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27 Jan, 2021

Meet some of the participants in our 2020 project in Vietnam

2021-02-14T12:02:58+10:00Jan 27th, 2021|

Meet some of the participants in our project in Quang Nham: Mrs. Ho Thi Dao who is from the village Kleng A Bung and Mr Hồ Văn Lạc’s family who is from the village Pi Ây 2.

Together with other project participants, they participated in a training course in December 2020 on promoting sanitation and hygiene […]

5 Dec, 2020

Sewing training program in Bangladesh

2020-12-05T18:18:36+10:00Dec 5th, 2020|

Work continues on PiCCA’s partnership project with Symbiosis in Bangladesh.

Since 2019, PiCCA  has been partnering with the Symbiosis Foundation (SF) to facilitate the development of a community service hub in Kamrangirchor, Dhaka. The hub has been set up to enable the delivery of a range of much needed services to the community including pre-school education, […]

1 Dec, 2020

Update from PiCCA’s project in Vietnam

2020-12-17T11:27:28+10:00Dec 1st, 2020|

After the delays caused by the devastating tropical storms that wreaked havoc across communities throughout central Vietnam, work on PiCCA’s joint project with Hearts for Hue has recommenced in earnest.

Alongside the construction works, again in full swing, “Train theTrainer” programs are also being rolled out, and delivered by Mrs Tran Thi Minh Tam, a WASH […]

28 Sep, 2020

Storm relief in the Hue region, Vietnam

2020-10-06T14:58:15+10:00Sep 28th, 2020|

On Friday 18 September a devastating tropical storm hit the Hue region in Vietnam. This caused multiple deaths and damaged or destroyed thousands of houses, particularly in the poorer rural areas around Hue.

PiCCA’s project partners, Hearts for Hue (H4H) put out a call for assistance in response to the many immediate relief needs. PiCCA members and supporters […]

28 Aug, 2020

PiCCA’s new project: Promoting Hygiene and Sanitation in Quang Nham (Vietnam)

2020-09-01T17:26:35+10:00Aug 28th, 2020|

PiCCA’s 2020 project is based in Quang Nham, a mountainous area 75 km from Hue city (Vietnam). About 4,500 people live there with 97 percent from minority TaOi and Paco ethnic communities. Approximately half of all households are living in poverty and 64 percent use makeshift latrines, which cause health and environmental problems. In particular […]

30 Jul, 2020

Solar fridge for chicken vaccines in the Congo

2020-08-04T18:23:26+10:00Jul 30th, 2020|

In 2018, PiCCA and partners Kyeema Foundation and AusCongo began a vaccination program in Mbuji Mayi in the Kaisai-Oriental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A series of vaccination campaigns have been rolled out since with local vaccinators delivering an ever-increasing sphere of protection for village chickens against the devastation of Newcastle disease. […]

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