International Aid And Development

Giving is a way of life for Vanisa Dhiru. Helping the homeless and women's rights are among many causes championed by this inspirational Indian New Zealander. Lynda Chanwai-Earle follows Vanisa as she… Audio, Gallery

In his book The Most Good You Can Do, philosopher Peter Singer presents a compelling argument for effective altruism. He says donations to charities should be based on the evidence of their… Audio

From a life in broadcasting in New Zealand to living in Kolkata (Calcutta) helping women to be free from the sex trade in India, social innovator John Sinclair meets Lynda Chanwai-Earle on a flying… Video, Audio, Gallery

Find out how New Zealand pilots and their families are helping bring aid and spiritual care to those living in isolation worldwide, through Mission Aviation Fellowship. Audio

The New Zealand Government has announced a 26 million dollar aid package to help Vanuatu's tourism businesses recover following Cyclone Pam. Audio

Mark Cunningham – known as Marko to the locals in Thailand – is a Kiwi from Upper Hutt. Marko survived the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 and joined local volunteers to collect bodies. These days Marko is… Audio, Gallery

Durga Aran is the Founding Director of First Steps Himalaya who was in Nepal distributing uniforms to three schools and sets of exercise books to over 4,000 children in 29 schools. Audio

A story about "grass roots level" life changes for very isolated new Asian migrants in Auckland South. Some students will walk for miles just so they don't miss their weekly ESOL (English as a second… Audio, Gallery

Janette Searle runs Take My Hands, a charity recycling prosthetic limbs and other medical equipment and sending them to the Pacific and Asia. Audio

Malia Viviena 'Alisi Numia Taumoepeau, Tonga's former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, offers reflections on law, democracy, Pacific traditions, and Tongan political culture. Audio

Koroi Hawkins looks at the tussle over aid relief in the wake of Cyclone Pam Video, Audio, Gallery

Harmeet Sooden is in Iraq with the NGO Christian Peacemaker Teams - CPT. His role is to analyse and document the growing ethno-sectarian tensions within the refugee camps in Iraqi Kurdistan. Audio

Christopher Charles of Lucky Iron Fish came up with a simple and effective solution to the problem of iron deficiency in Cambodia; a small piece of iron shaped like a fish that gets added to the… Audio

How encountering ill-fitted and/or shoeless children encouraged Kenton Lee to come up with a simple concept of footwear that also had the capacity to "grow". Audio

Kenton Lee's invented an adjustable shoe that can expand up to 5 foot sizes, designed for children in the developing world. Audio

The ethics of 'fair and organic trade' sourced from Southern Africa, Australasia and Latin America to Western consumers, and whether or not the 'indigenous and independent' producers for this market… Audio

Daniel Kinne is a coffee farmer, plus chairman and founding member of Papua New Guinea's Highland Organic Agricultural Cooperative. He is visiting New Zealand for Fair Trade Fortnight and he talks to… Audio