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Can some pancakes really help build healthy communities?
Yes! Food for Thought is back again this September and this year you can raise money to help build healthy communities in India. All you’ve got to do is have some friends over for a meal or complete…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Life in Maulafa
Here’s a spotlight on one of the communities where your support can make a real difference. Maulafa is made up of nine villages, just 10 kilometres from the city of Kupang in Indonesia, with a population…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Life in Sapang Buho
Here’s a spotlight on one of the communities where your support can make a real difference. Sapang Buho is a small community of just over 3,300 people, located on the banks of the Pampanga River in the…
Read MoreBuilding brick by brick
Mary Ann (pictured) is a mother from the Philippines whose home was completely washed away by Typhoon Haiyan in November last year. In the months that followed the devastation, she lived with her family…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Life in Shiv Vihar
Here’s a spotlight on one of the communities where your support can make a real difference. Shiv Vihar is a community of about 40,000 people in Delhi in India. An average household is made up of five…
Read MoreMeet the woman who wants to help create 20 million…
http://www.womensagenda.com.au/career-agenda/lessons-learned/meet-the-woman-who-wants-to-help-create-20-million-new-jobs-by-2020
Read MoreEagle Business interview with Calum Scott
http://www.eaglewavesradio.com.au/2014/05/eagle-business-22-may/
Read MoreRebuilding After Typhoon Haiyan
More than six months on from Typhoon Haiyan, families in the Philippines are still trying to rebuild their lives. Of the 14 million people affected, more than 67,000 were Opportunity clients – families…
Read MoreInvest in a Mother this Mother’s Day
Mothers all around the world strive to provide the best for their children. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we want to honour the hard work of mothers like Myrna (pictured) who endeavour to…
Read MorePushing for Progress
People share the same basic needs such as food, clean water, housing and education. Unfortunately for families like Digna’s (pictured) in the Philippines, these needs often go unfulfilled. A mother-of-six,…
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