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Summary of activities
This year, AVI managed 384 Australian volunteers in 26 countries, including volunteers under the AVP (Australian Volunteers Program) funded by DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade). We worked in partnership with a number of Australian universities to mobilise 45 students participating in community development activities in with 7partner organisations in India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines, Fiji and Vanuatu. Other projects included: The Solomon Islands Medical Partnerships for Learning, Education and Research (SIMPLER), The Child Safe Volunteering Hub (CSV Hub), Farmer Volunteers Kenya, in partnership with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), The In-Country Communication Officer Network (ICCON) initiative, working withACIAR in Fiji, PNG, Philippines, Vietnam and Kenya, AVI Pacific People, Continuing to support local partner organisations working in Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Fiji as part of Plan Australia s consortium for the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), Small Grants Scheme, this was launched through the CSV Hub, with support from DFAT. AVI continued to rigorously implement its global Child Protection Policy, to ensure that all personnel, contractors and volunteers adhere to child-safe recruitment standards, comply with the Code of Conduct, identify risks, and report allegations/observations of child exploitation and abuse, or policy breaches. Through AVI s principle of zero tolerance, Partner Organisations were also supported to develop and implement localised (and compliant) Child Protection policies that meet global best practice standards.
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Name: Australian Volunteers Program
URL: https://www.australianvolunteers.com/
Classification: Voluntarism (Community development > Voluntarism)
Beneficiaries:- General community in Australia
- Overseas communities or charities
Name: Solomon's Islands medical partnerships for learning, education and research
Classification: Health (Health)
Beneficiaries:- General community in Australia
- Overseas communities or charities
Name: Student Programs
Classification: International development (International relations > International development)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- General community in Australia
- Overseas communities or charities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: ICCON for The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Classification: Agricultural education (Agriculture, fisheries and forestry > Agriculture > Farm viability > Agricultural education )
Beneficiaries:- General community in Australia
- Overseas communities or charities
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Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want revenue to be slightly above expenses. If expenses is reliably above revenue, the charity is losing money. If revenue is much larger than expenses, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
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Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want a charity to make a small surplus on average. A deficit means that charity lost money that year, which may indicate poor financial management or just a series of bad circumstances. If the charity always has a huge surplus, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
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Firstly, in general a charity should have more assets than liabilities. If it doesn't, it implies that the charity might not be able to pay its debts, and you should look very closely at the charity's annual and financial reports to make sure they are taking steps to remedy this. Current assets should generally be above current liabilities - that means the charity can easily pay off the debts that are coming due soon. Beyond that, look for a large stockpile of assets. While a charity should have enough assets to keep it afloat in hard times (a 'buffer') if that stockpile gets too large the charity could be using that money more effectively. As always, if you have concerns check the annual and financial reports.
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