covid-19
With 2020 having already delivered a global pandemic, floods, and little relief from a nine-year drought, Frontier Services, Australia’s oldest bush charity, is calling on Australians far and wide to reunite with family and friends ...
The World Food Program (WFP) has partnered with Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Program to support humanitarian partners responding to COVID-19 and other crises around the world through its joint initiative “Program-Connect.” ...
An organisation has released a set of guidelines meant to help people experiencing trauma crisis receive appropriate and informed services from concerned sectors, including healthcare professionals, legal practitioners, and even law enforcement. Besides being a ...
Research conducted by financial company Buy Shares indicate that around 25,500 people lost were lost their jobs in the top ten largest startup layoffs in the startup space between March 2020 to January 2021. Leading ...
Celebrated as one of the world’s most liveable cities, Melbourne is now emerging from the toughest COVID-19 lockdowns to face social, economic and environmental challenges. According to the newly released Greater Melbourne Vital Signs 2020 report, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the ...
Melbourne charities will share in more than $3 million in grants from Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation through this year’s special COVID-19 program. The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Chief Executive Officer Dr Catherine Brown, OAM said the Foundation has always been committed to assisting the city ...
The number of reports of domestic violence related incidences typically surges during the Christmas-New Year’s break, due to alcohol, financial stress, a higher frequency of family gatherings, and families and couples spending more time together at home. This year has already seen a spike in incidents of abuse, thanks ...
Vacation rental online marketplace Airbnb announced the launch of Airbnb.org, an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to facilitating temporary stays for people in times of crisis. With COVID-19 being the biggest humanitarian crisis that the world is facing ...
Actor Matthew Perry, most widely known for his role as Chandler in the 90s hit sitcom Friends, is releasing limited-edition Friends-themed merchandise to support the World Health Organisation’s efforts against COVID-19. Perry’s merch line includes mugs, baseball caps, sweatshirts, and t-shirts that ...
According to new researched published by The Lancet Global Health Journal, there has been a 15.4% decrease in avoidable blindness globally in the past decade. However, the raw number of people with blindness and vision impairment ...
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