Jospehine Clapham KYEEMA

Meet our volunteer in Kiribati

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Jospehine Clapham KYEEMA

Kam na bane ni mauri! Hello everyone!

 

My name is Jo Clapham. I currently work as an Animal Health Officer for the Agriculture and Livestock Division (ALD) of the Ministry for the Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD) in Kiribati.

Kiribati, an island nation in the central Pacific, comprises 33 atolls (low-lying coral islands). It is one of the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels and with an increasingly dense population, water and food security are important and current issues.

 

ALD is responsible for domestic agriculture and animal health, assisting communities to develop model gardens, pig and poultry farms, and encouraging communities to eat freshly grown produce. I am working with local agricultural officers to help strengthen research skills, community education materials, and practical training in the health and welfare of livestock and domestic pets. So far I have learned that making some small changes to husbandry practices such as changing the material used for tethers from abrasive and constrictive materials like cord to something flat such as a folded up rice bag may be a way to improve welfare and production in the small subsistence farms that are common in Kiribati.

 

My role here is a capacity development one, as part of the Australian Volunteer for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government initiative. While here I am working closely with animal health and agricultural officers.

KYEEMA Kiribati

Temwanoku Laokim (on bike) is one of the Animal Health Officers I work with in Kiribati.

 

As the Australian Partner Organisation for this role, KYEEMA has been supporting me with emails, Skype calls and suggestions for potential contributions to MELAD work, and I’m very grateful for their support.

 

In the three months since I arrived on Tarawa, Kiribati’s capital atoll, I’ve got to know a number of i-Kiribati people, and really appreciate the ever present laughter and generosity that seem to be an important part of i-Kiribati culture. I’m looking forward to what the rest of the year will bring both in the workplace and in getting to know Kiribati and its people better.

 

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KYEEMA C4AA

Make your tax time donation count for more people like Camillo

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KYEEMA C4AA

 

We have recently joined the Campaign for Australian Aid (C4AA) to get the word out about why our work and Australian NGOs like ours need your support.

 

Thanks to the team at C4AA, recently our Africa Regional Manager Dr Rosa Costa and one of our Village Champions Camillo Nhyabonga (pictured above) in Mozambique were able to record their message to Australia – explaining how continued support will ensure sustainability of local collaborations to date.

 

For Australian residents, donations to KYEEMA are fully tax deductible and are easily made through the secure payment facility on our website.

 

 

 

 

Rosa KYEEMA C4AA

Rosa explains why she is for Australian Aid

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KYEEMA is proud to be featured on the latest Campaign for Australian Aid short features.

Our African Regional Manager Rosa Costa also explains how KYEEMA is benefiting local communities.  Our Village Champion Camillo also explains how KYEEMA continues to facilitate a simple yet innovative way of improving the health of family farmed chickens,  helping 1.5 million families like him transition out of poverty.

Pledge your Vote for a #FairerWorld http://australianaid.org/pledge and give more people like Camillo a fair go

Join thousands of Australians asking to stop the $224 million scheduled cut to Australian Aid

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This month KYEEMA is helping spread the word for the #StopTheClock campaign before the May federal budget release.

As time ticks down to the federal budget, your tweet will be vital in stopping our country from becoming the least generous we’ve ever been.

One third of the aid budget has been cut in the past two years. So this next scheduled cut will mean further deep cuts for some of the poorest people in the world – cuts to immunisation, schooling, healthcare, and clean water programs that are helping people in poor countries become strong.

If we’re going to stop this cut, time is of the essence. Help us out by sharing our campaign on Facebook or Twitter. When you share it with your friends and family, you will be increasing our chances of stopping this cut for good.

If you didn’t catch our earlier posted blog, read here why we back the Campaign For Australian Aid.

 

 

 

 

 

Order an Entertainment™ Book and support KYEEMA Foundation

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Entertainment book

This year KYEEMA Foundation (https://kyeemafoundation.org) is selling the Australian 2016/17 Entertainment Book (or Smartphone version) as a fund-raiser. If you don’t already buy this through a charity of choice, or if you have never bought it before, it’s a great discount book and a great fund-raiser for KYEEMA!

 

It costs $65 and KYEEMA Foundation retains 20% of the price of every Membership sold which goes towards our fundraising!

 

The funds raised go towards supporting rural women and children by supporting family poultry programs in Africa (https://kyeemafoundation.org/explore-our-work/)

 

Order now: www.entbook.com.au/9275e38

The new 2016 | 2017 Entertainment Books are coming soon! Order your new 2016|2017 Entertainment ™  Membership today to receive up to $195 in Early Bird Offers.

 

Choose from the traditional Entertainment™ Book or the NEW Entertainment™ Digital Membership, which puts the value of the Book into your iPhone or Android smartphone!

Each membership has hundreds of 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for restaurants, cafés, attractions, hotels, shopping, groceries and travel and contain over 2,000 offers that you can use whenever you like until 1st June 2017.

Max Barot KYEEMA AVID

Meet our volunteer in Vietnam

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Max Barot KYEEMA AVID

My name is Max Barot and I’m a Livestock Veterinarian currently working with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Hanoi, Vietnam.

My aim is: to work in development to increase awareness of the vital role that livestock can play in addressing food security issues in village regions.

I have always enjoyed working with livestock and in the farming environment and after graduating as a Veterinarian from the University of Queensland in 2012, I moved to New Zealand to work with a private practice focusing on cattle, sheep and deer production.

 

After three years in NZ, I was given an opportunity, through the Australian Volunteers for International Development program, which is an Australian Government initiative with support from the KYEEMA Foundation to undertake a 15 month placement with ILRI.   My primary role involves working in a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) that strives to improve production and food safety in the pork value chain.

 

Along with a passion for clinical livestock work, I have a strong desire to work in development, aware of the vital role that livestock can play in addressing issues of food security.    This passion led me to pursue a Masters in Veterinary Public Health from the University of Sydney, which I hope to complete by 2016. I have only been at ILRI for three months, however in this short period I have gained valuable insights and experiences into some of the challenges of working with value chains and informal markets.

 

I was fortunate enough to meet with the KYEEMA team in Brisbane, Australia in late 2015 and at that time we discussed KYEEMA’s focus and work on the development of rural livelihoods. The Vietnamese people have been very warm and welcoming. At times, the language can be a barrier and a lot of farmers seem to be very concerned in finding me a suitable Vietnamese wife! Not to mention the fact that I often embark on a culinary adventure with my daily dinner choices.

I have begun to develop an appreciation for some of the unique environmental and cultural challenges that people are facing in Vietnam and I am looking forward to the next 12 months of the assignment to embracing the challenges, opportunities and adventures that it brings.

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KYEEMA’s Robyn Alders – the first ‘Aid Profile’ published by the Development Policy Centre

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Saving chooks, empowering women.

The Australian National University Development Policy Centre’s Aid Profiles series showcases international development contributions with an Australian flavour.

Here, the personal stories of career aid workers that deserve to be better known are shared.

We are proud that KYEEMA’s Robyn Alders is the first to be featured in the newly released series.

Read here

Vaccination campaign delivery for the FAO livestock sub-programme in Mozambique

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KYEEMA is implementing the poultry vaccination component of a European Union (EU) funded FAO project to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in Mozambique. The project is currently operating in Tete and Zambezia provinces and will expand across the country. Key activities include supporting the government to produce a quality assured I-2 vaccine for Newcastle disease, training of community vaccinators and extension workers in poultry husbandry and health as well as local nutrition education on the value of poultry products, food hygiene and healthy eating plans. A big part of what we do includes coordination and evaluation of the impact of vaccination campaigns in the community. These started in Tete in March 2015 with subsequent campaigns in both Tete and Zambezia in July and November 2015. On the advent of the next campaign in March this year, we reflect on what’s involved in a campaign and the impact to date. We also examine the main challenges and present proposed solutions going forward.

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