Australian based organisations with an international focus
Oxfam Australia
Together with local partner organisations including NGOs and government bodies, we're working hard to ensure that the world's poor are given what they need most to lift themselves out of poverty.
World Vision Australia
World Vision is a worldwide community development organisation that provides short-term and long-term assistance to 100 million people worldwide (including 2.4 million children). World Vision works in more than 90 countries
Australian Council for International Development
ACFID is an independent national association of Australian non-government organisations (NGOs) working in the field of international aid and development.
CARE Australia
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.
Marie Stopes International Australia
Marie Stopes is a global partnership of over 40 country partner programs providing life-saving sexual and reproductive health services to women and men all around the world.
Zonta International
Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy.
Soroptimists International
Soroptimist International is a worldwide organization for women in management and professions, working through service projects to advance human rights and the status of women.
International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)
An Australian non-profit organisation that creates positive change for women and their communities. Our practical and rights-based projects directly address poverty and oppression in developing countries.
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans
ACRATH is committed to working together towards the elimination of human trafficking in Australia, the Pacific and Internationally.
Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people campaigning to protect human rights.
ActionAid Australia
An aid organisation working in 40 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, dedicated to taking a rights-based approach to alleviating poverty. Focus areas include: emergencies and conflict, women and girls, education, HIV/AIDS, food rights, governance.
Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia
SH&FPA is the national voice of sexual health and family planning organisations.
Anti-slavery Project
Works at local, national and international levels to eliminate all forms of slavery.
Project Respect
Project Respect is a non-profit, feminist community-based organisation that aims to empower and support women in the sex industry including women trafficked to Australia.
Australian focused women’s organisations
YWCA Australia
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Council Australia (FECCA)
FECCA is the national peak body representing Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Muslim Women’s National Network Australia
The MWNNA is a peak body representing a network of Muslim women's organisations and individuals throughout Australia
Women with Disabilities Australia
National peak organisation for women with disabilities in Australia
Australian Human Rights Commission
An independent statutory organisation, leading the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia
The Australian Women's Health Network (AWHN)
The peak organisation for women's health in Australia.
Fair Work Australia
FWA is a national workplace relations tribunal and an independent body. It works on issues such as wage increases for community workers who are predominantly women.
Scarlet Alliance
Scarlet Alliance is the Australian Sex Workers Association.
Economic Security for Women Alliance
This alliance believes that lifelong economic well being is a high priority for Australian women – it empowers women to make choices and live independently.
Association of Women Educators
Works actively to further the participation of women and girls in education.
Australian Federation of Graduate Women
Promotes the advancement of women worldwide. AFGW is one of 78 member nations of the International Federation of University Women.
Business and Professional Women Australia
BPW works to raise the status of women and encourages women to become well informed and active at local, national and international levels.
National Association of Women in Construction
NAWIC’s mission is to improve the Australian construction industry through the greater participation of women and to contribute to the development of a world-class industry
National Foundation of Australian Women
NFAW is dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of Australian women and ensuring that the aims and ideals of the women’s movement and its collective wisdom are handed on to new generations of women.
Women’s Services Network (WESNET)
National women’s peak advocacy body which works on behalf of women and children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic or family violence
Equality Rights Alliance
Australia’s largest network advocating for women’s equality, women’s leadership and recognition of women’s diversity. They bring together over 50 organisations with an interest in
advancing women’s equality.
National Rural Women's Coalition and Network
A key objective of the NRWC is to ensure better social and economic outcomes for women living in regional, remote and rural Australia
Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA)
is the peak body representing women ‘s issues in the Australian Local Government sector.
Australian Women in Agriculture Ltd. (AWiA)
National organisation for women involved or interested in all aspects of primary production, from the farm to the classroom, extension, research, marketing, decision-making and industry bodies
Country Women’s Association
Aim of the association is to improve living conditions for country women and children, especially those women in rural and remote Australia. The CWA has approximately 40,000 members meeting in 1600 branches throughout all States and the Northern Territory
Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women
aims to advance women in rural and regional communities and improve their participation in decision making at all levels.
Women’s Industry Network Seafood Community
the only national organisation in Australia representing the interests of women involved or associated with the Australian seafood industry.
Women’s Electoral Lobby
The Women’s Electoral Lobby has been advocating for women in Australia for the past 38 years working on improving fairness in society.
