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Melanie Milsom is raising money for UN Women National Committee Australia

Participants: I am a 37 year old mum of 3 girls and want to inspire them. My mum will turn 70 just after we complete this trekking adventure and fundraising mission. We're both so excited to be doing this beautiful hike together to help Rohingya refugee women in need.

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Trek for Rights 2022 · 14 March 2022 to 18 March 2022 ·

Trek for Rights 2022
Campaign by UN Women National Committee Australia (RCN ABN: 23 638 729 775)
UN Women Australia's Trek for Rights 2022 takes participants to the wilds of Tasmania's Cradle Mountain to raise funds in support of Rohingya refugee women and girls in Bangladesh.

Story

Minara Begum's 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 secure place 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 helps pregnant 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.

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A$6,205.00
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