Are we on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2030? Goal 3, Good Health and Wellbeing.

In the time of COVID-19 when the whole world is fighting a pandemic, Goal 3 seems more relevant than ever. COVID-19 does not discriminate but many of the health issues our world faces do, and we see this discrimination rampant in the countries where we work and many developing nations around the world. Goal 3 … Continue reading Are we on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2030? Goal 3, Good Health and Wellbeing.

The latest from India – March 2020!

Written by our India Team As our team is a little dispersed at the moment, we are working together remotely to support one another while we reminisce about happier times, like the day we picked up our last group from Kangra Airport and our biggest concern was taking happy selfies! A special message from Neha ÔÇ£During this difficult … Continue reading The latest from India – March 2020!

The latest from Cambodia – March 2020!

Written by our Cambodia Team With all schools, including our Supplementary Centres closed due to┬áCOVID-19, program delivery has paused┬áin Cambodia. We are making the most┬áthis time by reviewing some of our┬áprocesses while working on developing┬ádocuments that will assist us to┬átransition smoothly back into program┬ádelivery. As always our priority is┬ásupporting the communities that we┬áwork with during … Continue reading The latest from Cambodia – March 2020!

Are we on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2030? Goal 1, No Poverty.

Goal No. 1 is the most important out of all the 17 goals, but one that relies on all other goals being achieved, for us to see true success and the eradication of global poverty. In itÔÇÖs simplest terms, this goal looks to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Global Progress Made Globally, since … Continue reading Are we on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2030? Goal 1, No Poverty.

The latest from Thailand – March 2020!

Written by our Thailand Team In February we had a committed group of 8 volunteers and 3 faculty members run hearing tests and hearing related workshops across our partner schools and the wider community. The turn out of students, teachers and community members was great as everyone was eager to get their hearing tested and … Continue reading The latest from Thailand – March 2020!

The latest from India – Jan/Feb 2020!

Written by our India Team Palampur welcomed the newyear with two groups ofvolunteers. 11 young womenjoined the hub from all acrossAustralia, coming together fortwo weeks to deliver healthand community programs intwo of our partner schools. The volunteers were greeted by wintery weather and snowymountain peaks. All agreed that the cold was worth it as theviews … Continue reading The latest from India – Jan/Feb 2020!

The latest from Nepal – Jan/Feb 2020!

Written by our Nepal Team Happy New Year! The Nepal Team wishes all FSF hubs a happy and successful new year. On January 30th Nepal celebrated its first major festival of the year (it didnÔÇÖt take long!) called Shree Panchami (Saraswati Pooja) which celebrates the arrival of spring. Volunteers from all challenge groups were able … Continue reading The latest from Nepal – Jan/Feb 2020!

The latest from Cambodia – Jan/Feb 2020!

Written by our Cambodia Team In January, we started our Eco-brick initiative to reduce plastic waste at our partner sites. So far, we’ve had two Community Challenge groups focus on delivering Environmental sessions, highlighting the importance of reducing plastic waste to students.. Community Challenge In early January, we had two groups of Community Challenge volunteers come through,┬áfocusing … Continue reading The latest from Cambodia – Jan/Feb 2020!

The latest from Thailand – Dec 2019/Jan 2020!

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a peaceful Christmas Holiday and wish you all a happy, prosperous and successful new year! We are now looking forward to seeing how we can grow as a hub and foster increased collaboration across teams to grow even stronger together in this new decade.┬á We have also been … Continue reading The latest from Thailand – Dec 2019/Jan 2020!

The latest from Cambodia – Dec 2019!

Health Promotion In December, we farewelled┬á our second health promotion group. While they were here the team delivered a range of sessions across four project sites, including in the courtyard of a┬ánearby pagoda when no classrooms were available.┬áA huge highlight for the group was facilitating women’s health sessions with female┬ástudents in early high school. The … Continue reading The latest from Cambodia – Dec 2019!