Special Project Awards
At Future Summit 2007, ADC recognised the contribution of people who have made a difference in bringing people together in special projects or initiatives within the local, national, regional or international community.The following 14 projects received Special Project Awards in 2007. All these projects would welcome your support and involvement, and website links and contact details are provided below for that purpose.
| Asialink Post-Disaster Project |
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Asialink's post-disaster project is supporting vulnerable populations after disasters, through building community mental health capacity throughout Asia.
How you can help
- Provide cross-cultural communications and marketing skills for project materials
- Provide IT and design skills to create a website and online library to support professionals and community members
Jenny McGregor
Executive Director, The Asialink Centre
The University of Melbourne
Julia Fraser
Director, Leadership and Community Programs
Tel: +61 3 8344 3593
E-mail: j.fraser@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Web: www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au
| Asia-Pacific Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS |
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The Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS (APBCA) is assisting companies in the Asia Pacific to develop comprehensive policies on HIV/AIDS and provide practical HIV/AIDS workplace training, and producing best practice materials for services delivered by country-based networks.
How you can help
- Provide management and marketing skills
- Source products and services within your regional networks
- Assist with securing funding
Contact
Stephen Grant
CEO, Asia-Pacific Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Tel: +61 3 8656 6029
E-mail: stephen.grant@apbcha.org
Web: www.apbca.org
Australia
- China Young Leaders Dialogue
The Australia - China Young Leaders Dialogue is building a network of young leaders through Web 2.0 technology and bilateral visits, and creating business, public sector and academic partnerships between Australia and China.
How you can help
- Participate in the Leaders Dialogue, strengthen Australian Chinese relations and develop capabilities
Contacts
Rui Chenggang
Director and Anchor, China Central Television (CCTV)
Tel: +86 10 8813 5133
Jason Yat-sen Li
Managing Director, Yatsen Associates
Tel: +86 10 8440 9178
E-mail: jason.li@yatsenassociates.com
Stephen Roux
Executive Director, RI Group Limited
Tel: +61 3 9664 1950
E-mail: sroux@rouxinternational.com.au
Australia
Rwanda Dialogue
The Australia Rwanda Dialogue is linking business, political and social leaders in Australasia and Africa to work towards peace and mutual prosperity, and facilitating investment, cultural exchange and academic collaboration between Australia and Rwanda.
How you can help
- Participate in annual delegations to Rwanda and Australia
- Provide professional skills and expertise for the Dialogue's activities in Australia
Contact
The Hon Dr Charles Murigande
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Republic of Rwanda
Chairman, Australia Rwanda Dialogue
C/o Rwandan Consulate of the Republic of Rwanda in Australia
Tel: +61 3 9664 1935
E-mail: info@rwandacg.org.au
Web: www.rwandacg.org.au
| Bush Heritage Carbon Credit Project |
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The Bush Heritage Australia Carbon Credit Project is initiating a carbon trading capacity to achieve the vision of owning and conserving 1% of Australia's land and habitat for posterity.
How you can help
- Provide knowledge and advice on carbon credits and trading schemes to inform national strategy
- Develop CRM/Web systems
Contact
Pamela Sutton
Development Manager, Bush Heritage Australia
Tel: +61 3 8610 9129
E-mail: psutton@bushheritage.org.au
Web: www.bushheritage.org.au
Exports
2020
The Australian Trade Commission's 'Exports 2020' Project is researching emerging global economic trends, and barriers and incentives for Australian exporters, and working with experts and the business community to develop export opportunities.
How you can help
- Provide skills and experience, and participate in Austrade's 'Exports 2020' External Reference Group
Contact
Tim Harcourt
Chief Economist, Australian Trade Commission
Tel: +61 2 9390 2166
E-mail: Tim.Harcourt@austrade.gov.au
Web: www.austrade.gov.au/economistscorner
Global
Emerging Leaders Training Project
How you can help
- Speak at a GEL event
- Offer internship opportunities for young people in not-for-profit and community organisations
- Provide your professional skills, experience and networks
Contacts
Hugh Evans
Co-Founder, Global Emerging Leaders
Tel: +61 3 9889 5677
E-mail: hugh@theoaktree.org
Web: www.gel.org.au
Meg Brodie
CEO, Global Emerging Leaders
Tel: +61 3 9811 6700
E-mail: meg.brodie@gel.org.au
Web: www.gel.org.au
| Global Rainwater Harvesting Collective |
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The Global Rainwater Harvesting Collective is installing simple water tanks in schools and hospitals to collect up to 100,000 litres of water at $0.02/L through locally managed, owned and controlled initiatives in Africa and India, and bringing vital water security to vulnerable communities throughout the developing world.
How you can help
- Provide skills and experience to help expand the Collective's operations further into South East Asia
Contact
Sanjit Roy
Director, Barefoot College, India
Tel: +91 1463 288 205/2
E-mail: Bunker@vsnl.com
Web: www.globalrainwaterharvesting.org
| The Hunger Project |
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The Hunger Project is providing leadership training and education in 13 developing countries, including Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Peru, pioneering a low-cost strategy for women to improve their family's nutrition, education and family income, and moving people from hunger to self-reliance in 5 years.
How you can help
- Bring your skills and time to the Australian Project
- Join an investor leadership trip to one of our programme countries
- Be part of the Women, Power and Money team
- Travel and work with a Hunger Project Team on short term visits and assignments
Cathy Burke
Chief Executive Officer, The Hunger Project
Tel: +61 2 6688 2499
E-mail: cathy@thp.org
Web: www.thp.org
| ICM Rwandan Rice Project |
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ICM Agribusiness is partnering with local farmers and businessmen in Rwanda to introduce new rice growing and rice milling technology and equipment, and providing a model of Australian-African partnership for sustainable economic development.
Contact
Alan Hoppe
Chief Executive Officer, ICM Agribusiness.
Tel: +61 3 9661 8927
Web: www.icmaustralia.com
| Islamic Council Mentoring Project |
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The Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) 'Grass Roots' Project is providing initiatives for youth in juvenile justice, including training, dialogue training and other programs, to promote social cohesion between Muslims and the wider community.
How you can help
- Provide work experience and training opportunities to young people
- Provide advice to help implement youth mentoring projects
- Provide marketing, web and information management expertise to attract volunteers
- Advertise services to both the Muslim and non-Muslim community
Contact
Waleed Aly
Director, Islamic Council of Victoria
Ahmad Imam
Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Council of Victoria
Tel: +61 3 9328 2067
E-mail: ahmad.imam@icv.org.au
Web: www.icv.org.au
| JITUME Project |
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The JITUME Initiative is improving farming techniques, providing seeds, reforesting the landscape and helping land ownership claims in the Mpwapwa region, Tanzania. JITUME in Swahili means Tanzanian initiative for sustainable development
How you can help
- Encourage and support fundraising initiatives for the project
Contacts
Mary Davidson
Convenor, JITUME
Paul Davenport
Development Program Manager, AngliCORD
Tel: +61 3 9495 6100
E-mail: pdavenport@anglicord.org.au
Web: www.anglicord.org.au
| Living Reef Project |
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The Great Barrier Reef Foundation's 'Living Reef Project' is conducting research into the social and economic value of the Great Barrier Reef, to predict the cost of damage to the Reef by climate change, and the costs of inaction and climate change solutions.
How you can help
- Assist in developing a new methodology to measure uses and values of the Reef across a diverse range of sectors and industries
Contact
Philippa
Quinn
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Tel: +61 7 3211 8890
E-mail: pquinn@barrierreef.org
Web: www.barrierreef.org
| Transparency International Australia |
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Transparency International is working with individuals and organisations in all sectors to increase accountability and curb government and corporate corruption. The Australian branch of TI operates both nationally and internationally.
How you can help
- Provide professional skills and expertise for our Australian and South Pacific projects
Contact
Frank Costigan
QC Chairman, Transparency International Australia
C/o Michael Ahrens
CEO, Transparency International Australia
Tel: +61 2 9389 5930
E-mail: tioz@transparency.org.au
Web: www.transparency.org.au