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Providing global opportunity through microfinance

Ed Krutsch, Friday, 2nd May 2025 - 
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  Annie Wang started her career in commerce, earning her degree at Queen’s University, Kingston in Canada and then worked as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman.…

Democratising entrepreneurship for women around the world

Ed Krutsch, Friday, 8th September 2023 - 
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  Mandy Richards is a social entrepreneur who has dedicated her life to eradicating poverty and empowering people, especially women. Holding a Master of Human Rights Law,…

Building Vibrant Communities and Changing Lives At The Same Time

Ed Krutsch, Friday, 1st September 2023 - 
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  Driven by a conviction to make a lasting change, Dean Landy began One Heart with the aim of providing holistic, long-term support to vulnerable children. Dean, in…

From Forensics to enriching the lives of disadvantaged children in Thailand

Ed Krutsch, Friday, 11th August 2023 - 
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  Peter Baines OAM is one of Australia’s most effective ‘Socialprenuers’. A former police officer, he is the founder of the well known charity ‘Hands Across the Water’,…

Australian Aid Agencies in PNG On Alert

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th December 2011 - 
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Australian aid agencies working in Papua New Guinea are on high alert as the country’s political turmoil drags on. Child Fund Australia, a Not for Profit organisation…

The Highs and Lows of International Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th December 2011 - 
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Being an international aid worker is an aspiration for many – there is the exotic location, immersion into a new culture and the good feeling of helping a developing…

Govt to Match Horn of Africa Donations ‘Dollar for Dollar’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 6th October 2011 - 
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Image: A woman holds her severely malnourished young child in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu. Somalia is affected by a severe drought that …

Aid Agencies Call for Bipartisan Support to Save Lives

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd September 2011 - 
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Australia’s World Vision and Oxfam have joined 18 other international aid agencies calling for government action to help lives in Somalia. In an open letter published…

Aid Organisations Welcome Release of Major Aid Review

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th July 2011 - 
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Australian aid and development organisations have welcomed the Federal Government’s new aid plan, which has been released following an Independent Review of…

Aid Adviser Numbers Slashed

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th February 2011 - 
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A quarter of all advisers to Australia’s foreign aid program are to be phased out after a major review of Australia’s aid spending. Foreign Minister Kevin…

Government to Review Overseas Aid Program

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th November 2010 - 
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Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has announced the first independent review of the Government's overseas aid and development program since 1996, however aid agencies…

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