Collaborating for impact

AOA is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australian aid and development agencies. Founded in 1965, it has more than 100 member agencies. ACFID helps provide a co-ordinated voice from the Australian aid agency sector on issues that affect the world’s poor and quality frameworks for best practice.

Find out more at acfid.asn.au

We are a valued partner of the Australian Government, receiving funding each year from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) to implement development and poverty alleviation programs overseas.

Find out more at Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (dfat.gov.au)

ACT Alliance is an alliance of more than 140 churches and affiliated organisations working in more than 120 countries to create positive, sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people. As a member, AOA often responds to disasters and emergencies via ACT Alliance and AOA staff play an active role throughout the Alliance.

Find out more at actalliance.org

Anglican Alliance brings together the global Anglican family of churches and agencies to work for a world free of poverty and injustice, to be a voice for the voiceless, to reconcile those in conflict, and to safeguard creation.

Find out more at Anglican Alliance: development, relief, advocacy

CAN is a consortium of 12 Australian church-based agencies, engaged in overseas aid and development, primarily in the Pacific, South-East Asia and Africa. Eight of the 12 agencies also collaborate under the banner of CAN DO (Church Agencies Network Disaster Operations), working to strengthen communities facing humanitarian crises. AOA is a member of CAN.

Find out more at Church Agencies Network | Church Agencies Network

EAA consists of 15 Australian-based charities that use their influence and resources to save lives around the world. AOA’s membership means we can improve how Australians support and donate when large-scale overseas humanitarian disasters occur.

Find out more at emergencyaction.org.au

Micah, is a coalition of Australian Christian aid agencies that AOA is a member of. It empowers Australian Christians to advocate for global justice by engaging with federal politicians on issues such as ending extreme poverty, stopping conflict and protecting communities from climate change.

Find out more at micahaustralia.org