Global Development Group projects regularly have press releases, fundraising events, or media coverage which is worthy of special mention.
This page is dedicated to recognising and promoting those activities on behalf of our Global Development Group project partners and also as encouragement and inspiration for all our project partners.
 

Malcolm and Sally Begbie receive the Order of Australia


 

Global Development Group would like to extend our warm congratulations to Malcolm and Sally Begbie for being appointed Officers of the Order of Australia on Australia Day, January 26, 2012. We acknowledge their great work with establishing Crossroads Foundation, our project partners for project J342. This project prepares and ships containers of much needed supplies and resources to humanitarian projects in developing countries around the world.

For a detailed newspaper article about Malcolm and Sally receiving the Order of Australia, please click here.

If you are interested in donating towards J342 Crossroads, please click here.
 

Break The Cycle - Cambodia March (28 Oct - 4 Nov 2011)

In October, a team of 100 cyclists rode 144km from the historic 1300 year old Angkor Wat temples to Poipet, a town where children are suffering from poverty, neglect and abuse. This event aimed to raise funds for vital child focused projects in Cambodia.

From all of us at Global Development Group, congratulations on raising awareness for the people of Cambodia, well done!

For more information on Break The Cycle, click here
 

Botanica Ethiopia Goes The Distance! (J655N)

In September 2011 Team Botanica Ethiopia ran like the wind; they all crossed the finish line at the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival in under an hour! For more information on the run, please see their blog.

On behalf of GDG, great job May, Michael, Lizzie and Alemayehu! Well done for having the commitment & stamina to ‘run the bridge’ for such a great cause (J655N)!  Best wishes from all of us here at GDG (Global Development Group)

Meeting with the Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/International Affairs

In October 2010, Carey Westwood Senior Project Officer for Africa and Martha Waithaka African Representative met with the Honorable Oryem Henry Okello, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/International Affairs Uganda. The meeting took place with Irene Gleeson, Founder of CKS and John Paul Kiffasi, CEO of CKS at the Minister's main residence in Kitgum, northern Uganda.
 

Discussions centred around how Global Development Group and Childcare Kitgum Servants can work with the government in building better lives for the poorest of the poor in northern Uganda, with key development areas of increasing household income, education, employment opportunities, agriculture and food security. We welcomed the Minister's invitation to continue with our In Country Partner - CKS in bringing best practices of sustainability and community empowerment to the people of northern Uganda.
 

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT

EARTHQUAKE hits Yushu Qinghai China
(Yushu emergency Qinghai China J629)
 

Global Development Group in association with the Tibetan Information Office in Australia and Dalai Lama in Australia Ltd, has established an emergency relief project in response to the devastating earthquake in western China just days ago.

We join a desperate humanitarian effort that is coming together in the aftermarth of the 7.1 magnitude quake that hit the Yushu county in Qinghai province of China on Wednesday 14th April. Many buildings have been reduced to rubble with hundreds of people still trapped beneath.

Photo: The remains of buildings in Yushu, a Tibetan plateau county, after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which left many dead. Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features

As rescuers battle to reach and work in the remote region, low oxygen levels at high altitude and the lack of large excavation equipment hamper the desperate attempts to find survivors. Those who have survived face the loss of their homes, and freezing temperatures at night without protection, food or water. The immediate emergency requirements are the provision of shelter, medical assistance, and basic uncontaminated water and food supplies. The construction of hygiene and sanitation facilities, many of which have been destroyed in the quake, are also essential to help prevent the spread of disease.

Please consider uniting with us to provide assistance in the midst of this desperate situation.

Tax deductible donations for this approved emergency relief project can be made by clicking the below link:

(Yushu emergency Qinghai China J629)