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Lauren Jones, Namibia
Trish Vogel, Vanuatu
Melinda Soos, Mongolia - VSO
Rebecca Walker, PNG
Di Brown, Indonesia
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Rudy Ardianto & Vanessa Hyde, Indonesia
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Tamara Jolly, Malawi
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Ben Walta, China
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Vanessa Dunstan, Guyana - VSO
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A Maternal Focus
Beyond the birthing suite
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An educated approach
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Glenys Davies, Lebanon
Denise McArthur, Syria
Mar Knox, Ghana
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Catherine and Peter Craig, Viet Nam
Maureen McInroy, Viet Nam
Paul O'Hare, Viet Nam
Lyma Nguyen, Cambodia
How the pavlova became a Namibian favourite
A tribute to the doctors and nurses at Number 9
A healthy marketplace
The spirit of volunteering - from Swaziland to Ballarat
Talking creativity and volunteering
Taking education out of the classroom
Up the river in Cambodia
Capacity-building; a two-way street
Dorinda Britto, saving lives in Cambodia
Greg Harper, Kudat calling
Volunteer supporting vital research on HIV, malaria and maternal health in PNG
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The Elephant in the Room - working with the disabled in Cambodia
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AVI Annual Report now online
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AVI Worldwide provides cross-cultural training for UGL
Donate now to help us support women to give birth safely
Australian volunteers make a positive and sustainable impact across the globe
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ESL teachers in demand
In memoriam - PNG partner and environmental advocate
Macquarie University seeking PACE International Program Coordinator
AVI & IYV+10 working together - strengthening sustainable partnerships beyond 2011
Australia Day celebrations as far away as Jordan
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AVI hosts first Women In Development function for 2011
Skilled international volunteering - empowering women worldwide
AVI volunteer and development partners celebrate World Social Work Day in Cambodia
Thousands to live below the line this May
Guidance on address the AVI selection criteria
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English, ESL, and ESP teachers still in demand
International Nurses Day - 12 May
Hip hop, dance and music changing young lives in Cambodia
Boomers set to volunteer
Australian Volunteers International partners with the Australian Government's new international volunteer program
Talking maternal and child health
Remembering Australia's first official international volunteer Herb Feith
Children of the Rainbow Serpent documentary screenings throughout June
City2Surf 2011: Join Kurt Fearnley and the AVI All Stars to celebrate 60 years of international volunteering
Australian Volunteers International celebrates 60 years of volunteering
Our 60th celebrations are underway
Expressions of interest sought for Mindibungu Aboriginal Corporation - Mechanic
Timor conference focuses on the power of participation
Volunteer with the UN in Fiji
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AVI celebrates international volunteering milestones in Kiribati
Celebrating 60 years and empowerment of persons with disabilities in Thailand
From Vienna to Yogyakarta (listen)
It all starts with a conversation
Comedy night fundraiser - Thu 25 Aug, Melbourne
Racing for peace, Australian volunteers prepare for Tour de Timor
Read: Kristy Sword-Gusmao's lecture on Herb Feith
Postcard from Nauru
Short-term volunteering opportunities in Kakadu
Electoral Officers needed in Timor-Leste
Blood, sweat and tears for a worthy cause
60th celebration in Kiribati
100 ways to enrich your career, volunteer overseas
Herb Feith’s legacy still going strong in Fiji
Can we eradicate polio in our lifetime?
A conversation with Valerie Browning
Celebrating the human face of development
Sanglah Hospital in Bali seeking volunteers
AusAID launches Annual Report
Celebrating 60th anniversary and 47 years in Africa
AVI strengthens commitment to Australia’s Indigenous communities
Sydney celebrates AVI milestone
AVI 2010-11 Annual Report now online
Tiny Toones calls for support for Australian tour
Your radio skills needed in Swaziland
Who is achieving amazing things in your neighbourhood?
Adviser needed in English teaching program for Palestinian refugees
AVI opens Middle East regional office
Empower communities to lead their own development
Public forum this Monday in Melbourne: China and overseas aid
Volunteer in Vanuatu with YCA
Tiny Toones Hip Hop Fundraising Tour
Socceroo learns about the healing powers of art therapy with AVI volunteer
ANZ and Australian Volunteers International announce Asia Pacific partnership
100 ways you can make a positive difference in 2012
ANZ celebrates first volunteering secondments
Better aid. More aid. Just aid
Live Below the Line this August
AVI supporting African pastoralist communities
Trains, kites and amazing Amman sites
Australian Government Volunteer Program update
Masterclass - community and international development
AVI volunteer shares story with the Tweed News readers
AVI receives Friendship Medal at Viet Nam 60th
The GPP goes grassroots
Maintaining the linkages
Learning from others - from Palestine to South Australia
AVI’s 60th celebration spotlights Tasmania
Victoria's Volunteering Portal
Foreign Minister Rudd speaks at MDG Review Summit
YCA seeking field staff - applications now open
An international volunteering celebration, Canberra style
Volunteers needed to help with water and power supplies in the Pacific
Australia’s aid agencies call for world leaders to stand up for the MDGs
Responding to mental health needs in the Pacific
Getting lost in Nuigini
A tradie's Kiribati tale
Kurt Fearnley conquers Kokoda
Goroka hospital goes online in a first for PNG!
Final Australian 60th celebration in Adelaide
Halving poverty by 2015 - Art exhibition and panel discussion
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival
Indigenous Australians' participation in international volunteering
A return to Tanzania
Trade your skills with the Pacific
Australian Indigenous leaders link with local PNG groups
International volunteer roadshow hits Bunbury
Midwifery program receives accolades
AVI supports National Close the Gap Day
AVI celebrates National Volunteer Week with regional Australia
'Equal and included' - NGO festival to celebrate street children's rights
Pedalling for an end to poverty
Volunteer in Africa, a life-changing opportunity awaits
Celebrate International Volunteer Day with AVI
Australian Paralympian Kurt Fearnley visits refugees in Syria
State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2011: Universal Values for Global Well-being
Walk the road less travelled in Africa
Australian educators - making a lasting impact
Lumi links to the global community on World Environment Day
60th celebration honoured
Human rights up in lights
Ozzie elder wins top marks for volunteer work!
Macquarie University and AVI announce unique global volunteer program
AVI calls for the PM to keep aid promise
What the media don’t tell you about PNG
Take your community and social development skills overseas with AVI
Around the world in 80 ways
A rare insight into the lives of South Africa’s refugees
Manager(s) needed for NGO in Kimberley region
Volunteer action counts - make your voice heard
AVI volunteer in Hobart news
JLT and ACE jointly sponsor Australia's oldest volunteer organization
Returned volunteer clowning around for a cause
Celebrating volunteering Solomon Islands style
Australian Wins Top Conservation Award
Timor-Leste launches bird conservation initiative
AVI launches North Pacific program
AVI volunteer receives emergency services medal
New Year spirit lifts interest in volunteering overseas
Afar community wins humanitarian award
International volunteers to share their adventures in Ballarat
Global volunteer partnership contributing to MDGs
Biomedical effort needed to tackle HIV/AIDS
Keeping homegrown skills in the Pacific
Inspiring Volunteer Stories in Ballarat
AVI announces new direction for youth opportunities
Life matters in Kiribati
Volunteer Stories heads to Noosa
Examining BEMI in the Pacific
Postcard from Solomon Islands
Volunteer Stories to visit northern Tasmania
Off the beaten track, Australian Volunteers travel to Oodnadatta
Volunteer Stories goes west to Albany
Enrich your life career: Volunteer Overseas
Volunteer Stories in Orange
Volunteer Stories heads to Alice Springs
Postcard from Vanuatu
New Kiribati office opens
Bloodshot, the dreams and nightmares of East Timor
Volunteer Stories and Kurt Fearnley head to Newcastle
Tshirts for Equal Education
Celebrating 50 years of Indonesian studies at Monash
Global Poverty Ambassadors sought
Seeds of security
Will you be kicking goals in 2013?
AVI is heading down to the Fair Trade Fair at Fed Square
Geelong the final stop for Volunteer Stories
Happy International Volunteer Day from AVI
AVI's on Facebook!
Dame Carol Kidu - Supporting sustainable nation building efforts in PNG
Adventure and career development awaits couples in PNG
Become a part of volunteer history as Myanmar opens its doors
2012, the year that was for AVI
Be part of the great African migration in 2013
Making childbirth safer for Ethiopia’s nomadic pastoralists
Kurt Fearnley calls for a more inclusive approach to disability in his Australia Day address to the nation
Pho for lunch... anyone?
Half the Sky - an International Women's Day celebration
Rewarding role for a business manager in Tanzanian school
Calling all I.T professionals
Cheers to UN World Water Day
AVI proud supporters of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
Happy Earth Day 2013!
Australian High Commissioner experiences a Kick4Life in Lesotho
Aussie midwives saving lives overseas
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