‘Our plan is to save our lives’: young women leading on disaster preparedness in Timor-Leste
21-year-old Leonia is taking the lead on a savings and loans group that enables her community to prepare for disasters. With the support of Disaster READY, members can now plan ahead for food shocks and damage from storms.
Vanuatu youth roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines
Young people in the remote southern islands of Vanuatu are helping to protect themselves and vulnerable members of their families and communities against COVID-19, thanks to vaccines being rolled out across Tafea Province with the support of AHP partners.
Earning cash while building a safer community in Bangladesh
A cash for work program being implemented through the AHP and CARE in Cox’s Bazar, Bangaldesh, is providing income earning opportunities for vulnerable groups such as female-headed households, while improving resilience to disasters.
Building safer schools through disaster management in Timor-Leste
In Timor-Leste, the lack of clean water in schools puts children at risk. This is further exacerbated for kids living in disaster-prone communities. Disaster READY’s Disaster Management Committees are driving locally-led solutions to help keep these children safe.
Accessible latrines supporting independence in Cox's Bazar camps
In Cox’s Bazar, few Rohingya living with disabilities have accessible latrines in their homes or communities. Work by AHP partners is supporting better access to WASH in the camps for all. For 13-year-old Fatema and her mother, an accessible latrine has improved their quality of life.
Reading and writing a ticket to independence for Nadia
Reading and writing are skills that many of us take for granted. But for Nadia, 50, a lack of schooling meant she struggled to move around her community or use a phone to call her children. Literacy classes for women supported by AHP have boosted her confidence and created new friendships.
After a 450 year wait, Halimea village has clean water on tap
Residents of Halimea village in Timor-Leste say they have had problems with water access for 450 years. But all that has changed after support from the AHP Disaster READY program.
Accessible WASH facilities for Cox’s Bazar camps
Life in the camps of Cox’s Bazar is already tough, but for 16-year-old Maya, who lives with complex physical disabilities, it is an accessibility nightmare. With the support of AHP, Maya now has improved access to bathroom facilities at her home.
Living life again after conflict and displacement
For 26-year-old Mayada, conflict and displacement in Iraq had left her too scared to leave her home. With the support of AHP partner CARE, she has been able to access education and psychosocial support and has rejoined her community.
Supporting safe births, healthy babies and contraceptive choice in Iraq
For women in Sinjar, Iraq, seeking sexual, reproductive and maternal health care, the AHP’s Building Peaceful Futures response has brought services closer to home.
Seeing savings grow in Tanna, Vanuatu
Through the AHP COVID-19 Response, new Village Savings and Loan Groups in Tanna, Vanuatu, are supporting women and men to put aside savings to grow their businesses or achieve family goals.
Colourful flood markers transform river safety in Viqueque, Timor-Leste
For villages along the Bebui River in Viqueque, Timor-Leste, the river is an important water source. Now, a community-designed early warning system is saving lives along the river during the dangerous rainy season.
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.
Reaching out on sexual reproductive health - Bangladesh
AHP partners are playing a critical role in the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services to Rohingya families in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. CARE is supporting two static Government of Bangladesh health clinics in two camps, and delivering extensive outreach services across three. A young Rohingya woman shares her experience of the services received.
The Power of the Moving Image - Papua New Guinea
Following an earthquake in the Papua New Guinea Highlands in 2018, CARE Australia used a roving cinema to share information, with the added benefit of some entertainment for those who were displaced, and the communities hosting the displaced.
Emergency to temporary shelter in Tonga following TC Gita
Tropical Cyclone Gita (TC Gita) struck Tonga on 12 February 2018, affecting an estimated 80,000 men, women, boys and girls (about 70 per cent of the entire population). Many people lost their homes and required emergency shelter. AHP partner CARE Australia worked with local partners to provide emergency shelter and then transition communities into stronger housing options.
Women Friendly Spaces - overcoming the suspicion - Bangladesh
Women Friendly Spaces can provide women with much needed respite and support in humanitarian situations. However, community attitudes and suspicion must be sometimes overcome before some women can safely join.
In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, CARE has been working to overcome some of these barriers for Rohingya refugees, ensuring the women have somewhere to gather, seek information and find refuge among each other.
“I want to help other women to be stronger” - Indonesia
Women and girls face unique challenges following a disaster. An Indonesian volunteer shares her observations following the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi.
Supporting the vulnerable in the wake of TC Gita - Tonga
When Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga in 2018, three organisations came together to get emergency assistance to the nation’s most vulnerable.
Earthquake response - Papua New Guinea
According to Anna Bryan, CARE's Program Director in PNG, the February 28 2018 highlands earthquake in Papua New Guinea was a disaster ‘ likes of which we haven't seen for decades’.