Tag Archive for: poverty
1000 Cubes for 1000 Chickens
By: Tyler Fisher
Solving 1000 Rubik cubes for 1000 chickens in 7 hours appears impossible, but Tingman is up for the challenge. Read more
“Rebels Attacked… So We Lost Some of Our Families. I Lost My Dad.”
By: Berlinda Fortin
“We just came here with our free hands, because there was a war. Life in South Sudan was not easy, so we had to travel here.” Read more
Hidden Homeless: New Data Reveals a Crisis
By: Mike Crooks
The scourge of homelessness is getting worse in Australia. Read more
When Safe Water Flows, Everything Changes
By: Amanda Viviers
World Water Day on March 22 is observed globally each year to highlight the importance of fresh water. Read more
Women and Girls Suffering the Most In Global Food Crisis
By: Clare Bruce
As the world suffers an unprecedented global food crisis, it is women and girls who are bearing the greatest burden of hunger. Read more
Meet the Australian Surgeon Changing the Lives of Women in Africa
By: Katrina Roe
Today, two million African women suffer from obstetric fistulas. Read more
The Five Big Drivers of Poverty in Australia
by: Rosie Kendall – CEO of CAP Australia
In their Post-Budget analysis , Dr Cassandra Goldie CEO of Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) stated that the 2020-2021 Federal Budget, announced last week, will leave millions of people stranded – saying that “we cannot allow the outcome of this crisis to be 1.6 million people left stranded in poverty on JobSeeker”. Read more
Compassion Week
By: Sharon Fitness
Each year ACCTV likes to dedicate one week to the remarkable efforts of Compassion and other like-minded organisations doing impressive work amongst the poor and marginalised throughout the world, particularly children.
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