Taina didn’t expect to become a leader—she just wanted to feed her family. When disaster struck Vanuatu, food supplies vanished overnight. Government rations arrived, but they weren’t enough. Then Women I Tok Tok Tugeta (WITTT) introduced Women Wetem Weta, an early warning system that has reshaped disaster preparedness and helped communities strengthen their food security.

In Laos, children with a disability are often kept at home, largely due to stigma and discrimination. Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) partner UNICEF Australia is supporting the pilot of a model of support for children with a disability in the country.

Cattle have grazed for generations on pasture along the shores of Lake Baringo, Kenya. But now the land is degraded to the point where it can no longer support this tradition. Mr Sampaaka joined an ANCP project that supports people without land of their own, in community land management and regeneration.

Anwar lives in the Badin district of Pakistan — a region that is experiencing the impacts of climate change. He was quickly supported by the Australia NGO Cooperation Program receiving business training and the resources to set up a corner shop.

Child protection and child discipline can be a challenging and sensitive issue to discuss in some contexts. If an adult is punishing children in the same way that they were punished when they were growing up, it can be a complicated process to encourage them to modify their behaviour.

Like many Pacific nations, Tuvalu does not have an established cervical screening and treatment program. Due to this lack of health infrastructure, it is estimated that Pacific women can die from the disease at up to 13 times the rate of women in Australia.

Destruction of coral reefs across PNG due to overfishing, use of dynamite and pollution has led to decreasing fish catches for local fishing communities.

Nearly 80 percent of Cambodians live in rural areas, with many relying on agriculture as their primary source of food and income. Floods and droughts often threaten their food system.

Learning about financial matters like saving, budgeting and business development helps to build independence for women who have faced domestic violence.

In the remote Kokoda Track region of PNG, a group of dedicated Community Health Workers (CHWs) are committed to ensuring their communities stay safe and well from all health risks, including those posed by the virus.

Across the Pacific, women are responsible for as much of 50% of coastal fishing efforts but are generally excluded from fisheries management decision-making.

West Timor is the poorest province in Indonesia, and people’s ability to improve their lives depends on opportunities to earn a sustainable income.

At 17, Allona knows her community is situated in a flood-prone area. She may have not experienced waking up to a flooded house, but she has witnessed how her neighbours and friends wade into the murky floodwater during typhoons or rainy seasons.

The Philippines has seen an increasing number of extreme weather events and disasters in recent years. A particularly devastating time was late 2020, when three consecutive typhoons struck the region of Camarines Sur, destroying homes and livelihoods.

Leadership opportunities for women are limited in Cambodia, where the education system is still recovering from its troubled recent history.

Access to safe, clean water for drinking and washing is critical to staying healthy. When people don’t have access to safe drinking water, the risk of preventable illness like diarrhoea increases. Without safe water to wash in, there is a much higher chance of infection. Proper sanitation greatly improves health outcomes.

The Shurmo Education and Livelihood Development (SELD) project in Ethiopia has been supported through our Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) partnership with International Needs Australia (INA) for many years.

There are 225 million women and girls in developing countries globally with an unmet need for modern contraception.

A crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic can trigger reactions like fear, made worse by a lack of reliable information. This was the scenario that the TB counselling team was faced with in early 2020, as they supported people in Daru who were on TB treatment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted girls around the world, and it is important that their voices and experiences are included in global discussions and policy decisions.