Good Neighbours Australia

Good Neighbours Australia (GNAU) is part of the global Good Neighbours partnership (GN) which reaches around 7 million people each year in 51 countries, backed by 34 years of international community development experience.

GNAU was founded in Australia in 2018 as an Australian entity that initiates and innovates its own programs according to strategic priorities, primarily in neighbouring South and South-East Asia. It has established programs with affiliated GN global partners in Vietnam, the Philippines and Bangladesh as it continues to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities in the region.

GNAU is committed to raising up and empowering youth, particularly girls and young women. Its programs primarily focus on supporting young girls as they transition through secondary school into vocational training, employment and income generation opportunities, as well as higher education, depending on their aptitude. Various adaptations of the projects are designed according to the needs of particular countries and amongst communities in which they are developed.

GNAU’s primary programs seek to address: Vocational training and income generation opportunities; Career creation through tertiary education; Keeping girls at secondary school, for as long as possible. GNAU’s programs seek to reduce school dropout rates, address the barriers for out-of-school youth to gain further skills, provide education opportunities to those in remote areas who lack access to skill development, and set them on a pathway to support themselves so they can contribute to their families and communities long-term.

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