The Early Pregnancy Loss Coalition is a cross-sector coalition of organisations working across the miscarriage space (including Red Nose, Pink Elephants and Royal Australia College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists RANZCOG). The four key goals of the Coalition are to improve: Care, Communication, Data and Research in the area of early pregnancy loss (miscarriage).
Care – We seek a significant improvement in care for people who experience miscarriage and those who love and support them
Communication – Language and communication used or deployed in this space must be modernised and sensitised to alleviate the compounding of trauma
Data – Australia must collect miscarriage data for the development of fit-for-purpose public health policy, appropriate funding decisions and health services
Research – We are advocating for government funding for care initiatives and miscarriage research (miscarriage research funding to be disseminated by the Medical Research Future Fund, National Health and Medical Research Council or other statutory body)
Miscarriage currently affects up to 150,000 families Australia-wide and it is believed to be increasing (evidenced by ever increasing IVF rates and anecdotal research among medical professionals). It must also be noted that all research indicators point to higher miscarriage rates among Aboriginal the Torres Strait Islander families, low-income earners, people of colour, LGBTIQ+ people and other marginalised demographics.
Miscarriage is a sentinel risk marker for other pregnancy complications like preterm birth and stillbirth, as well as cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism in the birth parent.
Historically in Australia, miscarriage research, support services, education and information have received no dedicated funding. It has been rolled into other areas of care, such as stillbirth, which have taken precedence or priority and miscarriage has fallen by the wayside. This pattern has contributed significant and persistent taboo and isolation, further compounding the grief and pain felt by patients, families, siblings and more.
We are a family domestic violence non profit organisation we are the only organisation in the nation to provide emergency relocations to vulnerable victims. Once we have them relocated out of harms way we provide essential support such as safe haven accommodation, providing furniture white goods linen decor items baby supplies toys and school supplies for the children, we supply toiletries, clothing non perishable and fresh food hampers.
We also help with court documents and offer court support.
We are advocating daily for law reform and resources.
In three years with no government funding whatsoever we have achieved a education & counselling space, A huge warehouse that houses all our donated furniture and items, A social enterprise markets, A emergency relocation vehicle and two safe havens one houses two mothers and four children the other houses six mothers ten children and an on-site manager.
Last week we purchased a second hand removal truck to collect and distribute donated furniture to our clients . We take broken victims and assist them to become empowered survivors.
My organisation is led by myself, my board directors and leadership team, We are all survivors.
Vulnerable victims of domestic violence and their children often become homeless due to no fault of their own, They then run the risk of children being removed from their care as they are deemed homeless.
We have successfully run our safe havens House Of Colours and House Of Hope for over three years, Family Domestic Violence is escalating at frightening rates and we need to secure a third safe haven.
Residents who reside in our safe havens must participate in our programs Mothers Mentor program teaching them life skills such as budgeting, cooking, healthy relationships, sourcing long term safe accommodation and volunteering at our social enterprise markets.
Our clients are obtaining work or study our safe havens are reducing:
– Further harm/death
– Homelessness
– Child removal.
Our safe havens are saving lives.
Human and Hope Australia (Human & Hope) partners with the Human and Hope Association in Cambodia to empower and benefit families living in poverty through locally driven projects. We support elements of governance and provide essential support to their projects.
We chose to help Cambodia where 18% of the population live on less than $2.70 a day and only 28.6% of young adults are enrolled in upper secondary education (World Bank 2022).
Our sister organisation collaborates closely with the Sambour community in Siem Reap to support families and create social and economic outcomes. They focus on improving lives through education, vocational training, and community development initiatives with a strong emphasis on child protection.
What we stand for:
Local Empowerment – We strongly believe that local people are best placed to develop their communities. We raise funds for our locally-run program partner, HHA, to do the hands-on work.
Sustainability – We believed in the importance of ensuring that positive change is long-lasting and intergenerational; a long-term solution to poverty.
Integrity – We believe in doing what is right even when it’s difficult
This program provides 500 young Cambodian girls with a safe and hygienic menstrual kit, enabling them to manage their periods with ease. They also attend an interactive workshop on the benefits of using the kit, cleaning, and drying techniques, and the potential risks associated with single-use pads.
Each kit includes three reusable cloth menstrual pads, soap, and a discreet carry-on pouch. They are made by HHA Cambodia’s sewing graduates.
Period poverty presents a significant challenge for women and girls in Cambodia, leading to heightened risks of infections and reproductive health problems due to inadequate access to resources, facilities, and knowledge.
A packet of menstrual pads costs USD$3 which is unsustainable for families living below the national poverty line of USD$2.30 per day. This often forces women and girls to use rags for several days, leading to girls missing school or dropping out.
By working closely with public schools, we can overcome cultural stereotypes about periods and help girls feel confident in managing their periods.
Feed The Little Children Inc is a small grassroots charity based in Broome, Western Australia, delivering up to 350 hot nutritious meals, bread and pantry staples to children experiencing food insecurity every Friday and Saturday nights. In 2007 the founder of the charity was employed in Broome as a WA Police intelligence analyst and identified a direct correlation between food insecurity and juvenile crime in the town on weekends. After four years of comprehensive consultation with Aboriginal community members, deliveries of nutritious meals to the children commenced in 2012.
Since this time our operations have expanded and grown to include a cooking program for the children we provide meals to and we are currently in consultation with elders to commence a program to support the Grandmothers who are caring for their Grandchildren, to support and empower them through a cooking program, financial counselling and child health education. The charity has one paid position for our Co-ordinator and receives no Government funding.
Feed the Little Children Inc share a vision to break the cycle of hunger and promote healthy eating habits for children in Broome and beyond. Our purpose is to work with our community to provide nutritious meals for hungry children and build relationships with families which empower them to improve their circumstances so that their children thrive and reach their full potential. We strive to improve health outcomes for the children we serve and educational outcomes by helping to send children to school with food in their bellies, as well as reducing juvenile crime on the nights we deliver.
Manja Ngangka Jalbi is a new program which Feed the Little Children Inc intend to commence in July 2024. Meaning “Great Grandmothers who hold many Dreamtime Stories”, our program is designed to support the Grandmothers who are the primary carer’s of children we deliver meals to on the weekends and to empower them with information and skills to assist them to move away from needing the assistance from our charity in the future.
The program will run each school term and provide transport to up to 8 Grandmothers who are primary carers to children in food insecure households. Each week, guest speakers will be arranged to meet and yarn with the Grandmothers to develop their understanding of nutrition, child health, budgeting and services available to them. The Grandmothers will also prepare and take home a nutritious meal to feed to the family that night.
Feed the Little Children Inc intend for this program to form an advisory network of Broome Elders to assist the charity in providing culturally secure food provisions. In partnership with like minded organisations and services, this will allow co-ordinated service access and activities such as cooking, discussions about budgets and healthier food, as well as cultural activities such as bush food trips and sharing of knowledge with the Elders. Facilitating yarning circles each week for the Elders with a variety of professions such as child health specialists, financial counsellors, and social workers, we intend help the Grandmother’s develop lifelong skills to pass on to the Grandchildren.
Second Chance Animal Rescue support pet owners facing extreme crisis by providing relief services to people escaping domestic and family violence through our Safe House for Pets Program providing emergency boarding via our secure facility and through our extensive foster care network while owners experiencing Domestic and Family Violence seek safe refuge.
They are then reunited with their beloved pets when safe haven is secured, breaking the cycle of violence and saving lives of people and their pets enabling them to leave violence sooner, knowing support for their animals is at hand. Safe House For Pets Need: Only 3% of domestic violence shelters across the country accept pets.
Now, more than ever this service is needed as The Australian Institute of Criminology reported 1 in 10 women experienced DFV in the past 2 years. 33% of the 15,000 women surveyed reported it was the first time their partner had shown violence towards them. Multiple studies have shown that domestic abusers often seek to manipulate their victims by threatening or harming pets. With 3 in every 5 households owning a pet that number becomes substantial as 1/3rd of pet owners delay leaving a violent home for fear for their pets lives. Through the SHPP we are able to remove this barrier and literally save lives and prevent harm of both pets and people.
The Safe House Program has predominantly assisted women and girls. Requests for help have been from mothers and their families or single women without children. In the past year the number of emergency boarding animals in our care has nearly doubled and length of stay of each animal jumped from 2 weeks to 2 months. This puts additional financial strain on SCAR. With the rise in DFV cases this service is essential is supporting people fleeing violence sooner, enabling them to seek safe refuge without fearing for their pets safety.
Second Chance Animal Rescue is a not-for-profit, pro-life, community-based registered charity that is run by vet professionals, animal-loving volunteers and foster carers. Operating since 2008, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome dogs and cats in need from pounds and private home surrenders. We are proud to say that we have rescued and rehomed over 13,000 pets to date.
Established in 2008 we support disadvantaged pet owners by providing free food and medical support to the pets of owners struggling financially. We also offer desexing programs within our community, provide education on responsible pet ownership and provide a safe home for the pets of people escaping domestic violence until they can be reunited.
SCAR has a foster care network with over 300 local homes caring for animals not ready for adoption, has hundreds of volunteers assisting at our Shelter in Craigieburn and at our events and over 73,000 Facebook supporters.
We fulfil this mission through the following services and functions:
– Adoptions/rehoming rescue animals,
– Sourcing foster carers for animals brought to the shelter,
– Community training and education on responsible pet ownership
– Advocating for desexing, microchipping and vaccinating pets
– Medical procedures and emergency surgeries via our Animal Hospital to the general public
– Cat boarding
– Last litter Program desexing campaign
– Dog Grooming
– Puppy School
– Outreach programs offering free pet care and procedures to those who cannot afford to look after their animals
dog behavioural training
– Safe House for Pets Program to support pet owners escaping violence
– Doga and Meowga pet yoga
– Free Pet Food Pantry and pet food distribution via our human services partners and pick up at the shelter whenever needed