This funds the entire Paramedical College for one full year, including:

• Government-accredited training for 500 girls
• Four specialised medical programs (Phlebotomy, Nurse Assistant, Pharmacy Assistant, Dental Hygienist)
• Professional certification that leads to stable employment
• Breaking cycles of poverty through healthcare career opportunities
• Training the next generation of healthcare workers for underserved communities

DFN supports holistic projects in South East Asia including quality English-medium education, child sponsorship, vocational training centres that provide job skills to help families escape poverty, healthcare initiatives including community health workers and medical clinics, anti-human trafficking programmes, and economic development projects. We also train and support Village Leaders—local women whose dignity has been restored—who help other marginalised women and vulnerable girls in their communities.

DFN's strength lies in our community-led, holistic approach developed over 20 years of responding to requests from community leaders themselves. Rather than imposing solutions, we work through local Village Leaders and Community Health Workers who understand their communities' needs. We focus on restoring dignity and self-reliance through education, healthcare, vocational training, and economic development—addressing root causes rather than just symptoms, and creating lasting transformation that ripples through entire families and communities.

We operate with a nationally-led structure that includes Village Leaders, Community Health Workers, District Coordinators, and Field Managers who ensure programmes are run effectively at the grassroots level. Our core values of integrity and accountability mean we do what we say we will, transparently. Send us an email and we'll share the incredible numbers showing what we've accomplished this year—meals provided, students enrolled in classes, medical clinics held, prescriptions dispensed, children rescued, girls graduated, and lives transformed.

We'd love to connect with people who want to deepen their involvement! Contact us to discuss opportunities for visiting our projects in South East Asia, learning about major giving opportunities - such as supporting a village for a year, sponsoring a child, or funding a Community Health Worker or Village leader - or exploring ways to use your professional skills to support our work. We can also connect you with others who have witnessed our work firsthand and can share their experiences of seeing the transformation happening in communities.

Yes! DFN is a registered charity in Australia, which means your donation is fully tax-deductible.

There are many ways to support our mission beyond financial donations! You can raise awareness by sharing our work on social media, organising fundraising events in your community, volunteering your professional skills (marketing, admin, events), or becoming an advocate by educating others about the needs of vulnerable women and children in South East Asia. You could also start a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign like Alex's 7n7 Challenge.