Monetary Donors
Increasingly, philanthropy and individual donors play a role as supporters and partners of ANZGITA as we continue to deliver our training programs, expand our activities within them, provide equipment and other support to the centres and doctors we work with, and as we look to initiate programs in more countries. The role of donations is also growing in importance due to reductions in Australian government funding of development work in AsiaPacific countries. See the DONATE page for how to donate.
The directors and members of ANZGITA gratefully acknowledge the support of all our donors. Below are some examples of generous philanthropic and corporate donations and those of private individuals.
In 2015 we received a donation of $60,000 from Len Ainsworth, a philanthropist, and a commitment for further support over the next five years. Also, in 2015 we received an anonymous donation that supported the acquistion of five new endoscopes for the Fiji Training Centre. Our thanks for both these generous donations and the support they show for the work of ANZGITA.
The directors and members of ANZGITA gratefully acknowledge the support of all our donors. Below are some examples of generous philanthropic and corporate donations and those of private individuals.
In 2015 we received a donation of $60,000 from Len Ainsworth, a philanthropist, and a commitment for further support over the next five years. Also, in 2015 we received an anonymous donation that supported the acquistion of five new endoscopes for the Fiji Training Centre. Our thanks for both these generous donations and the support they show for the work of ANZGITA.
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In April 2016 ANZGITA received a donation of $20,000 from Boston Scientific to support our training programs and development of endoscopic and gastroenterological care in Fiji and the Pacific Region. Some funds will go towards the travel, accommodation and out-of-pocket costs of trainers on the Pacific programs. The donation will also support an epidemiological study into the prevalence of biliary disease in Fiji and the greater Pacific Region. From it the need for more advanced biliary care in Fiji and the greater Pacific region will be assessed and a preliminary evaluation made of the viability of developing an ERCP service in Suva.
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In March 2016 ANZGITA received a Special Project Grant of US$10,000 (A$13,200) from The Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation (JGHF) to support travel costs associated with our training programs. Some of the money will also be used to contribute to administrative costs. JGHF fosters research, education and training in gastroenterology and hepatology. With Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, the publisher, it owns the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
In July 2016 the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) donated $20,000 for disinfection equipment acquisition and installation which was used to fund this project in Solomon Islands in 2017.
In an effort orchestrated by Dr Terry Gavaghan, a number of doctors in Canberra chose to donate a fee from a procedure each undertook for ANZGITA's work in Fiji. Our thanks to them. We are looking to replicate this approach elsewhere.
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has been the recipient of funds from the DFAT funded PIP program during 2012 - 2015. RACS has chosen to use some of those funds to support the ANZGITA program in Fiji over that period, covering trainers' airfares and accommodation and, in 2015, the freight costs for equipment. Previously the trainers (or occasionally their employers) had paid all their out-of-pocket expenses.
To these individuals, corporations and foundations, and others who have generously donated, we express our sincere thanks.
In an effort orchestrated by Dr Terry Gavaghan, a number of doctors in Canberra chose to donate a fee from a procedure each undertook for ANZGITA's work in Fiji. Our thanks to them. We are looking to replicate this approach elsewhere.
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has been the recipient of funds from the DFAT funded PIP program during 2012 - 2015. RACS has chosen to use some of those funds to support the ANZGITA program in Fiji over that period, covering trainers' airfares and accommodation and, in 2015, the freight costs for equipment. Previously the trainers (or occasionally their employers) had paid all their out-of-pocket expenses.
To these individuals, corporations and foundations, and others who have generously donated, we express our sincere thanks.