Palms Australia
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International Volunteering
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Prioritising Local Initiatives
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International Volunteering
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Cross-Cultural Training
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Facilitating Mutual Development
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Sustainable Solutions to Poverty
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Sustainable Solutions to Poverty
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Prioritising Local Initiatives
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Authentic Overseas Encounters
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Facilitating Mutual Development
What we do
Since 1961 we have prepared qualified and experienced Australians for volunteering in 39 countries.
$200m
worth of expertise
120k
days of primary health services
65k
students educated
4000
locals trained in administration, trades & agriculture
Volunteer Overseas
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Witness It All on a Life-Changing Journey
Two Week Encounters to Timor-Leste, Samoa and Myanmar
1500
Volunteers
406
Communities
39
Countries
Latest News
My First Five Weeks in Timor-Leste
Primary school teacher Rhoe Price is working with the Paroquia St Teresinha do Menino Jesus (St Therese of the Child Jesus Parish) in...
We’re Going to Myanmar! Will You Join Us?
Since 2010, Palms Australia has been taking Australians interested in global development on authentic and intimate immersive tours of Timor-Leste....
Get Together For Palms Together Day 2018!
We're excited to announce the launch of our first ever Palms Together Day; a day for Australians to celebrate the...
5 Reasons to Book a Group Encounter
Palms Australia’s Encounters are ethically run small group tours that provide participants with authentic, hard to come by experiences in...
Indonesian Nasi Goreng Recipe
Nasi goreng literally means "fried rice" in Indonesian. This recipe comes from our Country Program Coordinator Christine O'Halloran, who's mother...
Fijian Kokoda (Marinated Fish) Recipe
Kokoda (pronounced kokonda) is a Fijian raw fish salad, similar to Latin American ceviche. This recipe comes from our office...
Fair Trade Coffee
Delicious, Organic & Ethical Coffee and Chocolate from the Fair Trade Coffee Company.
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There is both a moral and social responsibility attaching to these experiences of foreign cultures, and if nothing awakens in our own soul, making claims and demands upon us, calling us to change the way we live, then we have been merely parasites and invaders.
David Tacey