Sustainable Communities
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Jesus came that we might have abundant life, and AID believes that that life extends to the whole person living in community.

AID’s Sustainable Communities Program works with Anglican Church Partners in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea, and parts of Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia to help deliver grassroots community-driven development. We believe that local communities are best-placed to know what programs they want and what assistance they need from our partners. Partners are encouraged to work closely with communities to ensure communities are “in the driving seat” of development projects.

AID works closely with our church partners, supporting them to be effective and efficient, so that they, in turn, can bring Jesus’ promise of abundant life to the communities they work with.

With our partners, we promote a strengths-based approach to development that is inclusive, encourages participation, empowers women, and fosters positive and sustainable change. Our Sustainable Communities projects support local communities to address climate change, gender equality, disability and social inclusion, to work for improved food security and livelihoods, improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene, adult literacy, and some early childhood projects. With sustainability in mind, we also encourage our partners both to work with their own governments, and to help their local communities advocate for better services from government at all levels. Download the AID Sustainable Communities Program Strategy here.

Sustainable Communities Projects

Gender Equality Project

It has long been a passion to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV) and support the empowerment of women across the whole of Zambia...

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Irene bought a new cow after joining a Savings with Education Group ©ZACOP

Institutional Strengthening Project

Through this project, AID is supporting these vital institutional strengthening activities; these activities are combining to strengthen church capacity for community development...

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Bishop Nathan (R) at a workshop ©Lina Magallanes, AID

Gawura School

Support a full-scholarship for an Aboriginal child at Gawura campus of St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney...

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Gawura School

Wontulp-Bi-Buya College

“This College is God’s gift to our people” says one student from Boigu Island in the Torres Strait. “I was on a little island...

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College workshop in the Torres Strait ©Wontulp-Bi-Buya College

Nungalinya College

Although COVID finally arrived in the Northern Territory, 2022 was a full and productive year at Nungalinya! We continued...

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