Education for All?

Read the report prepared by RESULTS International (Australia) entitled Education for All: Or Just Those Easier to Reach? HERE or the media release HERE.

The achievement of Education for All is imperative to the achievement of the MDG’s, but more importantly, is a powerful force for poverty reduction and empowers people to control their own lives.  RESULTS International (Australia) has undertaken research to evaluate the success of ‘Education for All’ for three development organisations, AusAID, the World Bank and The Asian Development Bank in three of our neighbours, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and The Philippines. The research specifically focused on access to education for girls and children with disabilities, and how policies have translated into ‘on the ground’ action and results. RESULTS’ report finds that although all three organisations recognise the importance of access to education for girls and children with disabilities, a gap remains between strategy, policy, and ‘on-the-ground’ results. Particularly alarmingly, 98% of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school. This, and similar figures indicate that there is a great deal of work to be in improving access to quality education in our region.

RESULTS Pre-Budget Submission for 2012-2013 Budget

RESULTS International (Australia) made a submission to the government for the 2012-2013 budget, detailing recommendations in relation to the international aid budget.

Read RESULTS budget submission HERE

Child Survival

In June 2011 Australia made a bold and generous pledge of $200 million over 3 years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations. This will enable 7 million children to be immunised against life threatening and preventable diseases. RESULTS advocacy efforts played a significant role in this outcome.

Read RESULTS media release HERE

Australia’s Global Role in Child Survival, Sydney 23 March 2012

A forum hosted by RESULTS and the University of Sydney

Keynote speaker is Seth Berkley, CEO at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations (GAVI Alliance). This half-day forum aims to build community, civil society, academic and political support for Australian efforts to ensure the health and survival of the world’s children.

More details HERE

2012 World TB Day Saturday 24 March.

Watch this space for our activities for this important day….

DID YOU KNOW…?

Tuberculosis has been around since the days of the Egyptian mummies.

Despite being totally preventable, treatable and curable, this disease is killing  1.7 million people around the world every year.

That’s one death every twenty seconds.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is the largest single funder of TB programs globally.

READ the Together We Can Stop TB! card for 2011 HERE.

READ more on the breakthrough technology that has slashed the time it takes to diagnose TB HERE.

READ RESULTS’ media release for World TB Day 2011 HERE.

Women & TB

Did you know that TB is the third leading infectious killer of women globally?

Read ACTION’s report into Women and Tuberculosis: Taking a Look at a Neglected Issue HERE.

TAKE ACTION to see Australia increase its support for The Global Fund HERE!

RESULTS:

On Monday, March 21, 2011 a motion and speeches were made in the House of Representatives on tuberculosis.

These speeches and motions were largely inspired by the RESULTS lobbying team that visited Canberra earlier in the month.

READ the House of Representatives Motion on World Tuberculosis Day (Monday, March 21, 2011) HERE.

Below is an excerpt from an email from a secretary at the Office of Senator Helen Kroger to RESULTS’ National Manager Maree Nutt:

“I think your campaign is making an impact in Parliament.

“I know that Senator Kroger will be wearing her badge tomorrow and I expect other parliamentary colleagues will as well.”

To date (March 24) RESULTS’ World TB Day Campaign has included: meetings, letters, Motions in the House and Senate, World TB Day Cards and Badges, and media.

2011 marked one of the most effective and comprehensive World TB Day campaign for some time.

1. Parliamentary Speeches and Motions
i) Motion in the House of Representatives moved by the Hon. Laurie Ferguson and spoken to by five other MPs
ii) Motion in the Senate moved by Sen. Louise Pratt (WA) and passed
iii) Senate speech by Sen. Carol Brown (TAS)
iv) Senate speech by Sen. Catrina  Bilyk (TAS)

Read some of the speeches HERE.

2. World TB postcard and badge sent to all MPs and Senators

3. RESULTS featured in World TB Day film produced by Eli Lilly Australia and sent to all MPs and Senators

4. Media generated by RESULTS:

• Taniele’s pushing for solid Results (Northern District Times, 23/3/2011)
• Local activists want results on Tuberculosis (South Gippsland Sentinel Times 29/3/11)