Australian Volunteers International

Australian Volunteers International
AbbreviationAVI
Formation1951
Legal statusNon-profit organization
PurposeRecruit skilled professionals from Australia to work with partner organisations in Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East
Location
  • Australia
Region served
Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East
LeaderChief Executive Officer, Paul Bird
WebsiteAustralian Volunteers International

Australian Volunteers International or AVI recruits skilled professionals from Australia to work with partner organisations in Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Its work focuses on reducing poverty, promoting human rights and gender equality, increasing access to education and health services, and protecting the environment.

In the last 50 years AVI have placed more than 6000 volunteers and other field workers in 70 countries.