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Sacred Journeys: Antoinette and Joanna

1 week ago

Antoinette and Joanna have been on a sacred journey of transformation. In Vanuatu, our partner Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) teaches women how to save money through Saving and Education Groups. Through these groups hundreds of women are learning to save...

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Emphasising local work in communities

2 weeks ago

We recently took part in the Asia Pacific Humanitarian Leadership Conference in Melbourne. Two of our staff, along with Ethel George from our partner in Vanuatu, made significant contributions to the conference. The first presentation we contributed was by ...

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How your donations have been spent in Ambae!

2 months ago

Last year we provided $10,000 from our Rapid Response Emergency Fund to our friends in Ambae, Vanuatu. This was to assist them with their recovery and rehabilitation efforts following the volcanic activity that had forced the evacuation of the entire popul...

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Livelihoods and Women’s Empowerment Program, Vanuatu

3 months ago

The Livelihoods and Women's Empowerment Program is implemented by the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Vanuatu. The project has been running since 2012, funded through the Australian Government’s Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) as well as from do...

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Building safe communities in Kenya

4 months ago

As some of our projects are funded through the Australian Government's aid program, we are required to report back to the Government on the progress of these projects. One of these projects is the Imarisha project in Kenya, which seeks to build safer communiti...

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Vanuatu: A Pacific Island of great contrast

5 months ago

As one of our closest neighbours and one that many of us have at least some degree of familiarity with, Vanuatu is a Pacific Island nation of great contrast. In August, our Acting International Programs Manager, Kylie, visited our work there. Here, she ref...

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Staring down stigma in Gaza

5 months ago

In August last year, our own Nils von Kalm, and independent evaluator, Tim Budge, visited our Australian Government-funded project in Gaza, the Ahli Arab Hospital. They went to plan future work with the hospital and their support of women with breast cance...

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Successful disability project wraps up in India

5 months ago

For two years Anglican Overseas Aid has been supporting a project giving new hope to people with disabilities in India through our small grants program. The project finished in July 2018 and was evaluated afterwards by Rebekah Pederson from the University o...

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$360,000 raised for East Africa Food Crisis Appeal!

5 months ago

The food crisis in East Africa has been out of the news for most of the last year. Thankfully though, the people are not forgotten. The work of recovery for them continues. It seems like a long time ago that we reached out to you with our East Africa ...

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Appeal Updates – Vanuatu and Indonesia

5 months ago

AMBAE, VANUATU Try to imagine yourself living in a tent for months, away from your home, with no idea when you will have more stable accommodation. You feel insecure, have no income, and the tropical wet season has arrived. This is what the majorit...

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30 years of stewardship

5 months ago

This year, we are celebrating our 30th Anniversary. Born in September 1988 out of a desire to show the love of God, Anglican Overseas Aid is an Anglican response to a suffering world. We have come a long way since the early days in 1988 when the late Arc...

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Australia Day Honour for our CEO!

5 months ago

We are extremely proud to announce that our CEO, Revd Dr Bob Mitchell, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "significant services to the community through charitable organisations and to the Anglican Church of Australia". Congratulation...

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Spafford Children’s Center is a vital haven for traumatised children

5 months ago

Supporter, Carol, visited the Spafford Children’s Center on a recent visit and shares what she saw and experienced. The Spafford Children’s Center in East Jerusalem provides unique growth and healing opportunities for children traumatised by the ongoing...

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Bringing Light to Rural Communities, Solomon Islands

7 months ago

The Bringing Light to Rural Communities (BLTRC) Project was implemented by the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Solomon Islands. The project has been running since 2010, funded through the Australian Government’s Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) a...

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Women’s Health, Women’s Rights Project, Gaza

7 months ago

The Women's Health Women's Rights (WHWR) Program is implemented by the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. The current iteration of the project has been running since 2009, funded through the Australian Government’s Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) (since...

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Disability Inclusive Livelihoods Initiatives Project, India

7 months ago

The Disability Inclusive Livelihoods Initiatives Project (DILIP) was run through the Community Health Global Network: Uttarakhand Cluster and implemented by the Herbertpur Christian Hospital in Uttarakhand, India. The project ran from August 2016 to July 2...

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What does prayer have to do with alleviating poverty?

9 months ago

One of the distinctive marks of the Christian faith is the message that the God who made everything wants to have a personal relationship with us. God is both ultimate and intimate. When we look up at the stars on a clear night we can often think like the Psal...

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A new phase for our Solomon Islands project

11 months ago

Our Bringing Light to Rural Communities project, run by our partner, the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM), in the Solomon Islands, is about to enter a new phase. Details of the new phase of the project will be revealed in the coming months. In the meanti...

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A job opportunity leads to provision for a whole family

11 months ago

We have just received an update from our Women’s Empowerment project in Kolkata, India. The project is run by our partner there, Cathedral Relief Service (CRS). They provide skills training for more than 300 women in slum communities so they can set up the...

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