GlobalQuest

Projects Funded

Financial Year 02/03

• Aussie Boats for East Timor (ABET): donation towards the construction of a fishing boat which includes fishing nets, hooks, lines, sinkers, oars and paddles. These boats are provided to communities in East Timor who rely on fishing as their primary income
• Red Cross Bali Victims Appeal: donation towards the victims of the Bali bombing tragedy
• Red Cross Drought Appeal: donation towards the victims of the drought in outback Australia
• Adelaide Hills Zonta Club: donation of 1,000 birthing kits for expecting mothers in developing countries. A birthing kit contains 1m x 1m plastic sheet, two gloves, five gauze squares, three cord ties, one scalpel blade all contained in a small ziploc bag. These birthing kits provide for a clean birth which helps to decrease the risk of death from infection and bleeding
• Mission World Aid: donation towards the shipment of second hand goods and relief aid to communities in PNG and Solomon Islands;
• Glimmer of Hope: donation towards the Ethiopian Famine Appeal
• East Timor Hospital – Burns Unit: purchase of a skin graft knife to enable doctors to operate on burns victims