On Saturday, 16 March 2019, a flash flood swept through the town of Sentani in the province of Papua, Indonesia. Storms and rain that continued for several days caused massive damage to the area, with landslides occurring down the main mountain and surrounding areas. More than 100 people lost their lives and around ten thousand…
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This project is fully funded. Thank you for your support! In the remote areas of PNG small communities often struggle to achieve education and literacy goals. This project aims to support the literacy of the Kanite people in the Eastern Highlands. Low literacy has a significant impact on the well-being of the community with reduced…
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How do you provide literacy training for leaders when they are unable to attend physical classes? In Togo, Africa, face to face literacy training can only occur in the dry season, which runs for five months. To meet this need, Wycliffe Relief and Development sponsored staff in an existing literacy program in the Moba language…
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The head of a partner organisation in India reports that the province of Kerala in India is in crisis after recent flooding. The floods have had an impact from Kasaragod in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the south. A red alert has been declared in all 14 districts. News reports indicate that 800,000 people have…
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On February 26, parts of PNG were impacted by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that caused tragic loss of life and destruction of infrastructure, particularly around Komo, Tari, and Mendi. This project will enable us to consolidate and forward funding to key organisations that we know well, and who are involved in delivering critical help effectively…
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For over 15 years a group of Australian volunteers has been travelling to Africa to provide medical care to remote and isolated minority people groups. These volunteers have included Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Dentists, as well as non-medical personnel, who provide free basic medical treatment for those who do not have access to help or…
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This project serves mothers and babies in South East Asia where a member of a related organisation does training and education in maternal and infant health. Midwifery mentorship and upskilling Training for Village Birth Attendants Womens Health Education among minority ethnic groups Breastfeeding education and individual support for breastfeeding mothers Training on supporting survivors of…
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