Tag Archive for: social justice
40th Anniversary of Bible Smuggling Operation
By: Kim Wilkinson
To commemorate 40 years since the Chinese Bible smuggling operation – ‘Project Pearl’, Open Doors is encouraging Australians to become a Bible smuggler from home. Read more
Get ready for Miracles Day!
By: CBM Australia
Give someone the Miracle of sight this Thursday.
This Thursday, 19 August, you have the chance to give someone the Miracle gift of sight – changing their life forever. Read more
Gokul needs a Miracle
By: CBM Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on people with disabilities, including those with cataracts, making it even more challenging for them to access life-changing health care and the cataract surgeries that could save their sight. Read more
The Moment a Dad Gets a Miracle
By: Alison Dean
Witnessing a Miracle first-hand is one of the most powerful moments I have ever experienced. Read more
Praying for a Miracle
By: CBM Australia
For Suman, growing up in a remote village in eastern Nepal, life took a sudden turn the year she turned five. She had just started first grade and was embarrassed to find she was having trouble reading the words on the blackboard. Read more
Small Boy, Big Heart
By: CBM Australia
For many 11-year-olds, coming across some extra money might mean a shopping trip for video games or toys. But for Curtis, money in his pocket is an opportunity to help children not as fortunate as him. Read more
Food for the Hungry
By: Ben Campbell
‘For I was hungry and you fed me’ (Matthew 25:35 NLT)
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised serious concerns about food security in Africa. From the start of the pandemic, it has been feared that economic recession, along with disruptions to food supply chains, would leave Africa on the brink of starvation.
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2020 COVID Fashion Report – Does Your Favourite Brand Make the Grade?
By: Hope Media
The COVID-19 edition of Baptist World Aid Australia’s (BWAA) annual Ethical Fashion Report revealed that more than 70 per cent of companies assessed in 2020 could demonstrate that they had taken at least some deliberate positive actions to support vulnerable garment workers through the global pandemic. 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