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Representatives from eight Solomon Island provinces come together for AVI and Plan International’s ‘Writeshop’, sharing the skills needed for writing grant applications.

Fijian lawyers represent the Blue Pacific Pro Bono Collaborative program at the PILnet Global Forum in Bangkok.

AVI supports UTAS with the design and delivery of the UniGO program for a second year.

Ria took part in a AVI virtual internship with Restless Development, India as a Project Coordinator – Social Inclusion. Ria was recently awarded the NCP Scholarship Award and will spend eight months in India.

It is important for AVI to run these virtual internships because it encourages personal growth and allows for the experience of different cultures. It also helps expand networks and may even present career opportunities as the international experience give you a competitive edge.

AVI is delighted to announce that thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters, we have recently issued four small grants to trusted partner organisations in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

The Australian Government has recently announced important changes to its guidelines for student mobility programs funded by the New Colombo Plan.

As part of Include a Charity Week, AVI is profiling some of our most valued supporters who have chosen to leave a gift in their will to AVI. This is Joy Kelly’s story.

As part of Include a Charity Week, AVI is profiling some of our most valued supporters who have chosen to leave a gift in their will to AVI. This is Lyma Nguyen’s story.

As part of Include a Charity Week, AVI is profiling some of our most valued supporters who have chosen to leave a gift in their will to AVI. This is John Ingram’s story.

The Blue Pacific Pro Bono Collaborative was able to mobilise ten Australian lawyers from four leading law firms to Fiji for secondments varying from two months to two weeks. Through the Collaborative, Australian lawyers work alongside Fijian lawyers appointed by the Fiji Law Society to provide pro bono legal support to the Pacific Community (SPC), the Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) and the Fiji Law Society. During that time, the lawyers work on projects that address issues such as gender-based violence, access to justice and community resilience, therefore contributing to stability and security in the region.  

For NAIDOC Week our Australian and international teams were invited to attend a presentation by the First People’s Assembly of Victoria on the Victorian Treaty process.