Laura Portaro (r) discusses the contribution women can make in public life with colleague Kong Sophea at the UNIFEM office in Phnom Penh. Photo: Elizabeth James/AusAID. Contact [email protected] with the URL of an image or images to obtain a high resolution original.

Project CARE Cambodia - demonstrating through pantomime the destruction wought by landmines to families and individuals. A large number of villagers are illiterate so this is an exellent way to teach them what to do and who to contact when they discover landmines or UXO's. Photo by Kevin Evans. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

Slum life. Mumbai, India Photo by Dirk Guinan. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

Various billboards, health warnings etc in Nauru. Photo by Lorrie Graham. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

Public laundry. Mumbai, India. Photo by Dirk Guinan. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

A women’s group in Manono, a small island in Samoa, received 20 manual sewing machines through the AusAID Direct Aid Program. The sewing machines and accessories will assist the women to improve their sewing skills and increase their potential to earn an income. The program is also supported by the Samoan Ministry of Women and Social Development. The Direct Aid Program provides support through a Small Grants Scheme for small-scale community development activities. Photo: Claire McGeechan, AusAID. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

Part of the COPE exhibition centre which displays used items of UXO (unexploded ordnance) and the prosthetic limbs either locally made or made by the centre, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Photo: Jim Holmes for AusAID. To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Part of the COPE exhibition centre which displays used items of UXO (unexploded Ordnance) and the prosthetic limbs either locally made or made by the centre, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Photo: Jim Holmes for AusAID. To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

People living in coastal environments will become more vulnerable as a result of climate change. Photo by Jodi Gatfield, AusAID. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

A woman in Desa Dasan Geria Village, West Lombok pours clean water into her storage jug. Through Australian support the village has been able to access much-needed clean water since 2005. Photo: Josh Estey. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

Australian support helped fund information campaigns to encourage citizens to vote and ensure they were properly registered for Indonesia’s 2009 democratic elections. Photo by Josh Estey. Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

With mining and gas projects expanding in PNG, so too is the demand for skilled tradespeople. The Australia-Pacific Technical College is training electricians like Danny Virobo, pictured here with the APTC's Morrie Wintringham in the latest skills. Photo: Jacqueline Smart, AusAID. Port Moresby, PNG June 2011 To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Rita Omahe receives her certificate IV in Hospitality from the APTC's Morrie Wintringham at the Port Moresby campus of the Australia-Pacific Technical College. Rita works at a hotel in Goroka and credits the Australia-Pacific Technical College with expanding her knowledge of the tourism industry. Since opening in 2007, the APTC has trained more than 700 Papua New Guinean students in fields ranging from automotive and construction. Photo: Jacqueline Smart, AusAID. June 2011. To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Benedictta Urakupa with son Patrick receives her Certificate in Tourism from the APTC's Morrie Wintringham at the Port Moresby campus of the Australia-Pacific Technical College. An administration officer at a Port Moresby car hire firm, Benedictta -with the support of her employer-enrolled in the tourism course to learn how she could better serve her clients. Since opening in 2007, the APTC has trained more than 700 Papua New Guinean students in fields ranging from automotive and construction. Photo: Jacqueline Smart, AusAID. June 2011. To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Electrician Danny Virobo addresses the audience at the June 2011 graduation of students from the Port Moresby campus of the Australia-Pacific Technical College. Danny completed his Certificate III in Electrotechnology at the Port Moresby workshop in 2011. Photo: Jacqueline Smart, AusAID. To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Rita Omahe gives the graduate address at the graduation of the Australia Pacific Technical College in Port Moresby, PNG June 2011. Rita now has a Certificate IV in Hospitality and is employed at an Eastern Highlands Hotel. Photo: Jacqueline Smart, AusAID. To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

PNG electrician Danny Virobo and Australian trainer Roderick Elliot with fellow classmates in the background at the Australia-Pacific Technical College workshop on the outskirts of Port Moresby. The College is providing internationally recognised qualifications for local tradespeople in course from plumbing through to construction and hairdressing. Photo: AusAID Jacqueline Smart June 2011 Port Moresby PNG To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Rita Omahe centre with fellow Hospitality graduates at the Australia-Pacific Technical College graduation at Port Moresby PNG. Photo: Jacqueline Smart, AusAID. June 2011. To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Benedictta Urakupa with son Patrick at the Australia-Pacific Technical College graduation in Port Moresby. Benedictta says the course has secured her financial future as she now has a promotion with better pay and conditions as a direct result of her APTC training. Photo: Jacqueline Smart, AusAID Port Moresby PNG June 2011 To request copyright use and access to hi-res versions of this photo, contact [email protected]

Mothers of children participating in activities as part of International Peace Day from local schools in Vavuniya. The days activities were funded through AusAID's 'communitiies for progress'.

Young female students in a community based education class in Uruzgan. CBE classes provide education for children in villages where the next formal school is too far, particularly for early graders. The Children of Uruzgan program establishes 125 classes all over remote and poor Uruzgan province. Photo: DFAT/Save the Children/Elissa Bogos Mirzaei, 2012

Scouts and girl guides line up for the royal visit at the Commonwealth youth Program office.

Passengers board a flight to Santa Ana, Makira to attend Wogasia, the spear festival.

Members of the ANZ netball team play against another local business in a competition supported by AusAID. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)

Members of the ANZ netball team play against another local business in a competition supported by AusAID. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)