Over the last 64 years 45 Queenslanders have travelled to countries such as Timor- Leste, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa and beyond, in order to share  their skills with the assistance of Palms Australia.

Palms’ Executive Director, Soraya Kassim, said “Some of the roles they have fulfilled there include Agriculturist/Livestock Mentor, English and Community Development Mentor and Organisational Development Mentor. The trick is though that they didn’t just do these jobs – they were there to pass on their skills to the locals.”

Palms Australia is an Australian development assistance organisation which specialises in sending Australians overseas for ‘mutual exchange’

Soraya Kassim is in Brisbane this month to meet with Queensland organisations to explore further collaborations to expand overseas volunteering opportunities.

Palms will be hosting a Discovery Information Session in Brisbane on April 27th to talk about opportunities for skilled Australians to share their skills with an overseas community.

“We have invited some of our local volunteers who have been on placement with Palms Australia, to share a bit about their placement experiences” said Soraya Kassim. “This is a great opportunity to hear from them first hand.”

To register for the event, you can visit the Palms Brisbane Information Session.

Upcoming Brisbane Discovery Information Session:

Venue: Garden City Library Meeting Room

Address: Garden City Shopping Centre, Cnr Logan & Kessels Rd, Upper Mt Gravatt

Date: Saturday 27th April 2024

Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm

If you would like any further information about the upcoming Discovery Information Session, you can contact Palms Australia on palms@palms.org.au or call 02 9560 5333 or 0422 472 567.