Lauren King

Lauren's UN Womens Rights Trek page

Fundraising for UN Women National Committee Australia
A$3,135
raised of A$3,000 target
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UN Women Australia's Trek for Rights takes participants to the wilds of Tasmania's Cradle Mountain to raise funds in support of Rohingya refugee women and girls in Bangladesh.

Story

So I have decided to do a trek next year to raise money and support women to better their futures! As many of you aware, womens rights is something I'm very passionate about. I feel lucky that even with adversary I have had support through my friends and family to better my future and educate myself. But many women in the world are not so lucky. Women Mirana in the following story... 

Minara Begums story reflects the reality of hundreds of thousands of women caught in one of the worlds fastest growing refugee crises. Minara is just 24 years old, and she along with her family traversed unimaginable hardships to find safety in the Coxs Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh. But safety is still a relative term for her. On her list of priorities are income-generating opportunities, better food and education for her daughter, and a secureplace to live when the rains come. Since attending UN Womens Centre at the camp, Minara has learnt to tailor and is building a social network as an outreach worker. She encourages other women and girls to come to UN Womens Centres to learn, stay safe and build a community. She also helpspregnant women reach relief distribution points and carries relief items for them. She has learned to speak up and now presents the issues of other Rohingya women refugees to the authorities in charge of the day-to-day management of the camp.

Thanks for your support xx 

About the campaign

UN Women Australia's Trek for Rights takes participants to the wilds of Tasmania's Cradle Mountain to raise funds in support of Rohingya refugee women and girls in Bangladesh.

About the charity

UN Women National Committee Australia

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UN Women Australia exists to raise funds for and awareness of UN Women’s platform to accelerate gender equality worldwide. UN Women is the United Nations agency for women’s empowerment and gender equality, focusing on ending violence, ending poverty and increasing women's leadership.

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