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Bilum: Modernizing governance in rural Papua New Guinea
Governance
Noah Mawe

Noah Mawe

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Tech Saves Lives: Faster Responses, Better Coordination with Ambulansia
Health
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Paula Rita Viana

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A Pacific education journey beyond numbers
Education & Skills Training
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Artila Devi

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Meet the minds behind our magic!
Education & Skills Training
Meet the Catalpians

Catalpa

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Celebrating Catalpa's Wonder Women
International Women's Day

Catalpa

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A legacy that will live on
human centred design
Gender
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Isabel Pereira

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International Day for the Protection of Children 2024
Education & Skills Training
Social Protection
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Sharon Edington

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What’s empathy got to do with it?
human centred design
development
...

Catalpa

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'Tis The Season to say Thank You!
infrastructure
Education & Skills Training
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Catalpa

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Catalpa News | October 2023
Education & Skills Training
Governance
...

Catalpa

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Catalpa supports the YES vote for Australia’s Indigenous Voice Referendum

Catalpa

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A missed opportunity: DFAT’s new policy fails to prioritise digital development
Policy

Catalpa

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Designing digitally-enabled education programs that scale
Education & Skills Training

Catalpa

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Catalpa News | Midyear Updates
Education & Skills Training
Governance
...

Catalpa

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The Paradox of Expertise in International Development
human centred design
Localisation
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David Roach

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Implementing mobile learning in a Papua New Guinea hospital
Education & Skills Training
Health

Catalpa

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Catalpa News | Stay in the know
Governance
Social Protection
...

Catalpa

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Understanding blended learning
Education & Skills Training

Catalpa

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A new way of learning in PNG Hospitals: A nurse’s story
Education & Skills Training
Health

Catalpa

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The importance of digital transformation in the development sector
digital
technology
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Catalpa

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Can elearning really work in remote communities?
Education & Skills Training

Catalpa

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And That's a Wrap: 2022 Gratitude & Highlights

Catalpa

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What is microlearning?
Education & Skills Training

Catalpa

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Catalpa News | People committed to doing good, better.
Education & Skills Training
development
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Catalpa

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Catalpa News | New Programs, Smarter Technology, More Impact
Education & Skills Training
GBV
...

Catalpa

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Simple text messages reduce maternal mortality rate
Gender
Health

Catalpa

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Catalpa News | Starting your day with some good news
education
Governance
...

Catalpa

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Culture and Education: transforming education the Pacific way
Education & Skills Training
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Artila Devi

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A message to our Partners

Catalpa

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How Thoughtful Product Design Can Make or Break Tech for Development Programs
human centred design
development

Catalpa

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Catalpa News | Looking out, looking up, and looking in!
GBV
Agriculture and Environment
...

Catalpa

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Where personal meets professional: Mental health in the workplace
mental health

Catalpa

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The future of education in the Pacific, as told by teachers
Education & Skills Training
science

Catalpa

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Agile, meet adaptive: How global development assistance and software engineering both thrive on an iterative approach
development
Governance

Catalpa

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We See You, We Hear You, We Support You: Our message to mums
Gender
Health

Catalpa

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Catalpa News | Mid-year Review
Education & Skills Training
GBV

Catalpa

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Cash in a Crisis: The Power of Tech in Enabling Transparent Transfers in COVID-19 times
technology
development
...

Catalpa

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Beyond Compliance: Approaching government transparency as an Opportunity rather than an Obligation
transparency
Governance

Catalpa

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From the womb to the world: Addressing health inequities before birth
nutrition
maternal health
...

Catalpa

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7 design principles for microlearning programs
Education & Skills Training

Catalpa

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Flood Devastation: How to Support Timor-Leste Recovery Efforts
emergency
Social Protection

Catalpa

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Catalpa News | 2021 is off to flying start
Education & Skills Training
maternal health
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Catalpa

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IWD 2021: Meet Ruth J Kissam
International Women's Day

Catalpa

Kara Chesal
IWD 2021: Meet Kara Chesal
International Women's Day

Catalpa

Gabriela Leite-Soares
IWD 2021: Meet Gabriela Leite-Soares
International Women's Day

Catalpa

STEM leaders
Ensuring a pipeline of diverse Pacific STEM leaders
Education & Skills Training
STEM

Catalpa

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2020: Celebrating successes in an unusual year
Education & Skills Training
Governance
...

Catalpa

Rural women
The challenges facing rural women, and how thoughtful tech can help
Education & Skills Training
Health

Catalpa

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Micro-learning in the Solomon Islands: readying rural youth for the workforce via smartphone
Education & Skills Training

Catalpa

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Collaboration: the greatest tool to fight a global pandemic
Education & Skills Training
partners
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Catalpa

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Where are the women in global health leadership?
Gender
Health

Catalpa

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Breaking the cycle: what we’ve learned from implementing a multi-sector nutrition program in Timor-Leste
nutrition
Health

Catalpa

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The past year at Catalpa
Education & Skills Training
development
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Catalpa

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When teachers learn more, their students do too
Education & Skills Training

Catalpa

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Making aid transparent: Syncing international and government aid data
transparency
Governance

Catalpa

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#SheInnovates: Celebrating women driving change in Timor-Leste
Gender
International Women's Day

Catalpa

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Our 2018 in numbers
transparency
Education & Skills Training
...

Catalpa

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Geeks don’t belong locked in a server room
Governance
Health

Catalpa

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Let’s talk about malnutrition
nutrition
Social Protection
...

Catalpa

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How an app is saving the lives of women and babies in Timor-Leste
maternal health
Social Protection
...

Catalpa

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