Share Learn Grow August 2022

Greetings and welcome to our combined Quarter 2 & Quarter 3 Share Learn Grow.

In this edition, we have lots of news and updates to Share with you including

An Introduction to our new colleagues

ALWS 2021 Annual Report ALWS 2021-2026 Strategic Plan

You will also Learn about our new network the Emergency Action Alliance (EAA) and draw some inspiration from LWF Nepal on the impact of follow-up trainings post the ALWS-funded Humentum Fighting Fraud in NGOs training.

Lastly, we have shared some key highlights from our 6-month mixed modality training journey aimed at enabling us to Grow together in Gender Inclusive Programming. It has been delightful to engage with partner colleagues for Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe (Geneva). We have also shared some practical and visual resources to help us grow our reach and make sure everybody involved is empowered; from rights-holders around the world to individuals and families in Australia looking to take action.

Introducing new staff at ALWS

Introducing our new Executive Director! Jamie Davies moved on in late 2021 to pursue other adventures.

Mr. Michael Stolz will be joining Australian Lutheran World Service as our new Executive Director in September - bringing a wealth of high-level experience and expertise in business, consulting, project management and governance, with a strong track record of 30 years in transport, energy, defence, mining logistics and not-for-profit sectors Mr Stolz has a Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical), an Executive Master of Business Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

A long-time personal supporter of ALWS, in 2020 he joined the ALWS Board as a nonexecutive board member and also the Finance Audit & Risk Committee as a member We look forward to welcoming him to the team!

Peter Egesa is joining us as Humanitarian Coordinator - Peter holds a Masters Degree in Water and Environmental Management from Loughborough University. He has over 17 years' experience in Humanitarian and International Development work. He has lived and worked in the Pacific, the Middle East, Asia and Africa in countries including Fiji, Yemen, Lebanon, Pakistan, Nepal, South Sudan, Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia among others Peter has been part of global Humanitarian Surge teams with CARE and Save the Children where he has either deployed to countries faced with crises or supported teams remotely Peter is currently working with Live and Learn Environmental Education as Wash Programs Manager

Javed Hossain is joining us as Program Officer Javed brings over 15 years of experience in international development and project management For 11 years, Javed worked for the Asian Development Bank on climate-change related infrastructure improvement projects in remote parts of Bangladesh. For the last two years, he worked as a Learning and Development Officer at Eldercare, coordinating online and face-toface training of 1600 staff Javed is also highly experienced in sustainability and well trained in climate change-related issues, science, and programs; Javed has recently completed his Master's from Harvard University in Environmental Sustainability

intern, based in the Barossa Valley, South Australia She bout learning more about community development and on, have recently finished a Bachelor of Intercultural e world I love to spend time with family and friends, am 1890's cottage with lots of helping hands, and enjoy n out in nature "

Martin Scharnke - is our new Community Education officer - Martin has previously worked in banking and Information Technology; and has a degree in Computer Science Since 1999 Martin has been an ordained pastor in the LCANZ Most recently he has been an aged care chaplain for almost 13 years. During this time he also completed a Master’s degree in Ageing and Pastoral studies Martin is passionate about justice and speaking out against injustice He has an adult daughter who is a passionate disability advocate They live in Brisbane, together with their ageing Cavoodle, Hannah

Sharing the ALWS Annual Report 2021

ALWS is proud to present our 2021 Annual Report - which showcases the hope ALWS support gave - through our partners - to 547,461 people!

You can find the report available to read here.

However, if you are short for time, here is a brief summary:

In 2021, here in Australia, your ALWS team reached over 20,000 students in 60 schools by delivering awareness sessions in person and online.

And throughout the year, the ALWS team leveraged the strength of our partners overseas finding ways whenever possible to augment Australian supporter contributions through matching grant opportunities.

Also, working in partnership with other church agencies in Australia, we were able to tap into further Australian Government grants for protracted emergencies.

In addition, we are pleased to report ALWS achieved successful reaccreditation with the Australian Government at full level. This will enable us to secure Government grants for humanitarian and development work for the next 5 years.

None of this could happen without our partners and supporters, support from the Australian Government, and the commitment and dedication of the staff, board and volunteers at ALWS.

Thank you for reading – and may your light keep shining.

2021 Key Achievements

ALWS Strategic Plan 2021- 2026

goals?

Want to read more? Find the full strategic plan here.

GOAL 1:

Life-changing action led by those we serve

Outcome 1.1:

ALWS and partners have sought, welcomed and supported those who are most vulnerable and at risk of being forgotten

Outcome 1.2:

ALWS has supported partners to include, protect and enhance the capacity of the most vulnerable. Outcome 1.3:

The most vulnerable are empowered with enhanced skills for life, livelihoods and leadership.

GOAL 2: Australians inspired to joy-filled action

Outcome 2.1:

ALWS has grown its resources to increase action for those who are most vulnerable and at risk of being forgotten Outcome 2.2:

ALWS thrives on the trust of the extended Australian and New Zealand Lutheran family who make ALWS their aid and development agency of choice Outcome 2.3

People are equipped to bring love to life and amplify the voices of those who are most vulnerable and at risk of being forgotten by the world.

GOAL 3:

Outcome 3.1:

Staff, Board and volunteers are engaged and well-equipped for their roles. Outcome 3.2:

ALWS maximises key partnerships for increased reach and impact. Outcome 3 3:

ALWS is a sustainable, best-practice agency optimising efficiency and effectiveness.

abundant life

Resources maximised for those who need it most

what are our 3

New Humanitarian Funding Mechanism: Emergency Action Alliance

ALWS is proud to be a foundation member of the new Australian Humanitarian funding mechanism – the Emergency Action Alliance (EAA) This mechanism is modelled closely to the UK’s START Network, and brings together 15 Australian-based Aid Organisations, with support from the Australian Government, and the national radio and TV broadcaster - the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) The goal is to take humanitarian crises and appeals to the Australian public in a coordinated way.

The EAA has a pre-agreed set of criteria to ensure launch the right appeals at the right time. The appeal criteria is:

*The overseas disaster is of such scale and urgency as to call for an international humanitarian response

*Our members are in a position to act quickly and effectively. *There are reasonable grounds to believe a public appeal would be successful

The very first EAA Appeal to be launched was for the Ukraine Crisis ALWS’s submission for the joint appeal contributes to the LWF's response through the ACT Ukraine Appeal This is the first time that ALWS has been able to utilise an ACT Alliance appeal to tap Australian Government humanitarian funding – so an exciting new step for ALWS and its partners

The joint EAA Appeal has raised $2.25 million from the Australian public, with an additional $2 million contribution from the Australian Government The funds are divided based on the size of the NGO, and ALWS received nearly $120,000 from the EAA pooled funds to support LWF’s work in Ukraine

If you would like to know more about the EAA please visit this link: https://emergencyaction.org.au/who-are-we

Nepal: Workshops on Anti-Fraud

Staff from LWF Nepal completed the Humentum Fighting Fraud in NGOs training with support from ALWS in 2020 and 2021 As part of their post-training action plan the organization has provided training to LWF staff as well as local implementing partners In a training in December 2021, the focus was on: Introduction to Fraud, Directing Behaviour and Deterring Fraud, Preventing Fraud, Detecting Fraud, Responding to Fraud and Building an Anti-Fraud Culture

In a 3-day workshop in April 2022, follow up training was provided on Assessing Systems to Prevent Fraud, Professional and Ethical Duty of Accountants to Prevent Fraud, Fraud Journals and Preventing Fraud in Humanitarian Assistance Training was also delivered on Procurement, Safeguarding and Financial Management

"We have learnt many useful things about financial documentation and procurement management, in procurement especially bid evaluation (technical and financial evaluation) process, grouping/lotting goods for procurement which is applicable on day to day basis in our work Now, I am so much clearer in these topics. During the training, we had sufficient time to support, suggest, and receive feedback from LWF Nepal whenever we had issues and queries on financial and procurement issues I assure you that whatever we have learnt from this training, we will share with our friends and colleagues in our respective organizations "

Gender Responsive Programming mixed-modality training programme!

We have now had 5 of the 6 live workshops on Gender Responsive Programming and here at ALWS we have learnt so much alongside our par Some key highlights of the sessions so far:

Module 1 - We had a lively discussion on why is gender relevant in our work and on f also spoke about what is power and what is intersectionality - you can find more information here.

Module 2 - Introduction to Gender Responsive Programming - including what it is, why it is important, and we were introduced to the IASC Gender with Age Marker (also known as the GAM) as a tool that can be used to evaluate the gender responsiveness of your programming.

Module 3 - Conducting Gender Analysis! We discussed the WHY of conducting an analysis and in teams planned the HOW of doing data collection. There are a lot of great resources here you can use to collect data

Module 4 - Gender Responsive Program Design - here we discussed the ins and outs of targeted programming - and how to use the Gender at Work Analytical Framework as a tool for design.

Module 5 - Gender Responsive Monitoring and Evaluation - discussing the basics of this concept and why it is important to use sex and age disaggregated data (SADD).

We are looking forward to the last workshop on the last Wednesday of the month - and for our plans to run these workshops again in 2023! Let us know if you have any feedback or questions!

Comms Corner - introducing our new resources

You may feel a long way from the people who support your work through Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS). That's where the stories of the rights-holders you serve can bring us closer together and strengthen our partnership. For example, the stories you gather help staff in Australia inspire people to take action and give. When people give generously, the funds raised continue supporting your life-changing programs around the world. That's one of the reasons why your work in amplifying the voices of rights-holders is so important.

To help you do this, ALWS have created a folder full of practical resources on gathering images and stories; covering topics like informed consent, the Before Reaction Action Change Effect Lookingforward Expert Thank-you (BRACELET) approach to interviews, taking powerful images and so much more. These practical and visual resources help make sure programs empower everybody involved; from rights-holders around the world to a family in Australia looking to take action.

To access these resources, simply click the links in the list below to view and download the entire document. Please note there is a French version of all resources linked at the bottom: Informed Consent- Protect rights and understand why ALWS document stories and photos Seeking Informed Consent Examples- Scenarios to demonstrate informed consent BRACELET Interview Guide- How to use the BRACELET approach in interviews BRACELET Example- A real-world example of an interview with Mr Ket Put using BRACELET Telling Their Story- Guidelines for interviewing and taking photos of rights-holders How we Use the Stories- Examples of how ALWS share stories with supporters Tips for Quality Photos- Practical tips and examples for taking the best quality photos French Version of All Resources- Combined PDF of all resources in French.

If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Do you have an exciting example of good practice from your program you would like to share with ALWS and our other partners? Let your focal point know and we can try to include this in the next Share Learn Grow!

Save the date: Safeguarding Workshop

WHEN? Wednesday 7th September 10am CET (Central Europe Time). For 2 hours.

WHAT? LWF are holding an introductory workshop to launch the rollout of the new Child Protection Guidelines and Toolkit and Child Safeguarding Guidelines and Toolkit.

The Introductory Workshop will be led by two international consultants, and cover:

The difference between Child Protection and Child Safeguarding and what this means for us in World Service A brief overview of the Guidelines and Toolkits

An introduction to the coming series of workshops and learning resources, and explanation of which staff should attend these events later in the year

SOON!

The graphic provides an overview of the LWF-WS Safeguarding Policy and how the Child Safeguarding Guidelines & Toolkit align.