LEADER 02648nam 22004813 450 001 9911008446403321 005 20230817190401.0 010 $a9781922669674$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9781925801620 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC29373392 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL29373392 035 $a(CKB)24963268000041 035 $a(OCoLC)1347027307 035 $a(BIP)85091741 035 $a(BIP)67739519 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924963268000041 100 $a20221005d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWorking for the World $eThe Evolution of Australian Volunteers International 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aMelbourne :$cAustralian Scholarly Publishing Pty, Limited,$d2019. 210 4$dİ2019. 215 $a1 online resource (366 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Britton, Peter Working for the World Melbourne : Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty, Limited,c2019 9781925801620 330 $aSince 1951 thousands of volunteers from all over Australia have worked in developing countries across the world.This is the story of the organisation that made this possible, the Overseas Service Bureau later known as Australian Volunteers International. From its origins as a community-based association expressing solidarity with people in newly independent countries, it grew into a significant organisation managing a suite of international development programs.The organisation's activist impulses and principles were evident as it responded to the critical international issues of the times. It supported opponents of apartheid in Southern Africa, worked in Cambodia when Australia had no diplomatic representation there and in Vietnam when Australian aid had been suspended, nurtured relationships with Indonesian NGOs during Suharto's reign, supported civil society across the Pacific Islands, and provided significant and timely support for East Timor's self-determination.This book explores the organisation's growth with increased government funding and the accompanying challenge of maintaining its own values and identity in an era when decolonisation presented increasingly complex demands. 606 $aVoluntarism 606 $aVolunteers 606 $aYoung volunteers 615 0$aVoluntarism. 615 0$aVolunteers. 615 0$aYoung volunteers. 676 $a361.370994 700 $aBritton$b Peter$01828192 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9911008446403321 996 $aWorking for the World$94396397 997 $aUNINA