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Access to clean water: essential for women’s health and …

WEBPoor sanitation impacts on health, productivity and dignity. Diarrhoeal diseases caused by lack of access to a clean water source can lead to malnutrition and chronic health problems. Women spend much of their time looking after sick children and their money on medicines. World Vision’s projects recognise that it is essential that women

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Why are so many people in the world hungry

WEBThe answer is a complex one, with many factors. These are just some of the main reasons why people around the world don’t have enough to eat: Drought. Many developing countries are prone to drought – reducing the amount of food available. Climate change and global warming are exacerbating the situation. Population size.

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Uncounted and Unreached

WEBcontentS ExEcutivE Summary 2 uNKNOWN aND uNSEEN – a GLOBaL criSiS 5 cOuNtiNG chiLDrEN 7 thE SEvEN GrOupS Of uNSEEN aND uNrEachED chiLDrEN 8 hOW WE cOuNt NOW 1 0 thE pOWEr Of BEttEr Data 1 3 puttiNG pEOpLE at thE cENtrE 1 6 rEcOmmENDatiONS 1 8 a

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Clean water and sanitation: the keys to breaking free from …

WEBWorld Vision operates the largest privately funded rural water, sanitation and hygiene program in the world. We reach one new person with clean water every 10 seconds. Since 2010, 12.5 million people have received access to clean water. And by 2020, we aim to bring clean water and sanitation to almost 20 million people in 36 countries.

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Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

WEBSettlements are clustered along the coastline, exacerbating their vulnerability to cyclones, storm surges and sea level rise. Our DFAT-funded Makira Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCA DRR) Project ran from 2013 to 2015 in seven rural communities in the province’s remote east, reaching 3,400 people in 574 households.

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Our approach to tuberculosis

WEBTackling tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea has one of the highest tuberculosis prevalence rates in the world. World Vision is working in hotspots like Port Moresby and Daru, partnering with the Papua New Guinea Health Department, the Global Fund and the Australian Government.

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HEALTH AND NUTRITION FOR ALL (HANA)

WEBEXECUTIVE SUMMARY Goal 109,839 adults and children protected from preventable illness and death Timeframe 2021-2025 Budget US$3,650,000 From 2021 to 2023, the Health and Nutrition for All

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Child marriage: facts and how to help

WEBChild marriage statistics in 2020. 12 million girls – every year, 12 million girls marry before their 18th birthday – that’s nearly half the Australian population. 1 in 5 girls – one in five girls is married, or in union, before turning 18. In the least developed countries, 40 percent of girls marry before age 18 and 12 percent marry

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Why women and girls suffer most World Vision Australia

WEBIn developing countries, the task of fetching water often falls to women and girls. The distances they must travel and the time can be detrimental to their lives. When there is only unclean water available, their suffering is made worse. In order to collect water for their family's daily needs, women and girls often need to walk long distances

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8 interesting facts about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

WEBTorres Strait Islanders are united by their connection to the Tagai. The stories of the Tagai reflect the stars and describe the Torres Strait Islanders as sea people. The Tagai is the spiritual belief system that connects people to the order of the world, stating that everything has its place. 4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

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Get Connected: Water in the world

WEBThis issue focuses on the importance of access to clean, safe water for communities around the world. It explores water challenges facing Australia as well as case studies on Niger and Indonesia.. This issue looks at the relationship between water, health, food security and gender in these communities.

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Gender-and-development approach (GAD)

WEB60 Learning from the past, hope for the future community counsellor (including age and sex), en-abling the following generalisations: overnight.160 (56 per cent) of the 287 community coun- sellors were male, 127 (44 per cent) were female;

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VCE Health & Human Development World Vision Australia

WEBUnit 1: Perspectives on health and wellbeing. Examine the different definitions of health and wellbeing with a focus on First Nations perspectives. Teacher advice - HHD U1 AOS1 Perspectives on health and wellbeing. Student worksheet - HHD U1 AOS1 Perspectives on health and wellbeing. Comparing the WHO definition of health and the National

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Improving nutrition in Timor-Leste

WEBNutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) is a global approach that emphasises the role agriculture plays in improving nutrition. It links to other sectors that influence the causes of malnutrition, including health, education, and water, sanitation and hygiene. NSA programs work best when combined with nutrition programs that incorporate nutrition

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Tackling gender-based violence in the Solomon Islands

WEBWith over 90 percent of Solomon Islanders identifying as Christian, faith-based responses have been identified as particularly well-placed to tackle pervasive negative gender attitudes. In this context, faith leaders are among the most influential members of the community. As such they can have a significant effect on social attitudes.

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Our approach to health in Papua New Guinea

WEBParticularly focused on the health of mothers and children, our Papua New Guinea Health and Nutrition Project sought to improve community health and nutrition – and reduce incidences of HIV and other illnesses – over the period 2014-17. Funded by the Australian Government, the project worked with communities in the National Capital District

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Water-based diseases in Papua New Guinea

WEBThis section addresses the nature of water based diseases such as cholera, malaria and diarrhoea. It includes their symptoms, treatment and prevalence across the world and in Papua New Guinea. It also looks at ways that Papua New Guinea is responding to these diseases. Download Water-based diseases in Papua New Guinea.pdf.

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Sounding the alarm the urgent needs of children in South …

WEBA mother nursing her children in Malakal, Upper Nile. more Children Could die from malnutrition than from ConfliCt South Sudan is in the grip of a severe food crisis.

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