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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Hearts for Hue (H4H), our partners in Vietnam, have reported the successful conclusion of our joint chicken raising project. The project was designed to assist people with disabilities and other vulnerable people in the Vinh Pu area to develop up a sustainable source of income and a degree of economic independence through chicken farming, marketing […]
Ruma is a teacher at the Kamrangirchor Composite Development Project (KCDP) preschool. KCDP runs two classes daily and overall she teaches forty-five children. “Children must go to preschool before they can be enrolled in school” she explains, “this is a government policy.” However, she remarks that in her classes “there are more girls than boys […]
Dr Rezaul Karim is a highly qualified dentist; he trained in Dentistry in Bangladesh, India and Denmark. He volunteers at the Kamrangirchor Composite Development Project (KCDP) Dental Clinic three days a week from 10 am to 3 pm and has his own private practice outside the clinic. The Dental Clinic is a joint project between […]
“I work at the clinic in the mornings and I make spectacles for people with eye problems,” Fatema explains, “in the afternoon, I go to the field and I talk to people about the problems they face. We also do mobile clinics.
People commonly have problems with vision and general health, especially with children. People in […]
Bilkis and Insanur are two patients of the Kamrangirchor Composite Development Project (KCDP) Eye Clinic. This is a joint project between PiCCA and Symbiosis Foundation.
Bilkis is nineteen and has two children, one is attending the preschool at KCDP. Her husband works in a clothing factory. “My daughter loves preschool” she said, […]
In 2019, PiCCA was awarded an Australian Aid Friendship Grant to continue working 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.
The project delivered training in modern agricultural methods (such as crop rotation, seed selection, crop inter-planting, composting, efficient water […]
In 2018, PiCCA and its partners Kyeema Foundation and AusCongo began a vaccination program in Mbuji Mayi in the Kaisai-Oriental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project is continuing to be delivered with local vaccinators rolling out an ever-increasing sphere of protection for village chickens against the devastation of Newcastle disease. Increasing […]
