihood assistance, school development and integrated mine action. Read an interview with one of the students
Letter from the field - Deborah Leaver, Country Director Indonesia July 2008 When I first arrived in Aceh one of the most difficult logistical issues was simply getting around 'town'.
Support women around the world 24 June 2008 In developing countries, women's lives are often characterised by poverty, violence and high maternal death rates. In our Winter edition of In the field you can read about Austcare's work to combat and raise awareness of gender-based violence in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia. Read Austcare's Winter 2008 newsletter
Australians tune in to support SBS-Austcare Cyclone Nargis Radiothon 5 June 2008 Read about the successful SBS-Austcare Cyclone Nargis Radiothon, which ran from 1 June to 13 June 2008 and raised over $175,000 in donations and pledges!
World Agrees to Ban on Cluster Bombs 29 May 2008 After nearly two weeks of negotiations in Dublin, the world has agreed to ban cluster munitions. In an historic breakthrough that will save thousands of innocent lives across the globe, Australia has joined the majority of other states represented at the Dublin talks and informally accepted the draft treaty. Read the latest update from our campaigner in Dublin.
Cluster Bombs Treaty Negotiations in Dublin 22 May 2008 If the power of positive thinking is anything to go by, come next Friday the world will be a lot closer to being a safer place for many people. To mark the start of the Dublin talks, hundreds of campaigners from around the world gathered outside Croke Park Stadium to watch 16 year old cluster bomb survivor, Soraj Ghulam Habib, present a petition of 700 thousand signatures, including those from Australia and New Zealand, to Irish Foreign Minister, Michael Martin. Read Austcare's media release.
Hundreds of Thousands homeless after Myanmar Cyclone 5 May 2008 On May 3, 190km per hour winds and 3.5 metre waves ripped through the most densely populated area of Myanmar (Burma). Already, there have been 15,000 deaths, with more than 10,000 of these being from a single town, Bogalay. A further 30,000 people are missing. Please give now to the Austcare Myanmar Cyclone Appeal to help survivors in need. Should the funds raised in the Myanmar Appeal exceed the amount required to fund our response to the needs of our work in Myanmar, Austcare will dedicate any excess funds to our Emergency Response Fund to enable quick response in other emergencies.
Sydney students get their hands dirty in Cambodia 30 April 2008 In February this year, six Sydney University students from Wesley College travelled to Sisaphon, Cambodia. They spent four days in office and in the field. Wesley student Jayne Hanford shares her experiences.
Wellington and beyond in the battle to ban cluster bombs 26 February 2008 Austcare has taken a leading role in the development of a worldwide cluster munitions ban. Find out what happened at the Wellington negotiations and why it's more important than ever for all Australians to begin lobbying.
Cluster Munition Coalition Australia 16 February 2008 On 15 February the Cluster Munition Coalition Australia (CMCA) was launched in Sydney with a committment to supporting the international call to stop cluster munitions from harming civilians. CMCA is working to ensure that the Australian government takes strong leadership in the Oslo Process, which seeks to secure a legally binding international instrument by the end of 2008. Austcare is acting as CMCA's focal point. Read more
Austcare and ActionAid - Together 27 November 2007 Austcare recently joined the ActionAid global network as an Associate. We are now working towards full affiliation with the international antipoverty agency. Read more
Kenya Crisis: Austcare's partner ActionAid responds 14 January 2008 Austcare's global partner ActionAid International calls for international and Kenyan government action to respond to humanitarian needs. Read our report
Situation Report: Sudan 4 December 2007 Read about the situations in the regions of Darfur and southern Sudan, and Austcare's protection work in both areas.
Global Day of Action to Ban Cluster Bombs. 21 November 2007 On 5 November, Austcare took to the streets to speak to the Australian public about the desperate need to ban cluster munitions. Read our report
Palmera Youth's Human Race. See our story on Palmera Youth's innovative yearly event, and the organisation's support of Austcare's Sri Lanka program.
Australians Assist Indonesia Disaster Response Planning.
In Memoriam Major General Paul Cullen AC, CBE, DSO*, ED, 1909 - 2007. 20 September 2007
Michael Milton features in Austcare TV Campaign 26 January 2007 Click here to read about and view Austcare's TV campaign featuring Austcare Ambassador and ACT Australian of the Year, Michael Milton. |