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Planning and learning for stronger emergency responses in PNG
Planning and learning for stronger emergency responses in PNG

Disaster READY partner NGO Childfund PNG, in consortium with Plan Australia, has been supporting local-level governments in Papua New Guinea’s Central Province to better prepare for disasters through planning and training.

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Papua New GuineaAHPSU9 June 2021Disaster READY, Preparedness, Disaster Risk ReductionComment
Communities better prepared for the wet and dry in Oecusse, Timor-Leste
Communities better prepared for the wet and dry in Oecusse, Timor-Leste

Through the AHP Disaster READY program, three parishes in Oecusse, Timor-Leste, have been supported to install water tanks and access training on community-based disaster risk management.

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Timor-LesteAHPSU9 June 2021Disaster READY, WASHComment
Clean hands against COVID-19: handwashing stations and water tanks for PNG
Clean hands against COVID-19: handwashing stations and water tanks for PNG

Australian Humanitarian Partnership NGOs have been rolling out new water tanks and handwashing facilities in PNG to combat the spread of COVID-19.

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Papua New GuineaAHPSU8 June 2021COVID-19, WASHComment
Handwashing stations and hygiene kits protect against COVID-19 in Kiribati, and build skills
Handwashing stations and hygiene kits protect against COVID-19 in Kiribati, and build skills

Handwashing stations and hygiene kits are not only helping families prepare for possible cases of COVID-19 in Kiribati: they are also helping young technical graduates build their skills.

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KiribatiAHPSU2 June 2021WASH, COVID-19Comment
Indigenous youth leaders educating the next generation in Bangladesh
Indigenous youth leaders educating the next generation in Bangladesh

Chakma people in Bangladesh have traditionally had limited access to formal education. But new early childhood and adolescent education centres supported by AHP partners are creating opportunities.

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BangladeshAHPSU2 June 2021Education, Rohingya ResponseComment
Temporary jobs closer to home for Vanuatu's grounded workers
Temporary jobs closer to home for Vanuatu's grounded workers

For Vanuatu workers who had their plans to work in Australia and New Zealand disrupted by the pandemic, an AHP-supported Cash for Work program is providing other ways to earn and learn.

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VanuatuAHPSU17 May 2021Livelihoods, COVID-19Comment
New skills, new businesses: training for returnees in Sinjar, Iraq
New skills, new businesses: training for returnees in Sinjar, Iraq

Vocational training through the Building Peaceful Futures AHP response in Iraq is supporting men and women of all ages to learn new skills to support themselves and their families.

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IraqAHPSU17 May 2021Building Peaceful Futures, LivelihoodsComment
From ashes to clinic in just two days: fires create new challenges in Cox’s Bazar
From ashes to clinic in just two days: fires create new challenges in Cox’s Bazar

Australian Humanitarian Partnership agencies have been supporting those impacted by a series of fires in refugee camps in Bangladesh, but damage to their facilities has created new challenges.

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BangladeshAHPSU28 April 2021Save the Children, Rohingya Response, HealthComment
Disaster READY farming for Timor-Leste’s long dry season
Disaster READY farming for Timor-Leste’s long dry season

With the support of Disaster READY partners in Timor-Leste, farmers like Elda have learned techniques to weather the country’s long dry seasons to improve their food security and livelihood.

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Timor-LesteAHPSU27 April 2021Agriculture, Drought, Disaster READY, Food securityComment
Unblocked Cash brings more than financial support for people with disabilities in Vanuatu
Unblocked Cash brings more than financial support for people with disabilities in Vanuatu

AHP partners in Vanuatu are delivering an Unblocked Cash program in response to TC Harold and COVID-19. Read here what this has meant for people with disabilities.

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VanuatuAHPSU29 March 2021Cash and Voucher Assistance, Disability inclusionComment
Working with PNG communities to be COVID-19 safe
Working with PNG communities to be COVID-19 safe

The AHP COVID-19 response in PNG is being delivered across 17 provinces. More than 20,000 people were reached with COVID-19 information in East Sepik Province alone in 2020. Read more here.

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Papua New GuineaAHPSU22 March 2021COVID-19Comment
Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation leads disability inclusion aspects of AHP's COVID-19 Fiji Response
Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation leads disability inclusion aspects of AHP's COVID-19 Fiji Response

The Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation is playing a key role in ensuring a more inclusive COVID-19 humanitarian response.

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FijiAHPSU19 March 2021Disability inclusion, COVID-19Comment
Public and private sector partners join forces on COVID-19 awareness in Madang
Public and private sector partners join forces on COVID-19 awareness in Madang

AHP partners have joined forces with public and private sector partners in Papua New Guinea to ensure greater reach of COVID-19 awareness campaigns.

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Papua New GuineaAHPSU17 February 2021COVID-19Comment
Local leadership key to COVID-19 preparedness - Kiribati
Local leadership key to COVID-19 preparedness - Kiribati

Local community leaders are important partners in the AHP COVID-19 response across the Pacific. In Kiribati, AHP partners are working with religious leaders to establish handwashing stations and promote good hygiene.

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KiribatiAHPSU27 January 2021COVID-19, WASHComment
Planning for drought, reducing workloads and increasing accessibility - Timor-Leste
Planning for drought, reducing workloads and increasing accessibility - Timor-Leste

Disaster READY: Three communities in Timor-Leste work together to install a water tank and in doing so, reduce the workload of women and increase accessibility for people with disabilities.

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Timor-LesteAHPSU13 January 2021Disaster READY, WASHComment
Putting preparedness into action - Papua New Guinea
Putting preparedness into action - Papua New Guinea

Disaster READY: Coastal villagers in Tinputz District, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, actioned their disaster plan following a king tide.

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Papua New GuineaAHPSU30 December 2020CARE, Disaster READY, Preparedness, ResponseComment
New handwashing facilities boost COVID-19 prevention in Kiribati
New handwashing facilities boost COVID-19 prevention in Kiribati

Public handwashing facilities are improving community hygiene practices in Kiribati as they prepare for potential COVID-19 outbreaks.

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KiribatiAHPSU19 November 2020COVID-19, WASHComment
Birds bring warning of Tropical Cyclone Harold - Solomon Islands
Birds bring warning of Tropical Cyclone Harold - Solomon Islands

Disaster READY: In the Solomon Islands, Disaster READY partners are combining tradition and science to strengthen early warning systems. However, in one community it was the birds that provided them with first warning to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Harold.

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Solomon IslandsAHPSU12 November 2020Disaster READYComment
TC Harold response benefits from preparedness efforts - Vanuatu
TC Harold response benefits from preparedness efforts - Vanuatu

Disaster READY: The Sanma Provincial Government in Vanuatu reports that their response to Tropical Cyclone directly benefited through preparedness efforts support through Disaster READY.

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VanuatuAHPSU11 November 2020Disaster READY, PreparednessComment
Creating education opportunities for girls with disabilities - Myanmar
Creating education opportunities for girls with disabilities - Myanmar

As a female and a person living with disabilities living in an IDP camp, Showat faces a number of challenges accessing an education in Myanmar. The AHP Education in Emergencies response is working to provide improve access to education.

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MyanmarAHPSU11 November 2020Education, Disability inclusionComment
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