Essay: The human faces of climate change
In an article to mark World Humanitarian Day, DAN SKEHAN, director of international programs at Baptist World Aid Australia, writes about how vulnerable communities have been adapting to the world’s changing climate for a long time…
Most Australians value the idea of ethical fashion but fewer follow-through in shopping habits – report
Australian consumers are supportive of the idea of ethical purchasing but are failing to follow-through in their shopping practices, according to the findings of a new report. The Australian Ethical Consumer Report, released by Christian aid and development organisation Baptist World Aid Australia in collaboration with social research company McCrindle, found that while 87 per cent of Australians want their consumption […]
Children in developing world face long-term impacts due to COVID pandemic – study
Children living in the world’s developing nations are facing long-term impacts from the coronavirus pandemic which include negative emotional and psychological symptoms and negative impacts to their education, according to a new study. The Baptist World Aid Australia study looked at the impacts of the pandemic on some 906 children and youth, aged between five and […]
Essay: 152 million reasons to end child labour
Saturday marked World Day Against Child Labour. CHANTELLE MAYO, of Baptist World Aid Australia, reflects on what’s needed to break cycles of poverty and exploitation…
My Mission: When women keep raising a village
BETHANY CLIFF, who works in church engagement and communication at Baptist World Aid Australia, reflects on her last visit to a small village in Cambodia and how that impacted her life…
Essay: When your clothes come from tragedy, and how remembering Rana Plaza can change that
In an article marking the eighth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, BONNIE GRAHAM, ethical fashion coordinator at Baptist World Aid Australia, calls for your help in ending forced labour in the cotton industry…
Essay: How the COVID crisis clarifies God’s call
MELISSA LIPSETT, chief operating officer of Baptist World Aid Australia in Sydney, reflects on what the call to follow Christ means as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world…
Books: COVID-19 and ‘The End of Greed’
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, MATTHEW SMEAL, of Baptist World Aid Australia, revisits Rev Scott Higgins 2015 book, ‘The End of Greed’…
Essay: Is your life too comfortable?
In an article to mark International Women’s Day, SAMARA LINEHAN, of Baptist World Aid Australia, on why, as Christians, it’s important to “seek out discomfort” and #ChoosetoChallenge” gender injustices around the world…
Essay: A different kind of Christmas
PETER KEEGAN, director of advocacy at Transform Aid International/Baptist World Aid Australia, writes about why we need to pay attention to what we’re buying this Christmas…