Australian partner organisations
Australian organisations play an important role in supporting the development objectives of overseas partners and promoting the value of international volunteering.
The Australian Volunteers Program works with Australian organisations to support development initiatives in partner countries: sharing skills and connecting businesses and communities. This includes civil society organisations, education and training institutions, the private sector, professional associations and peak bodies and government agencies across a wide range of sectors.
Your organisation can partner for international development
The Australian Volunteers Program facilitates mutually beneficial partnerships that support the requirements of our overseas partner organisations. This could be accomplished through:
- Collaborating with partner organisations to develop volunteer assignments
- Supporting recruitment through finding and onboarding volunteers
- Promoting the program and volunteer assignments through the Australian organisation networks
- Establishing mentoring relationships between staff, volunteers, and partner organisations
- Contributing financially or in kind, where appropriate
- Sharing business intelligence and ideas with partner organisations
Why you should partner with us
By working with us, your organisation can:
- Support the work of like-minded organisations across the Pacific, Asia and Africa
- Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Broaden your global connections and enhance your organisation’s effectiveness when collaborating across cultures.
- Develop the skills of your employees and provide exciting international professional development opportunities
- Contribute to your corporate social responsibility objectives
- Develop shared-value projects that offer mutual benefits to your organisation and overseas partners.
FOKUPERS staff and national volunteers, pictured (left to right), Miguel Antonio dos Santos Filho, Natalia de Jesus Cesaltino, Lucia da Silva, Abrantes, and Benjamin A. Dos Santos de Araujo. Photo: Harjono Djoyobisono
Krystelle Syme (right) at the Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority, Apia, Samoa. Pictured with colleagues (left to right) Malo Tagiilima, Tali Mikaele, and Viliamu Vili at the Apia Fire Station. Photo: Darren James
Australian volunteer Jack Doyle (right) working with Coaches Mary Teasanau (left) and Joachim Rande (centre) at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS). Photo: Ivan Utakenua
Who are our Australian partners?
We have over 100 Australian organisations in our partner portfolio. We partner with civil society organisations, education and training institutions, the private sector, professional associations and peak bodies, and multilateral organisations including:
Australian Collage for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Australian Humanitarian Partnership
Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security
Engineers Without Borders Australia
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Researchers in Agriculture for International Development (RAID Network)
What are our priority areas?
The program has identified priority areas for partnership, which are based on a sectoral approach and determined by DFAT's strategic objectives. These include:
- Food security
- Health
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- Climate change
- GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion)
- Humanitarian
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