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Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Australia, Alice Springs

Project Facilitator (Indigenous Program) remote desert location.Early Childhood project.To support the implementation and development of the community initiated Warlpiri Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program. The project aim is to ‘improve the health and wellbeing of children aged 0-5 years by building a foundation for children to reach their.

Melbourne, Australia

Project Manager (Indigenous Program)Overall coordination of the project including; planning, delivery, monitoring & evaluation.Project Aim: Assist the Indigenous Kooma community to meet their goals via a community development framework and partnership agreement.Coordinate the project steering committeeCoordinate the leaders of the Community Involvement.

Melbourne, Australia

Part time position.To provide: advocacy for Intellectually disabled client needs.Program design and maintain program goalsProfessional supportReport writing and maintenance of accurate financial records.Assistance in accessing social activities, schools, day programs and appointments in the community.Daily holistic living support for adults with an.

Sri Lanka

Designed a baseline research questionnaire on ‘intra-family resource distribution’ for households with a disabled or elderly family member, as part of a mainstreaming disability project.Created a measurement tool to monitor disability and elderly specific intra-family decision making power.Personally conducted this research with assistance from local.

Papua New Guinea

Design and facilitation of a series of small-scale skill sharing workshops in Papua New Guinea (PNG) coordinated by ACF and funded by AusAid.Focus of workshops: introduction of culturally appropriate intermediate technologies as requested by communities. Aim: supporting environmentally, culturally and economically sustainable development, appropriate to.

Melbourne, Australia

To provide a range of support services to vulnerable asylum seekers living in the community. ASAS is operated in partnership with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and the caseworkers provide financial assistance and casework to eligible asylum seekers while their claims for refugee status are being processed. Worked individually with.

Melbourne, Australia

Provided a range of services to vulnerable asylum seekers in the community.Worked individually with clients and strategically with emerging community groups and existing mainstream services.Assessed cases, provided advice, advocacy and referral of clients.Ensured clients were linked with appropriate services.Promoted awareness of asylum seeker issues to.

Melbourne, Australia

Provided a full complement of settlement support services to newly arrived refugees and migrants from the Horn of Africa (HoA) region. The SGP is operated in partnership with the DIAC.Overall coordination of project, meeting budgets, report writing, directly accountable to the management committee and the DIAC.Worked individually with clients and.

Fiji

Designed baseline research questionnaire for WWF and the Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network: a food security project.The Network consisted of partners from the Fijian Community, WWF, Woman and Fisheries, University of the South Pacific (Applied science and Marine Studies Program), Department of Fisheries, Fiji Affairs Board, and is a Foundation of.

Melbourne, Australia

Compiled and published the first edition of African Services Directory, 2001. Researched and documented all African community groups and African focused service providers in Melbourne.Liaised with stakeholders: the African community, general public, academics, service providers and Government departments. Demonstrated sensitivity to cross-cultural.

International

2010-4 Report writing2009 Report writing, grant applications for EWB.2008 Research design, research and report writing of baseline research for Development with Disability Network (Sri Lanka)2007 Report writing of baseline research for AusAid funded project (ACF)2006 Case notes and referral letters related to asylum seeker clients.2004-5 Compiled all HACN.

Master'S Degree, International Development

Numerous Short Courses

2009 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Working with Cultural Difference; Cross Cultural training, Cross Cultural Consultants 2008 Capacity.

Bachelor'S Degree, Community Deveopment For Developing Countries