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For over a century, International Women’s Day has championed the fight for women’s equality, highlighting both the progress made and the persistent barriers women face. ChildFund Australia works to address these barriers by investing in programs that:

Promote Education for Girls:
We believe education is the foundation of gender equality. By ensuring girls in underserved communities can access quality education, ChildFund helps break the cycle of poverty and discrimination. Educated girls grow up to become empowered women, capable of transforming their families and communities.

Create Safe Spaces:
We work to create environments free from violence and exploitation. Programs like our child protection initiatives and gender-based violence prevention efforts foster safe and supportive spaces where women and girls can flourish.

Challenge Gender Norms:
By championing women and girl’s leadership, we’re transforming communities and creating a more equitable world where everyone’s voice is heard. Through programs like ChildFund Rugby, we’re supporting women and girls to lead, on and off the pitch. It’s about more than just the game – it’s about tackling inequality and creating a level playing field where women, girls and gender-diverse people can learn and lead.

Together, we can break down the barriers that hold women and girls back. Join us and challenge the systems and structures that stand in the way of women’s health, wellbeing and success.

What is International Women’s Day?

International Women’s Day is an annual celebration which recognises the cultural, political and socio-economic achievements of women all over the world. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality, with important global themes impacting women’s equality explored each year.

Thirty years ago, the world pledged to achieve gender equality, passing the Beijing Platform at the Fourth World Conference on Women. While there’s been progress, the reality is that millions of women are still denied basic rights and opportunities. It’s time to accelerate action and finish what we started.

For International Women’s Day 2025, ChildFund Australia is focused on supporting maternal and child health in those countries where women are most impacted by a lack of health services.

When is International Women’s Day?

International Women’s Day is held annually on 8 March.

What is the International Women’s Day 2025 theme?

This International Women’s Day 2025 let’s unite to create a future where every woman and girl has equal rights and opportunity. We’re joining the global call to celebrate this day under the theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.’ This year’s theme calls for action to create a gender-equal world – a world free from gender bias, stereotypes and discrimination.

We envision a world where children all of genders can succeed, where difference is valued and where communities are empowered to build equitable futures. Will you be part of the movement for change?

How to celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia?

Wondering how to celebrate International Women’s Day in 2025 and spread awareness on ending gender inequality in our lifetime? There are countless ways to get involved:

Host an International Women’s Day Breakfast

Whether fundraising at school or in the office, you can take the time to share breakfast or morning tea and discuss how you can take action to support equal rights for all women and girls.. You could suggest a gold coin donation and donate the proceeds to our current appeal.

Bake and Share International Women’s Day Cupcakes

A sweet and simple way to mark the day while supporting local women-owned bakeries.

Plan International Women’s Day activities for Work

Host workshops, panel discussions, or team-building activities that focus on empowering women in the workplace. You can raise funds as a team to donate the proceeds to our current appeal.

Download our ‘International Women’s Day Poster’ to help raise awareness about this important day in your workplace and raise funds for ChildFund’s important initiatives to support women across the world.

Host or attend an International Women’s Day Event

Across Australia, people are coming together to celebrate the hard-won gains in women’s rights, mobilise for change and raise funds to support women and girls living in vulnerable circumstances. Find an International Women’s Day event near you and join the movement for a more unified and equal world.

Create a Facebook fundraiser

Did you know that you can fundraise on Facebook for ChildFund Australia? Set up your own fundraiser and invite family and friends to make a donation supporting International Women’s Day. Create your fundraiser now, and help work towards empowering women and girls.

What is the International Women’s Day 2025 hashtag?

Whether you’re hosting a morning tea or a Facebook Fundraiser to increase awareness, you can use the hashtag #IWD2025 #ForAllWomenAndGirls in social media posts to let your friends know that you support International Women’s Day 2025.

Donate to maternal and child health care

This International Women’s Day, support women and children in developing countries by donating maternal and child health programs. This will help to ensure that women have equal access to vital health care services.

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With International Women’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to take action on the issues most impacting equality for women in 2025.

Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10th to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a landmark declaration that declares that everyone, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other viewpoint, national or social origin, property, birth, or other position, is entitled to inalienable rights as a human being.

What is the theme of Human Rights Day 2024?

The theme for 2024 is “Our rights, our future, right now.” This year, the focus is on how human rights serve as a powerful pathway to solutions, acting as a preventative, protective and transformative force –especially during times of crisis. 

The theme is closely aligned with the WHO’s Constitution, which recognises health as a basic human right, meaning everyone should have access to the healthcare and support they need, no matter where they live. When a crisis hits, such as a health emergency or natural disaster, human rights can be a powerful tool to protect the most vulnerable. The “right now” in this year’s theme is a reminder that we can’t afford to wait to help build a better future for all.

Everyone, everywhere should be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their race, colour, sex, language, gender, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, location, religion, political opinion, nationality, or socioeconomic status.

Dignity, freedom and justice for all, or a human rights-based approach to development, are the most effective ways to minimise inequities and re-establish progress towards the UN’s 2030 Agenda.

Convention on the rights of the child

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child lays out the rights that children must have in order to reach their full potential.

The Convention presents a view of the child as an individual, as well as a member of a family and community, with rights and obligations that are age and developmentally appropriate. 

The Convention acknowledges all children’s intrinsic human dignity and the importance of guaranteeing their well-being and development. It makes clear that a basic standard of living should be a right for all children, not a privilege enjoyed by a select few.

Why are these conventions important to human rights?

Government acts, or inactions, have a greater impact on children than on any other group in society.

Children are impacted by nearly every aspect of government policy, from education to public health. Shortsighted policymaking that ignores the needs of children has a severe influence on the future of all members of society.

Children’s opinions should be heard and taken into account during the political process.

Children’s voices go unnoticed on many crucial topics that touch them now or will influence them in the future. Special attention should be paid to their thoughts – as voiced at home,  in schools, in local communities, and even in governments.

Many societal changes have a disproportionate, and frequently detrimental, impact on children.

Globalisation, climate change, a raging pandemic, digitisation, mass migration, shifting work patterns, and a decreasing social protection net all have a significant influence on children in many nations. In times of global emergencies the consequences of these changes can be particularly destructive to children, 

The future well-being of any civilisation depends on the proper growth of children.

Children are more vulnerable than adults to poor living situations such as poverty, inadequate healthcare, nutrition, safe water, housing, and pollution since they are still developing. Disease, starvation and poverty all jeopardise children’s futures, and thus the futures of the societies in which they live.

The costs of failing society’s children are enormous.

The findings of social study reveal that a child’s early experiences have a substantial impact on their future development. Their contribution, or cost, to society throughout the course of their lives is determined by their development.

An equal future: supporting all children

At ChildFund we do not believe that a child’s future is predetermined. Every child should be able to select their own course in life, receive an education and live on their own terms.

Together we can give children the tools they need today to succeed tomorrow. Your support will help shift the forces that keep children in poverty, transforming their lives and futures for generations to come.