Promises, promises: foreign aid and the Federal election Beyond the snappy slogans, baby-kissing and photo ops inherent on the hustings, policy announcements take centre stage. However, asylum seeker issues aside, it’s been a relatively quiet Federal Election campaign on the foreign policy front.
Of course, elections are more likely won (or lost) on issues closer to home and their affect on voters’ hip-pockets. But if you’re also concerned about what the result on August 21 will mean for Australia’s financial commitment to the world’s developing nations. ... read more
Jill Howe has a passion for the people of Hovdin-Bulgan in Mongolia. She has lived there for a number of years working to reduce poverty and improve educational opportunities in the community. ...more
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International Needs Australia is a Christian aid and development agency, providing aid and support to developing communities, regardless of race, religion or politics.
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REDUCING CHILD MORTALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
CHILD SPONSORSHIP
Millions of children die every year from preventable causes. About 25,000 children die every day. It’s a fact that a child born in the developing world is over 13 times more likely to die under the age of five than a child born in an industrialised country.... read more
International Needs runs child sponsorship programs in several countries; Bangladesh, Ghana, North India, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Uganda. Through regular monthly donations, a sponsor in Australia provides much needed assistance for a child, their family and their community.
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Young girls are being sacrificed to the gods … they are being given to fetish shrines, forced under threat of death to live as domestic and sexual slaves. Read More..
