Union Aid Abroad- APHEDA is working with women’s organisations in a number of countries to improve working conditions and provide food assistance.

In Cambodia, the organisation is supporting the Women Workers’ Rights and Decent Work project.

Cambodia has one of the highest rates of female workforce participation in Southeast Asia, with women making up 90 per cent of garment workers and nearly 40 per cent of the construction industry. Yet women remain under-represented in all leadership positions, including union leadership, and are often excluded from major decisions that affect their livelihoods.

The Women Workers’ Rights and Decent Work project has been tackling this imbalance since 2020.

Elsewhere, APHEDA’s partner organisations the MA’AN Development Centre and the Palestinian Women’s Humanitarian Organisation continue to provide access to water, food, hygiene kits and humanitarian aid to people in Gaza and Lebanon.

Donations can be made at www.apheda.org.au.

APHEDA is also working with the MA’AN Development Centre on three projects in the West Bank to improve women’s lives.

The Deir as-Sudan Women’s Cooperative involves funding an ecological farm run by women.

The Ramallah Deaf Society supports people with hearing impairments through community and economic initiatives.

The Betallo Women’s Cooperative involves 17 women producing locally made food products.