With the support of Disaster READY partners in Timor-Leste, farmers like Elda have learned techniques to weather the country’s long dry seasons to improve their food security and livelihood.

AHP partners in Vanuatu are delivering an Unblocked Cash program in response to TC Harold and COVID-19. Read here what this has meant for people with disabilities.

The AHP COVID-19 response in PNG is being delivered across 17 provinces. More than 20,000 people were reached with COVID-19 information in East Sepik Province alone in 2020. Read more here.

The Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation is playing a key role in ensuring a more inclusive COVID-19 humanitarian response.

AHP partners have joined forces with public and private sector partners in Papua New Guinea to ensure greater reach of COVID-19 awareness campaigns.

Local community leaders are important partners in the AHP COVID-19 response across the Pacific. In Kiribati, AHP partners are working with religious leaders to establish handwashing stations and promote good hygiene.

Disaster READY: Three communities in Timor-Leste work together to install a water tank and in doing so, reduce the workload of women and increase accessibility for people with disabilities.

Disaster READY: Coastal villagers in Tinputz District, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, actioned their disaster plan following a king tide.

Public handwashing facilities are improving community hygiene practices in Kiribati as they prepare for potential COVID-19 outbreaks.

Disaster READY: In the Solomon Islands, Disaster READY partners are combining tradition and science to strengthen early warning systems. However, in one community it was the birds that provided them with first warning to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Harold.

Disaster READY: The Sanma Provincial Government in Vanuatu reports that their response to Tropical Cyclone directly benefited through preparedness efforts support through Disaster READY.

As a female and a person living with disabilities living in an IDP camp, Showat faces a number of challenges accessing an education in Myanmar. The AHP Education in Emergencies response is working to provide improve access to education.

Disaster READY: Save the Children and World Vision are implementing the ‘DRR Champions of Tomorrow’ project in eight schools across Malaita and Makira provinces in the Solomon Islands. Read how students are leading the way in ensuring their schools and their communities are safe and prepared.

ChildFund Kiribati, with support from Plan International Australia and ChildFund New Zealand, will reach more than 12,000 i-Kiribati living in Betio and beyond to help them prepare for a possible COVID-19 outbreak.

When Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold hit Vanuatu in April 2020, the Australian Humanitarian Partnership’s Disaster READY partners quickly mobilised to deliver a joint humanitarian response. AHP partners are supporting the Government of Vanuatu and other national partners to reach the most vulnerable and support them to recover and rebuild.

Disaster READY: World Vision is supporting remote communities in Timor-Leste to become COVID-19 aware.

Inclusive education programs aim to ensure no Rohingya children are left behind.

Disaster READY: PNG churches are supporting COVID-19 response efforts in Papua New Guinea.

Disaster READY: Disability inclusion training is best led by people with disabilities and Disaster READY Solomon Islands partners are ensuring they learn directly from the experts.