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Act for Peace - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Act for Peace is the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia. We empower communities to act for peace in conflict-affected areas by working with long-term project partners in helping communities to provide protection, prevent further conflict, manage disasters and reduce poverty. Our partners are assisting more than 500,000 refugees and more than 1 million people…
Organisation news :
An imminent humanitarian crisis, as more than two million people flee conflict zone Act for Peace’s project partners are continuing to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan where up to 3.5 million people have been uprooted by the conflict between the government and Taliban militants. So far, we have been able to support life saving work including the provision of food packages, cont…
Organisation purpose :
Act for Peace is the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia. We empower communities to act for peace in conflict-affected areas by working with long-term project partners in helping communities to provide protection, prevent further conflict, manage disasters and reduce poverty. Our partners are assisting more than 500,000 refugees and more than 1 million people…
Organisation news :
An imminent humanitarian crisis, as more than two million people flee conflict zone Act for Peace’s project partners are continuing to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan where up to 3.5 million people have been uprooted by the conflict between the government and Taliban militants. So far, we have been able to support life saving work including the provision of food packages, cont…
Entry Last Updated :21-Oct-2009
ActionAid Australia - more detail »»
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ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 40 countries, taking sides with poor people to end poverty and injustice together.…
Organisation news :
Lucy Mhango paused when her name was called. She was on her way to the well 200 metres from her home to fetch water for her mother. She was approached by a young man from her village, 21 year old Lingstone Mzumara. Without warning, he grabbed her, dragged her into a thicket and pulled off her clothes. ‘He just grabbed me, took me to a bush, forced me down and laid on me,’ she recalled. Lucy was 8…
Organisation purpose :
ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 40 countries, taking sides with poor people to end poverty and injustice together.…
Organisation news :
Lucy Mhango paused when her name was called. She was on her way to the well 200 metres from her home to fetch water for her mother. She was approached by a young man from her village, 21 year old Lingstone Mzumara. Without warning, he grabbed her, dragged her into a thicket and pulled off her clothes. ‘He just grabbed me, took me to a bush, forced me down and laid on me,’ she recalled. Lucy was 8…
Entry Last Updated :12-May-2009
ALIV (Australian League of IMmigraiton Volunteers) - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Australian League of Immigration Volunteers (ALIV) is dedicated to improving the lives of refugee children and families in the community as well as in all immigration detention centres across Australia. We have no other agenda except to have lots of fun doing it.…
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Australian League of Immigration Volunteers (ALIV) is dedicated to improving the lives of refugee children and families in the community as well as in all immigration detention centres across Australia. We have no other agenda except to have lots of fun doing it.…
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Entry Last Updated :02-Jun-2010
Amnesty International Australia - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Amnesty International Australia (AIA) is part of a worldwide movement of people who are united by a determination to work for a world where everyone enjoys human rights. AIA’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. AI is concerned solely with the impartial…
Organisation news :
Rebiya Kadeer, 58-year-old mother of 11, has been reunited with her family in the USA. A champion of the rights of the Uighur ethnic group, she spent more than five years in jail in China's Xinjiang Uighur Region. "We are beyond happy. We have waited for this moment for five and a half years and want to thank everyone at Amnesty International who worked toward this joyful day." - Rebiya Kadeer's…
Organisation purpose :
Amnesty International Australia (AIA) is part of a worldwide movement of people who are united by a determination to work for a world where everyone enjoys human rights. AIA’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. AI is concerned solely with the impartial…
Organisation news :
Rebiya Kadeer, 58-year-old mother of 11, has been reunited with her family in the USA. A champion of the rights of the Uighur ethnic group, she spent more than five years in jail in China's Xinjiang Uighur Region. "We are beyond happy. We have waited for this moment for five and a half years and want to thank everyone at Amnesty International who worked toward this joyful day." - Rebiya Kadeer's…
Entry Last Updated :01-Nov-2005
Angel Flight Australia - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Angel Flight Australia is a charity that co-ordinates non emergency flights for financially and medically needy people. All flights are free and may involve patients or compassionate carers travelling to or from medical facilities anywhere in Australia. Angel Flight pilots do not carry aeromedical staff or medical equipment so do not act as an alternative to the Flying Doctor (RFDS) or Air Am…
Organisation news :
Many stories of the wonderful work performed by Angel Flight's volunteer pilots and ground volunteers can be found at their website under "Latest Flights"…
Organisation purpose :
Angel Flight Australia is a charity that co-ordinates non emergency flights for financially and medically needy people. All flights are free and may involve patients or compassionate carers travelling to or from medical facilities anywhere in Australia. Angel Flight pilots do not carry aeromedical staff or medical equipment so do not act as an alternative to the Flying Doctor (RFDS) or Air Am…
Organisation news :
Many stories of the wonderful work performed by Angel Flight's volunteer pilots and ground volunteers can be found at their website under "Latest Flights"…
Entry Last Updated :06-Oct-2005
Asian Aid Organisation - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Asian Aid provides education support to underprivilged children in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.…
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Anand, Girish and their two sisters lived in the slums of Bangalore. When their mother died the father opted to drown his children as he could not care for them. Fortunately the children we placed in Sunshine Children's Home Bangalore India (A boarding facility totally funded by Asian Aid) where they were loved, cared for and Educated. Arnand and Girish are now both qualified physiotherapists and…
Organisation purpose :
Asian Aid provides education support to underprivilged children in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.…
Organisation news :
Anand, Girish and their two sisters lived in the slums of Bangalore. When their mother died the father opted to drown his children as he could not care for them. Fortunately the children we placed in Sunshine Children's Home Bangalore India (A boarding facility totally funded by Asian Aid) where they were loved, cared for and Educated. Arnand and Girish are now both qualified physiotherapists and…
Entry Last Updated :24-Feb-2006
Australian Himalayan Foundation - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Our goal is to achieve a better way of life for the people of the Himalaya through improvements in three main areas: education, health and environment. We want to give something back to the Himalaya - a region that has touched the lives of many thousands of people who have trekked and visited the Himalaya. While the region is one of unsurpassed beauty, it is also a harsh and impoverished home…
Organisation news :
To improve the quality of education in Nepal we need to address the quality of teacher training. To assist in improving outcomes, in conjunction with local communities, we have been running annual workshops for primary teachers in the Solo Khumbu region of Nepal, where there are 69 schools staffed by 240 teachers. Our aim is to replicate the success of this project in other regions of Nepal.…
Organisation purpose :
Our goal is to achieve a better way of life for the people of the Himalaya through improvements in three main areas: education, health and environment. We want to give something back to the Himalaya - a region that has touched the lives of many thousands of people who have trekked and visited the Himalaya. While the region is one of unsurpassed beauty, it is also a harsh and impoverished home…
Organisation news :
To improve the quality of education in Nepal we need to address the quality of teacher training. To assist in improving outcomes, in conjunction with local communities, we have been running annual workshops for primary teachers in the Solo Khumbu region of Nepal, where there are 69 schools staffed by 240 teachers. Our aim is to replicate the success of this project in other regions of Nepal.…
Entry Last Updated :06-Aug-2007
Australian Refugee Association - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Refugees are peopple who have experienced persecution, fear and flight. We believe in the capacity and desire of refugees to be productive citizens through contributing to the social, cultural and economic life of Australia. ARA's mission is to help refugees become settle participating citizens of Australia.…
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Organisation purpose :
Refugees are peopple who have experienced persecution, fear and flight. We believe in the capacity and desire of refugees to be productive citizens through contributing to the social, cultural and economic life of Australia. ARA's mission is to help refugees become settle participating citizens of Australia.…
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Entry Last Updated :25-Jul-2008
Australian Volunteers International - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Australian Volunteers International (AVI) is the oldest international volunteer sending agency in Australia and contributes to international development through responding to local community needs in developing countries via volunteer skill sharing and community participation. We have a vision of a sustainable world, where all people have access to the resources they need, the opportunity to ac…
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Organisation purpose :
Australian Volunteers International (AVI) is the oldest international volunteer sending agency in Australia and contributes to international development through responding to local community needs in developing countries via volunteer skill sharing and community participation. We have a vision of a sustainable world, where all people have access to the resources they need, the opportunity to ac…
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to come...…
Entry Last Updated :06-Aug-2007
Baptist World Aid Australia - more detail »»
Organisation purpose :
Baptist World Aid Australia works with partners overseas to provide education, life skills, health care, safe water, agriculture and emergency relief. Our focus is on communities, even in SAO Child Sponsorship, helping children, women and men lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant. Over 15,000 Australians support this work in over 14 countries across Asia and Africa.…
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Nin struggled to look after her three children & her elderly mother. Working in the rice fields of Cambodia, she barely made enough to feed the family. Without any help, Nin couldn't see a way to give her children a better life. Then Nin became involved with our partner in Cambodia. She attended training courses and learnt about raising animals. She took out a loan to buy a pig, and after six mon…
Organisation purpose :
Baptist World Aid Australia works with partners overseas to provide education, life skills, health care, safe water, agriculture and emergency relief. Our focus is on communities, even in SAO Child Sponsorship, helping children, women and men lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant. Over 15,000 Australians support this work in over 14 countries across Asia and Africa.…
Organisation news :
Nin struggled to look after her three children & her elderly mother. Working in the rice fields of Cambodia, she barely made enough to feed the family. Without any help, Nin couldn't see a way to give her children a better life. Then Nin became involved with our partner in Cambodia. She attended training courses and learnt about raising animals. She took out a loan to buy a pig, and after six mon…
Entry Last Updated :09-Jul-2007
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