Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Our Development Practice / Effectiveness Partners

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Australian Volunteers International

Australian Volunteers International (AVI) is an international development agency with a focus on sharing skills and building respectful global relationships.

AVI deploys skilled volunteers from Australia, who work with local partner organisations in Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Their work focuses on reducing poverty through four critical development goals: supporting human rights, working for gender equity, protecting the environment and reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS.

All AVI programs are based on meeting locally-identified needs, building the capacity of local people and organisations, deploying personnel that are skilled and culturally competent, and forming sustainable partnerships. They include:

- the Australian Volunteer Program, which deploys more than 200 skilled volunteers each year to work with partner organisations in 14 countries
- the Pacific Technical Assistance Mechanism, an AusAID initiative to meet the human resource needs of Pacific Island nations
- the AVI Youth Program, which enables young Australians to participate in international community development
- international projects such as land use planning, educational reform, psychosocial support and sports development.

Many of these programs are funded by the Australian Government through AusAID, while others are funded through donations. AVI also encourages Australian corporate, government and not-for-profit agencies to participate in planning and delivering its projects.

AVI's professional services include cross-cultural recruitment, cultural effectiveness training for staff moving overseas or entering Australia, recruitment for Australian Indigenous communities, and personnel management systems.

AVI is a company limited by guarantee, registered as a charity and not-for-profit organisation. It has no political or religious affiliations.

 

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