AFAP’s approach to program and project implementation is to work collaboratively with local partners. Depending on where we are working, our partners may be part of a wider formal network or simply a local representative or Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) with whom we have formed our own links and developed a Memorandum of Understanding.

We believe that this approach is not only cost-effective but ensures that we have access to the local knowledge and expertise, which is so critical to success.

Africa

Our work in Africa began in 1999 when we took the success of the Asian Forest Gardens program to Zimbabwe. From there, we have expanded and now have partners in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Through our Community Partnerships Service we are also connected to community groups in Australia and local NGOs in Ethiopia.

Click here to meet our African In-Country Partners.

Asia

In 1989 AFAP took its work to Asia, with projects focused initially on Viet Nam. In 1996 we became the first Australian NGO to have its permanent representative office registered by the Vietnamese Government. This work in Viet Nam soon traveled to other regions of Asia. Currently we have partners in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.

Through our Community Partnerships Service we are also connected to community groups in Australia and local NGOs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China and Pakistan.

Click here to meet our Asian In-Country Partners.

South Pacific

In the South Pacific, AFAP is an independent member of the Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI) network whose affiliates have been working in the Pacific since 1965. This network is the oldest, largest, and most experienced secular NGO network in the South Pacific.

Today the FSPI network includes NGOs from Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Through our Community Partnerships Service we are also connected to community groups in Australia and local NGOs in Timor Leste.

Click here to meet our South Pacific In-Country Partners.