AFAP Workshop and Events Volunteer
Are you interested in making a difference? Would you like to learn more about working in International Development? Then volunteering with AFAP could be for you! FIND OUT MORE TODAYVolunteer as a Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Coordinator with the Rural Livelihoods Projects in Malawi
AVID Position: Concern Universal Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Coordinator - Rural Livelihoods Projects, Malawi CLICK FOR MORE DETAILSWE ARE A 2013 CITY2SURF GOLD CHARITY
Secure a spot in the City2Surf and start behind the Red group as one of our Gold Charity runners. FIND OUT MORE TODAYWould you like to use your skills and experience to volunteer in Vietnam?
AFAP will be supporting a Governance Project Officer assignment in Vietnam, applications due 21st of April.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Release of AACES Annual Report
The Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES) is proud to release its inaugural Annual Report for 2011–12 showcasing how Australian aid to Africa is helping to improve people’s lives and deliver more opportunities to the most vulnerable and poor, particularly women, children, people with disability and people vulnerable to disaster. CLICK HERE TO READ MORETrivia Night! - Saturday 18 May Fundraiser for Blue Dragon Children's Foundation
King of Australian Trivia Mr Bruce Elder will be the MC and Quiz Master in support of AFAP partner Blue Dragon for a night of Vietnamese food, trivia and fun - CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS!WOULD YOU LIKE TO BORROW A GALLERY OF ARTWORK AND CASE STUDIES OR HAVE A SPEAKER FROM AFAP ACTION ON POVERTY PROGRAMS?
AFAP is made up of people who have first hand knowledge of development issues around the world, in addition, we have a stunning collection of mounted images and case studies from our programs- all of which could inspire and inform your classroom or staff, CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS
Welcome!
AFAP is an independent secular, not-for-profit, fully accredited Australian non-government organisation (NGO) that was founded in 1968 and incorporated in the state of NSW in 1983. Our mission is to be a leading agent for poverty alleviation through innovative and appropriate community-based development. We work directly with local partners that are independent agencies employing local professionals with considerable experience, local knowledge and skill through-out the Pacific, Asia and Africa. Our partners are well-established NGOs in their own right and have excellent working relations with respective local governments. These on-going partnerships demonstrate a commitment to shared values and agreement on effective and workable management, administration, and communication protocols, under-pinned by policies which are in line with AusAID requirements.
Through our unique approach to development AFAP aims to strengthen and empower local NGOs and community groups in developing countries so that they can better meet their own aspirations, and to support Australian groups through our Partnership Program to provide innovative opportunities and professional support to Australians who want to become directly involved in sustainable international development programs. Explore our site, learn more about our work and find all the ways you can get involved!
Stories from the field – from the office – from an intern
May 7, 2013
by Amy Gorel
Though the AFAP office is always a fun place to be, the coolest part about many of AFAP staffers’ jobs is the typically biannual trips out of the office and into the field, in my opinion. They travel out to these countries and meet the beneficiaries of the programs they coordinate, monitor progress, and see what could be improved, while making sure all the programs are in line with AFAP standards.
I got the chance to sit down with the lovely Laura, AFAP’s program officer who works primarily with programs based in Bangladesh and India, but also Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Laura shared with me a short story of misadventure she encountered on her last trip to Cambodia and Bangladesh.
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