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The Blue Pacific Pro Bono Collaborative will be able to scale up its pro bono work, providing free legal support to Pacific-led sustainable development projects that address climate change as well as stability and resilience in the Pacific. This is made possible with new grant funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office through the Integrated Security Fund (ISF). The ISF uses a whole-of-government approach to find creative solutions to promote international peace, security and stability.

AVI’s President Sam Mostyn is appointed to the role of incoming Governor-General of Australia.

The Blue Pacific Pro Bono Collaborative is a partnership between four major law firms and aims to provide pro bono legal support to satisfy the urgent, unmet legal needs of local partners working at the forefront of the climate crisis in select Pacific Island Countries.

Solomon Islands Medical Internship Bridging Program celebrates 10 new graduates who are now ready to commence their Internship Program this year at Honiara’s National Referral Hospital (NRH)

AVI Volunteer Anthony Healy on how the magic of AFL is promoting positive lifestyle choices and improving outcomes for school children in Papua New Guinea.

Solomon Islands Australia Awards fellows from Honiara’s National Referral Hospital finish a six-week study/observation visit to the University Hospital Geelong (UHG), Barwon Health, in Victoria.

The Australian Volunteers Program’s new hybrid volunteer model, designed to make international volunteering more accessible to a broader audience, has been recognised in the Australian Financial Review’s innovation awards.

In 2022, PWDSI applied for an AVI Grant to socialise a number of organisational policies which had been developed over the previous years and approved at Board level. The policies included Child Protection, PSEAH (Prevention of Sexual Assault, Abuse and Harassment) and Anti-corruption Policy. The project aimed to rollout the policies to staff and Board, providing them with training and support so that the policies were understood and implemented in the organisation.