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Mary Denver, PICCA member since February 2015, recently visited our chicken-raising project in Vinh Phu, Central Vietnam, and met our Vietnam partners, Hearts for Hue (H4H). Here are some of her personal reflections.For more on this project see https://picca.org.au/what-we-do/

On my way

As I fly out of Brisbane on Christmas Eve, I have time […]

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is funding PiCCA and the Hako Women’s Collective in Bougainville to establish an agricultural program, providing reliable and nutritious food for vulnerable people.

HWC President, Mrs Dorcas Gano said “We are seeing food shortages, poor nutrition and malnourishment as the population grows and our traditional methods of farming are […]

PiCCA is pleased to offer gifts from the heart that won’t clutter your loved ones’ lives with more stuff. Yes, you can give a chicken without anyone having to worry about the mess. Or contribute to a solar fridge in the Congo where electricity supply is unreliable. Or help a farmer in Bougainville achieve food […]

The Hako Women’s Collective (HWC) is continuing to develop their project to help vulnerable families to diversify their farming and learn new techniques to increase production. This is needed as older farming methods are depleting the soil and, at the same time, the population is increasing. Food insecurity and hunger are emerging problems. PiCCA is […]

At the end of June, PiCCA directors Stephanie Bolderman and Steve Maguire visited PiCCA’s Swaziland project. AMICAALL, our project partner, organized a full itinerary over three days which included visits to  Nhlangano farm and to some of the Social Centres  using the farm produce to provide meals to abandoned, orphaned or vulnerable children. Social Centre staff underlined the importance of the […]

The Luman Hipakoko Community Care Centre (a major PiCCA project in 2017) is in constant use by local groups and organisations and is being embraced as a valuable resource by the community at large. Recently, the HWC facilitated a meeting of people with disability at the Luman Hipakoko where it was decided they would establish […]

Survey of 50 families in progress in Vietnam

PiCCA and Hearts for Hue (H4H) signed a Partnership and Funding Agreement on 12 June 2018. The agreement specifically states that the primary goal of the project is to enhance the lives and livelihoods for people with disabilities. To have an accurate assessment of the impact of the […]