Welcome to Motivation Australia’s Annual Report for 2021-2022 Contents Letters from leadership Honouring our mission Projects Advocacy Relationships Performance Team Finance report Letters from leadership From the Chairperson Evelyn O’Loughlin Motivation Australia has been working in the Pacific and Southeast Asia for more than 15 years to uphold the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and promote access to health, rehabilitation and assistive technology services. In this time, Motivation Australia has sought and achieved the highest levels of acc ..read more

Reviewing Motivation Australia for a changing future For more than fifteen years, Motivation Australia has been proud to work with partners in the beautiful Blue Pacific and beyond to uphold the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and promote access to health, disability, rehabilitation and assistive technology sectors. While the words of our vision and mission may have changed during this time, the purpose of the organisation has been unwavering – to ensure all people can enjoy their full human rights and participate in family and community life. It is this commitmen ..read more

No supplies; no services Consistent access to supplies is one of the largest challenges our partners in the beautiful Blue Pacific face. Motivation Australia’s Procurement Tool Kit was developed to strengthen procurement systems and practices in health services. Training health and rehabilitation personnel in appropriate and relevant procurement strategies will ensure they are well equipped to make informed procurement decisions. This cultivates long term sustainability, leading to improved outcomes for service users. Centering real experiences The Procurement Tool Kit has been designed a ..read more

Transform lives Without access to assistive technology a person living with disability will likely experience loss of independence, dignity and increased poverty. You can support projects that increase access to health services so that those in need of assistive devices can participate in community and family life. Multiply your impact Donate today and your gift will be generously matched by Össur and Motivation Australia supporters to multiply your impact six times! Maximise your support to people across the beautiful blue Pacific and beyond. It can cost as little as $7.30 to assess and fit ..read more

Transform lives Without access to assistive technology a person living with disability will likely experience loss of independence, dignity and increased poverty. You can support projects that increase access to health services so that those in need of assistive devices can participate in community and family life. Multiply your impact Donate today and your gift will be matched to triple your impact! Maximise your support to people across the beautiful blue Pacific and beyond. It can cost as little as $7.30 to assess and fit a person living with disability, like six year old Violet, with a mo ..read more

About us Motivation Australia is an Australian not for profit organisation that conducts life-saving and life-changing projects in developing countries. We strengthen locally led and sustainable health, disability, rehabilitation and assistive technology sectors in the Blue Pacific and beyond. Motivation Australia’s program portfolio currently includes a range of grants and consultancies, usually numbering 10 to 15 at any one time. Major donors/clients include DFAT, through the Australia NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP), and the World Health Organization. In 2022 Motivation Australia will be ..read more

In 2020 the National Orthotics and Prosthetics Service (NOPS) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) conducted their first ever outreach trip to Kundiawa, a small town in the remote PNG highlands. Less than two years later, they have their own established prosthetics and orthotics clinic at Kundiawa Hospital. Thanks to the continued efforts of Kundiawa Hospital leadership and NOPS staff, the community of Kundiawa and surrounding towns have greater access to life saving and life changing assistive technology and the prosthetic and orthotic services. Today the NOPS clinic at the hospital is staffed by c ..read more

Health services are more important than ever The fight is not over in 2022. Many nations across the Blue Pacific are confronting COVID-19 and its destructive variants for the first time. COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm local hospitals and devastate entire health systems. Some of our partners have had to suspend service delivery. While this is necessary to protect their communities, it unfortunately leaves many people without access to life saving and life changing interventions, supplies and education. Your support in strengthening and resourcing health services is more urgent than ever. C ..read more

Health services are more important than ever The fight is not over in 2022. Many nations across the Blue Pacific are confronting COVID-19 and its destructive variants for the first time. COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm local hospitals and devastate entire health systems. Some of our partners have had to suspend service delivery. While this is necessary to protect their communities, it unfortunately leaves many people without access to life saving and life changing interventions, supplies and education. Your support in strengthening and resourcing health services is more urgent than ever. C ..read more

Setting the scene At the National Referral Hospital (NRH), Solomon Islands, at least 60% of inpatients on the general surgery ward have severe diabetic foot wounds.1. People with diabetic foot wounds often present to hospital so late that amputation is needed to save their life. While life-saving, amputation can increase the risk of further complications, challenges and costs. If people with diabetic foot wounds were identified early, amputation could be prevented. More women than men experience disability in the Solomon Islands. Yet, women in the Solomon Islands struggle to access appropria ..read more