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What we do
Since 1961 we have prepared qualified and experienced Australians for assignments abroad in 41 countries.
$200m
worth of expertise
120k
days of primary health services
65k
students educated
4000
locals trained in administration, trades & agriculture
Witness It All on a Life-Changing Journey
Two Week Encounter Tours to Timor-Leste, Samoa and Myanmar
1520
Participants
408
Communities
40
Countries
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Child Protection Education and the Catholic Church, PNG
By Dr Charles Dufour. Last month I had the pleasure of attending a Conference on Child Protection organised in association...
Where we work.
Developing countries. Low-income countries. Communities in need. Communities abroad. The cringe-worthy ‘Third World’. The Global South? Here at Palms there...
“It’s just a fact of life”: Electricity outages in Timorese classrooms.
By Rhoe Price Timor life is always full of surprises. Some good (and some not so good) but always interesting....
“Ruben FM will never forget about every effort you have put in”: Supporting Community Radio in Nairobi
By Thomas Ochieng, Ruben FM Station Manager They say if you want to go nowhere go alone but if you...
Palms’ Impact on Kenyan OT: Physio services now more accessible.
By Fredrick Mitieng. Learning is a continuous process. This has been well demonstrated with Laura Saldanha being a part of...
From information to discovery: rephrasing the introduction to mutual development.
By Roger O'Halloran. In Devpolicy on April 18, 2019, under the heading: Beyond ‘aid in the national interest’ Nilima Gulrajani...
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