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International and cross-cultural volunteering
Palms Australia recruits, prepares, sends and supports skilled volunteers to reduce global poverty, at the request of our partner communities in Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
Palms adds online donation facility
Palms Australia has now added improved online donation functionality to its website, including the capacity to target donations to specific placements or projects.
Register now for Melbourne and Mittagong
Following Focus Workshops in Brisbane and Sydney, Palms Australia will host more in the coming months in Mittagong and Melbourne
Volunteers continue humbly in "big business" of overseas aid
While senior executives and project managers in the aid industry receive up to $433,000 per year (“Aid workers earning more than Rudd”, The Australian, 18 Feb 2010), hundreds of hard-working and expert Australian volunteers humbly work for as little as 1% of these sums.
Latest from the field
![[Image: Marlene Rasmussen]](/images/volunteers/volpics/marlene.jpg)
![[Image: Frank Hanrahan]](/images/volunteers/volpics/frank.jpg)
![[Image: Monica Morrison]](/images/volunteers/volpics/monica.jpg)
![[Image: Kevin Wilson]](/images/volunteers/volpics/kevin.jpg)
![[Image: Annette Pocock]](/images/volunteers/volpics/annette.jpg)
- Marlene completes six months and attends a rural celebration.
- Frank continues passing skills while noting some issues with 'big development'.
- Monica and others continue to contribute to improved education in Timor-Leste.
- Kevin reflects on the tragedy of war and his own adjustment to a new culture.
- Annette reflects on the importance of training nurses in PNG.
Palms' Encounters
Palms is now running cross-cultural Encounters. To reserve a place for yourself or a group, visit our encounter page.
Write to our volunteers
Read our volunteer profiles and newsletters and write a message of support.