35-year-old Anita lives in the mountainous region of Ainero in the interior of Timor Leste and knows all too well the effects of natural disasters on her community, effects that are being quickly exacerbated by the effects of climate change. With support from Plan International via Disaster READY, Anita has undertaken training on how to mitigate against these natural disasters, as well as how to respond when they do happen. The training has provided Anita with the confidence to speak to other members of her community, especially women, about disaster preparedness. Read more about how community-based disaster risk management training is helping to promote gender equality in Timor Leste here: ahp.fyi/q0d #DisasterREADY #inclusion #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChangeAdaptation #genderequality
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Partnering for coordinated, inclusive disaster preparedness and humanitarian response. Australian Government initiative.
About us
The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a five-year (2017-2022) partnership between the Australian Government and Australian NGOs. Through the AHP, partners aim to save lives, alleviate suffering and enhance human dignity in the face of conflict, disasters and other humanitarian crises. The AHP meets these objectives by focusing efforts both in disaster response as well as disaster preparedness. In disaster response, the AHP uses Australian Government resources to leverage NGO networks and expertise, to deliver effective humanitarian assistance. For each response, the partnership selects the best placed NGOs to respond to those in need, in the most timely, cost efficient and effective way. In disaster preparedness, the AHP delivers the AUD 50 million Disaster READY initiative across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
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Employees at Australian Humanitarian Partnership
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Ashlee Betteridge
International Development Communications, Research and Policy
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Jennifer Kausei
National Coordinator, Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP)
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Laisa Laveti
Secondary school teacher at Ministry of Education,Fiji
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Viliame Wainiu
Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning at ADRA International
Updates
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Through the AHP response in Sri Lanka, Madushika has not only improved her family’s food security -- she has embarked on a journey of personal growth and transformed her home garden into a source of income. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGk-q3WN
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Through access to gender-transformative early childhood education in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, supported by the Australian Humanitarian Partnership, children like Ahana are developing holistic social skills and knowledge that will be with them for life. https://ahp.fyi/i7r
Playing, learning and growing: early childhood education in Cox’s Bazar
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With Australian Government support, Australian Humanitarian Partnership NGOs are responding on the ground in Papua New Guinea following the devastating landslide in Enga province. CARE's Country Director in PNG, Justine McMahon, has shared some of the complexities of the response with the ANU Devpolicy Blog. https://ahp.fyi/qup
In the aftermath: landslide in PNG's Enga province - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
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Netsanet was forced to flee Western Tigray with her young daughter due to conflict, leaving behind her successful hair salon. Through the AHP response in Ethiopia, cash assistance is helping women like her get back on their feet. Read more: https://ahp.fyi/avc
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Through the AHP response in Bangladesh, 20-year-old Farzana has been able to prove to her family that she can contribute to household income, despite her vision disability, after attending climate smart agriculture training with her mother. Farzana and her mother are now working together to grow food for sale and consumption in their garden courtyard after learning new techniques. “I love to water and nurture the plants as I spend most time in the house. Now I’ve been using my time to nurture the plants. My significance has increased in my family and neighbourhood. I am now able to contribute to the family's income, which has fulfilled my dreams,” Farzana said. Read more: https://ahp.fyi/vh2
Climate smart agriculture supporting livelihoods and inclusion in Bangladesh
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Girls in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, like 14-year-old Yaesmin, are learning to advocate for their rights and protect themselves from gender-based violence and early marriage through the Girls Shine curriculum, supported through the AHP response in Bangladesh. Yaesmin's parents took her out of education when menstruation began. But after advocacy from Yaesmin and caregiver education through Girls Shine, she has now been able to return to the classroom. Read more: https://ahp.fyi/9ve
Supporting girls in Bangladesh to change norms and shine on
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Maryam, Zahra and their families are among hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia who have been forced to flee their homes because of conflict, drought and a lack of food. These crises have culminated in one of the most acute humanitarian disasters in decades. With support from the Australian Government through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), Oxfam has been able to distribute food rations to 5,600 people in Afar for three consecutive months, to address emergency food needs. Despite the hardships, Maryam says she still has hope for her family. “Now that we have the project help, we’re alright." Read more: https://ahp.fyi/mrc
Addressing the cumulative impacts of conflict and drought in Ethiopia
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Many thanks to the Minister for Foreign Affairs for visiting the work of AHP partners in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, last week.
We’re pleased to have the opportunity to host the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Senator Penny Wong, at our health clinic in Cox’s Bazar. She met with our dedicated doctors, nurses and midwives who provide lifesaving healthcare to Rohingya people displaced from Myanmar. Our five clinics provide critical health services in one of the world’s largest refugee camps, from maternal child health services to specialist support for people with disabilities, and 24/7 emergency crisis care. With the support of the Australian Government through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership, we’re making sure families receive essential healthcare in one of the most difficult places in the world to be a child. The Minister met with Rohingya children and mothers visiting the health post and spoke with our Office Director for Cox’s Bazar, Maheen Chowdhury about the challenges of providing healthcare to over one million #refugees. The Minister toured our facilities, meeting staff providing reproductive care, support for people with disabilities and those with diverse gender expression and sexual orientation, and mental health and psychosocial support services. Together with PHD, we’re delighted to have hosted the Minister and senior officials from the Australian Government Embassy in Bangladesh and look forward to our continued partnership in Bangladesh.
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