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Ever wanted to know what it’s like to work in international aid? In this special series, we introduce you to our many dedicated staff members working behind the scenes and on the ground, in Australia and overseas.

We hope you enjoy meeting #TeamChildFund!

 

My name is Olive Oa.

I’m the Health Programs Team Leader at ChildFund PNG.

My role involves managing projects, which includes assisting, planning, co-ordinating and reporting on projects. I also undergo budget management and supervise monitoring and evaluation activities to compile an evidence base to demonstrate the performance and results of projects.

I work closely with the project teams, particularly on the delivery and progress of the capacity building activities. My role also enables me to play a part in project designs, planning, trainings, coaching formative assessment of progress and follow up. I represent ChildFund at meetings and clusters that are relevant to the program and projects at the national level.

I’ve been at ChildFund since 2013.

My most inspiring moment at ChildFund was seeing how the health program grew under my initiatives. It grew from 12 villages to the whole Rigo district, then moved into Kairuku District and Central Province.

The things I love most about my job are participating in developing and designing projects.

ChildFund Vietnam has been helping schools transform their playgrounds, gardens and classrooms using recyclable materials.

In Bac Kan province, in northern Vietnam, 10 new school playgrounds have been built and decorated using old plastics and tyres, providing more than 1000 children with safe and inspiring places to learn and play.

At Quang Phong school, for example, old tyres have been used to make fences, animal figures and play equipment such as seesaws and rocking horses, and old plastic bottles and cans have been used to decorate the school’s gardens.

Parents and teachers have contributed hundreds of hours to building the play equipment and laying out concrete for the school’s new playground. Children at Quang Phong now no longer have to play in the mud and can enjoy a vibrant and fun place to socialise between classes!

Preschools supported by ChildFund in Hoa Binh and Bac Kan provinces have also been busy recycling, turning plastic bottles, cups and CDs into colourful toys and decorations for their classrooms.

Below are some of our favourite photos of the schools’ recycling efforts.

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