Australian Charities

	Philanthropy Australia is the national peak body for philanthropy and is a non-profit membership organisation. This link has advice on how to choose a charity to donate to and also provides an extensive list of Australian charities.
	CARE is an international humanitarian aid organisation fighting global poverty, with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring lasting change in their communities. They are a non-religious and non-political Australian charity, working together with communities to provide emergency relief and address the underlying causes of poverty.
	Médecins Sans Frontières offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. The Australian section of Médecins Sans Frontières was established in 1994, and it is currently fully funded by private donors. Every year around one hundred Australians and New Zealanders are sent to, and supported in the field by the Sydney office
	The Fred Hollows Foundation are an international development organisation, focussing on blindness prevention and Australian Indigenous health. They are independent, non-profit, politically unaligned and secular. The Fred Hollows Foundation carries on the work of the late Professor Fred Hollows (1929-1993). Fred was an eye doctor, a skilled surgeon of international renown, a champion of the right of all people to good health and a strong advocate for social justice.
	Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on Kiva, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else. See site for more information.
	Red Cross cares for people whose lives have been touched by tragedy or disaster. Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian organisation, with more than 100 million volunteers in 186 countries. The Red Cross is independent of government and has no political, religious or cultural affiliation.
	World Vision provides relief in emergency situations and works on long-term community development projects. Together, these address the causes of poverty and help people move towards self-sufficiency.