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Volunteering for International Development from Australia (VIDA)

VIDA places skilled Australian volunteers in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region. VIDA volunteers work with local counterparts to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development in the communities in which they work through skills exchange, institutional strengthening and capacity building. VIDA is funded by the Australian government's International Aid Agency, AusAID, as part of the Australian Volunteer Program. A range of assignments are available across sectors that include Education, Environment, Governance, Health, Infrastructure, Rural Development and Trades. VIDA is currently sending volunteers to PNG, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Soon, it will also be sending volunteers to Burma, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Assignments can be 1 month to 3 years in length. Financial assistance including airfares, living and accommodation allowances, comprehensive insurance, in-country support and pre-departure training are provided to successful applicants.

http://www.vidavolunteers.com.au

(Added: Thu Jan 19 2006   Modified: Mon Jan 29 2007   Hits: 146)

Aboriginal Australia

Aboriginal Australia enables indigenous organizations to come together to trade, tell stories, and engage in song and dance.

http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com/

(Added: Thu Nov 01 2007   Hits: 53)

Action in Solidarity with Asia and the Pacific (ASAP)

ASAP is a network of activists around Australia who are building solidarity with and support for movements for social justice, genuine democratisation and self-determination around the Asia Pacific region.

http://www.asia-pacific-action.org/index.htm

(Added: Mon Jan 28 2002   Modified: Fri Jul 14 2006   Hits: 231)

AID/WATCH

AID/WATCH is a not for profit activist organisation monitoring and campaigning on Australian overseas aid and trade policies and programs. They work to ensure aid-funding reaches the right people, communities and their environments.

http://www.aidwatch.org.au/

(Added: Thu Oct 18 2007   Hits: 90)

Alertnet NGOs

This directory allows you to search for NGOs organisations by name, expertise, home country or country of operation, on a database of 388 AlertNet member organisations from 92 countries.

http://www.alertnet.org/member_directory.htm

(Added: Tue Jun 06 2006   Modified: Fri Jul 14 2006   Hits: 418)

Architects for Peace

Forum for architects, planners, environmentalists, engineers, and related professions seeking urban development based on social justice, solidarity, respect and peace.

http://www.architectsforpeace.org

(Added: Fri Aug 20 2004   Modified: Mon Jun 26 2006   Hits: 263)

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine

ASHM is the Australasian organisation representing the medical and health sector in HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and related areas. ASHM's International Program is part of Australia's regional response to the HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region. The Program provides training, placements, technical and policy advice, and clinical resources.

http://www.ashm.org.au/

(Added: Thu Nov 15 2007   Hits: 104)

Australian Mekong Resource Centre

AMRC is a resource centre based at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney. The Centre promotes research, discussion and debate on development and environment issues in the Mekong Region. Established in 1997, AMRC focuses on the role Australia plays in the region as a near neighbour, donor and major trading partner. The Centre is a focal point for information, dialogue and activities in support of an equitable and sustainable development path for the Region.

http://www.mekong.es.usyd.edu.au/

(Added: Wed Jul 10 2002   Modified: Tue Oct 17 2006   Hits: 390)

Australian Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org.au/

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Australian Reproductive Health Alliance

ARHA was established following the UN Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in 1994. The outcomes of this conference included a shift from a purely demographic focus for the UN's population programs to a woman centred approach, recognising the rights of all women to access quality reproductive and sexual health services. ARHA therefore aims to ensure that Australia meets its obligations agreed to Cairo, through public education and advocacy.

http://www.arha.org.au

(Added: Fri Dec 21 2001   Hits: 148)

Australian Volunteers International

In the last 50 years AVI have placed more than 6000 Australian Volunteers in 70 countries in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. They provide much needed technical support through the assignment of volunteers in direct response to locally identified needs. They are committed to long term development outcomes through sustainable partnerships with host country employers. Most assignments are for 2 years, allowing time for volunteers to adjust, integrate and contribute to a host community. However, there are a limited number of positions for shorter periods of between one and two years.

http://www.australianvolunteers.com

(Added: Tue Jun 06 2006   Modified: Mon Jan 29 2007   Hits: 105)

Care Australia

CARE is one of Australia's largest foreign aid organisations, providing humanitarian assistance across the globe. It was formed in 1987 by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. We are unique because we design, implement and monitor all of our own projects - giving an Australian focus and face to overseas aid, and providing ordinary Australians with a means of directly helping those most in need in the developing world.

http://www.careaustralia.com.au/

(Added: Mon Mar 19 2001   Hits: 481)

Caritas Australia

Caritas Australia, the Catholic agency for overseas aid and development, helps people help themselves, regardless of race, religion or political beliefs. Caritas is a Latin word that means love, compassion and charity.

http://www.caritas.org.au

(Added: Sat Mar 31 2001   Hits: 197)

Christian Children's Fund of Australia

Christian Children's Fund of Australia's mission is to work with poor and struggling communities in developing countries around the world - offering practical support through projects that will provide for the present and future needs of their children.

http://www.ccfa.org.au

(Added: Mon Nov 19 2001   Hits: 190)

Community Aid Abroad (CAA) - Oxfam Australia

Community Aid Abroad's vision is of a fair world in which people control their own lives, their basic rights are achieved and the environment is sustained.

http://www.caa.org.au/

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GreenPeace Australia Pacific

Greenpeace Australia was founded in 1977 and joined forces with Greenpeace Pacific in 1998. Together we have more than 130,000 supporters who are the backbone of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Greenpeace forms partnerships with other non-government organisations (NGOs). For example, in the Pacific, we join forces to help local communities (the customary owners of 97% of the coastal resources and forests that are under threat) achieve alternative, sustainable methods of development. Greenpeace also works at the grassroots with our local group members. We encourage our volunteers - people from all walks of life - to get involved in our campaigns at every level.

http://www.greenpeace.org.au/

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PALMS Australia

Vision - To be an organisation committed to linking and engaging people across cultures in order to reduce poverty and achieve a just, sustainable, interdependent and peaceful world. Mission - To deliver institutional strengthening and capacity building, through knowledge and skills transfer from PALMS AUSTRALIA Global Mission participants to partner communities where there is the greatest opportunity to reduce poverty.

http://www.palms.org.au/

(Added: Fri Jun 25 2004   Hits: 125)

Solidarity Philippines Australia Network

SPAN is a network of Filipino and Australian individuals and organisations active in solidarity with the struggles of the Filipino peoples for Human Rights, Self-Determination, Social Justice, Peace and Democracy. SPAN identifies with the poor and oppressed majority of the Philippines and acts upon its special concern for women and children in general and indigenous peoples in particular.

http://www.cpcabrisbane.org/

(Added: Tue Nov 11 2003   Modified: Wed Dec 14 2005   Hits: 204)

The Asylum Seeker Project

The Asylum Seeker Project is run jointly by Hotham Mission, Outreach Mission and the Seddon Congregation of the Uniting Church, and has been established for the last 5 years, providing temporary accommodation, support and referral to asylum seekers who have no income or work rights and no financial assistance. We work closely with the Red Cross' Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme, the Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture and the National Council of Churches from where the majority of asylum seekers are referred, in ensuring the essential needs of the asylum seekers are met.

http://asp.hothammission.org.au/

(Added: Wed Apr 03 2002   Modified: Tue Jan 30 2007   Hits: 124)

The Australia Institute

The Australia Institute is an independent public policy research centre. The Institute was launched in 1994 to develop and conduct research and policy analysis and to participate forcefully in public debates. In addition, the Institute undertakes research and analysis commissioned and paid for by government, business, unions and community organisations. Those involved in the Institute have each, from different viewpoints, been concerned about the impact on Australian society of the priority given to a narrow definition of economic efficiency over community, environmental and ethical considerations in public and private decision making. A better balance is urgently needed.

http://www.tai.org.au/

(Added: Mon Jul 01 2002   Modified: Fri Jul 14 2006   Hits: 187)

The Change Agency

This organisation develops and shares resources to support effective community action. This site provides access to: resources and manuals on working with groups, strategising and community organising; case studies, articles and reports; workshop outlines for trainers. including critical path analysis and power mapping.

http://www.thechangeagency.org/

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The Edmund Rice Centre

The Edmund Rice Centre's objectives are to: Conduct and encourage research into the causes of poverty and inequity in society, especially with regard to youth and Indigenous Australians. Promote teaching that supports awareness, understanding and action in the areas of justice and community issues. Promote experiential learning activities through organised and reflective immersion programs in Australia and internationally. Encourage the development of skills in advocacy and social action . Facilitate liaison and networking opportunities amongst agencies involved in social justice and community education activities.

http://www.erc.org.au/

(Added: Thu Apr 04 2002   Modified: Wed Jun 21 2006   Hits: 155)

The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC)

FDC works through strategic research, policy development and advocacy for sustainable development and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific. FDC is an independent, non-profit organisation based in Brisbane, Australia.

http://www.fdc.org.au/

(Added: Wed Apr 16 2003   Hits: 169)

The Refugee Action Committee

The Refugee Action Committee is a network of concerned citizens around Australia seeking the fair and humane treatment of refugees in Australia. They work to raise public awareness of the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian government and to mobilise public protest. The Refugee Action Committee is composed of individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and is not associated with any political party.

http://www.refugeeaction.org/

(Added: Thu Jan 12 2006   Hits: 240)