http://www.abv.org.au Australian Business Volunteers News en jeanie.chiefari@abv.org.au Copyright 2009 2009-10-12T14:18:03+00:00 http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/facilitating_yes_in_png/ http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/facilitating_yes_in_png/ By Derk Swieringa The YES program is like a blind date. You get told who your partner is, you ring or email each other a few times, you meet on the plane and then you are stuck together for better or worse for a few weeks. Unlike a blind date however, this is one gig you cannot back-out of once the plane leaves ... 2009-10-12T15:18:03+00:00 http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/project_design_management_training_in_aceh_indonesia/ http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/project_design_management_training_in_aceh_indonesia/ By Richard Habgood Late on 26 December 2004, the world witnessed images of a tsunami rushing through coastal areas throughout South East Asia. While most news stories focused on Thailand, one of the worst affected areas was Aceh, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. In Aceh, the ... 2009-10-12T15:14:02+00:00 http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/corporate_volunteering_update/ http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/corporate_volunteering_update/ Since July last year, over one hundred IBM employees have found themselves travelling through Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and China to complete ABV assignments and contribute to the economic development of these countries. Selected from over 6000 applicants, the chosen few are the cream of the I.T. ... 2009-10-12T15:09:41+00:00 http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/australian_volunteers_in_rps_needy_areas/ http://www.abv.org.au/resources/story_detail/australian_volunteers_in_rps_needy_areas/ Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 03:09:00 05/24/2009 WHILE other volunteer groups from developed countries send in raw youth, the Australian Business Volunteers (ABV) has for almost 11 years brought to the Philippines experts with a minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in their fields of ... 2009-10-12T15:07:38+00:00