International Volunteering with Palms Australia

Sponsors | Australian Global Volunteer Network (AGVN) | Affiliated Organisations | Country Resources | Other Links of Interest

Palms Australia's Corporate Sponsorship program provides an opportunity for businesses to do more than make money. For more information contact Brendan Joyce .

Coastalwatch provides surf reports and hosts live surf cams with footage from beaches across Australia. They recognise the value of supporting Palms' grassroots work and will assist to meet the costs of two volunteers over the next two years. We anticipate their networking skills will also be a valuable resource to our work.

The Podmore Foundation have made significant contributions to Palms Australia's work in Timor-Leste and have benefitted from having a Palms volunteer in country (Daniel Gilfillan) who can report back on the progress of their projects.

Vodafone Australia Foundation generously donated $5000 towards the work of Palms Australia following an application in their "World of Difference" competition.

The "World of Difference" provides funding to allow people to work for their favourite charitable organisation for one year. We welcome further applications next year. For information visit the Vodafone website and contact Brendan Joyce .

We are grateful for some recent services rendered by Oxford Printing. If you would like your logo featured in our website or newsletters, please contact Brendan Joyce.

Australian Global Volunteer Network (AGVN)

The Australian Global Volunteer Network (AGVN) is a network of organisations committed to volunteer sending as a method of poverty reduction. The organisations below have agreed to continue to work with Palms in its global mission.

Christian Brothers	Columban Mission Society	Franciscan Friars	Sisters of St Joseph	Marist Brothers	OLSH Sisters	Australian Catholic University	University of Wollongong

Affiliated Organisations

AITECE - Provide service to the people of China by facilitating placements in Chinese universities and other institutions.

Connect East Timor is a project supported by Palms Australia whose campaign objective is to establish a sustainable community telecommunications system linking all villages and towns within each district of East Timor.

Friends and Partners with East Timor - A Brisbane based community group who are currently supporting the placement of two Palms volunteers in Atabae, Timor-Leste.

goodcompany match skilled professionals with community organisations in need of pro bono assistance. Their work is similar to Palms' except on a local, short-term, spare-time scale. So far they have provided Palms with a number of volunteers including event managers, internet consultants and media connections.

Sup De Co La Rochelle is a business school located in France. La Rochelle has provided Palms with several interns who have voluntarily assisted in a variety of ways. Most recently, Virginie Savina played an important role in the establishment of the Fair Trade Coffee Company.

Country Resources

Kiribati - An excellent resource for information on the Republic of Kiribati.

Papua New Guinea Online - One of PNG's premier web sites.

PNG BUAI - Papua New Guinea Books, Useful Articles and Information

Timor-Leste - The official website of Timor-Leste Government.

Lonely Planet - A useful site for information on every country.

The World Factbook - A comprehensive source of geographical information.

Other Links of Interest

Caritas - The development agency of the Catholic Church.

NetAid - a growing network of organizations committed to ending extreme poverty.

New Internationalist - A monthly magazine focused on justice issues. Highly recommended by Palms staff.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee - The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the principal body through which the OECD deals with issues related to co-operation with developing countries.

The Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission ( Australia) - Mission statement of the Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission is to contribute to the sustainable economic advancement of the Pacific Island Forum countries by promoting trade and investment with Australia.

The South Pacific Forum - Our Mission - To work in support of Forum Member governments to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific by fostering cooperation between governments and between international agencies, and by representing the interests of Forum members in ways agreed by the Forum.

Stir - A site for justice-minded youth.

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.