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25 Sep, 2019

KCDP Dental Unit update – Bangladesh

2019-10-20T14:28:02+10:00Sep 25th, 2019|

The Kamrangirchor Composite Development Project Dental Unit was inaugurated on 7th  September 2019 and, under the guidance of Professor Dr Md. Rezaul Karim it is already operating at full swing.

This is part of the community service hub in Kamrangirchor, Dhaka that PiCCA is working together with Symbiosis Foundation to deliver. The dental clinic follows on […]

10 Sep, 2019

Inaugural Hako Agricultural Show – Bougainville

2019-10-20T13:58:29+10:00Sep 10th, 2019|

On September 8th  over 500 people attended the inaugural Hako Agricultural Show organized by the Hako Women’s Collective. This was the culminating event of an agricultural training and development project jointly run with PiCCA and substantially funded by Australia Aid Friendship Grants.

The Hon Robert Tsika Tulsa, Bougainville Minister for Economic Development, and Mr Paul Bedgood […]

16 Aug, 2019

News from Kamrangirchor Composite Development Project (KCDP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh

2019-08-29T15:54:35+10:00Aug 16th, 2019|

PiCCA is partnering with the Symbiosis Foundation (SF) to facilitate the development of a community service hub in Kamrangirchor, Dhaka. The hub aims to enable the delivery of a range of much needed services to the community including pre-school education, vocational training, women’s self-help, health awareness […]

9 Jul, 2019

Opening of the Agricultural Hub in Hako, Bougainville

2019-07-11T14:36:08+10:00Jul 9th, 2019|

On June 15, over one hundred people attended the opening of the Agricultural Hub building in Hako. The Bougainville Minister for Economic Development, the Hon Robert Tsika Tulsa, and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade representative Mr Jeffrey Kop, both spoke inspirationally at the event. They joined the women of the collective, village chiefs, […]

12 Jun, 2019

Meet Mr Le Van Khe a participant in the PiCCA and H4H chicken-raising project

2019-06-14T16:36:52+10:00Jun 12th, 2019|

Mr Le Van Khe is a participant in the PiCCA and Hearts for Hue chicken raising project in Vinh Phu,Vietnam.  The project aims to improve the quality of life and livelihood opportunities for people with disabilities through a program developing chicken raising.

 

Mr Le Van Khe (66 years old) […]

29 May, 2019

New project in Bangladesh

2020-09-28T16:39:34+10:00May 29th, 2019|

Picca is embarking on a new project in Kamrangirchor, Dhaka in partnership with Symbiosis Foundation (SF). Kamrangirchor is a 5.5 square kilometre island over the river Buriganga, where 1.2 million people live in slum-like conditions and earn little in spite of hard physical work.

PiCCA will partner with SF to enable health, dental and eye clinics […]

25 Apr, 2019

Update from chicken-raising project in Vinh Phu, Vietnam

2019-04-28T09:20:45+10:00Apr 25th, 2019|

Vietnam project Improving Living Quality for People with Disability by Chicken Raising has made wonderful progress. With the assistance of our partner, Hearts 4 Hue, the participating families have built their chicken shelters. 2,000 chicks were distributed to 50 families in September 2018 and 2,500 chicks were distributed in December 2018. All chickens have been […]

31 Mar, 2019

Update from Boungainville Australian Aid/PiCCA project

2019-04-21T15:00:19+10:00Mar 31st, 2019|

PiCCA was awarded an Australian Aid Friendship Grant to work with the Hako Women’s Collective (HWC) to deliver an Agricultural Hub and Training Activity in the north of Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Training in contemporary agricultural methods is well underway. Women, people with a disability and younger people are participating – […]

15 Feb, 2019

Meet our members: Terry Parker

2019-03-25T16:16:05+10:00Feb 15th, 2019|

I’ve been part of PiCCA since it started in early 2015. I think PICCA’s approach to sustainable community development provides a genuine opportunity for meaningful projects that address real needs. All of my career has been focussed on local government. I’ve worked in Australia, southern Africa and the Pacific in roles that are about facilitating and […]

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