What Live & Learn International does

Live & Learn International is a Melbourne-headquartered non-governmental organization that designs and delivers community development, climate resilience, and environmental education programmes across 13 countries spanning the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific. Founded in 1992, the organization operates with approximately 79 staff and a country-office model that localizes programme priorities, partnering with over 500 local institutions including schools, health clinics, and community organizations. Its portfolio centers on six thematic areas: climate resilience, environmental protection, water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH), equality and inclusion, disaster risk reduction and response, and food resilience.

Its core programmatic products include the Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) Programme, which works with 65 rural communities across Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu using nature-based adaptation approaches; the Atoll Food Futures (AFF) project, a multi-country climate-smart agriculture initiative in Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji that reached 739 households (4,550 beneficiaries); the Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme (IKLP), which maps and revives traditional knowledge as a complement to CRI; and a suite of WASH programmes that established 8 Community-Based Sanitation Enterprises across Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Fiji. Supporting these are publicly available knowledge products such as the CRI Toolkit, agroforestry guides, sanitation construction manuals, and nutrition-sensitive agriculture strategy documents.

The organization is funded primarily through restricted grants from government development agencies — including the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), the European Union, IFAD, FAO, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and the Global Environment Facility — as well as through multi-NGO consortium arrangements such as the Australian Humanitarian Partnership. There are no commercial sales, paid product offerings, or publicly disclosed pricing; the go-to-market is relationship-based grant acquisition and consortium participation. The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees and led by Executive Director Christian Nielsen, with country directors (e.g., Doris Susau in Fiji) overseeing localized delivery.

Name

Live & Learn International

Legal name

Live & Learn Environmental Education

Website

https://livelearn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Live & Learn International is a Melbourne-based non-profit that delivers community-led climate resilience, WASH, food security, and Indigenous knowledge programmes across 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific, funded primarily by government and multilateral development grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Climate resilience initiatives
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Environmental education services
• Disaster risk reduction

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne (Naarm)

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Aid Funding: Live & Learn operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily by government development aid programs including Australian Government (DFAT), New Zealand Government (MFAT), European Union, and other international development funders

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Live & Learn International is a non-profit environmental education organization that implements community development programs across 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific. Its core offerings include the Climate Resilient Islands Programme, Atoll Food Futures, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives, Nature-based Solutions, and the Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme, all delivered through partnerships with local governments, NGOs, schools, and communities.

Product overview

Live & Learn International is a nonprofit environmental education organization that implements community development programs across Asia and the Pacific. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of thematic programs and educational resources. The core offerings include: the Climate Resilient Islands Programme (CRI) for climate resilience through nature-based approaches; the Atoll Food Futures program for food security in vulnerable atoll nations; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) initiatives; and the Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme for preserving traditional knowledge. These programs are supported by practical resources including the Climate Resilient Islands Toolkit, nutrition-sensitive agriculture guides, agroforestry guides, and sanitation construction manuals. The organization operates across 13 countries including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Kiribati.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Climate Resilient Islands Programme A flagship program working with rural communities in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, PNG, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu to strengthen community resilience to climate change impacts through nature-based approaches, including ecosystem restoration, resilient food systems, and disaster planning.
• Atoll Food Futures A multi-country project operating in Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji (2022-2025) that adopts climate-smart agriculture technologies to improve food security and resilience for vulnerable atoll populations.
• Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme A complementary program to Climate Resilient Islands that revives and strengthens Indigenous knowledge to strengthen communities through traditional knowledge mapping and local expertise identification.
• Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Programs Various WASH initiatives across Pacific Island countries including sanitation marketing, hygiene behavior change campaigns, school WASH programs, and community water governance support.
• Nature-based Solutions Environmental protection initiatives including agroforestry, conservation finance, forest protection, and ecosystem restoration projects that help communities adapt to climate change.
• Urban Community-Based Sanitation Enterprises Market-based sanitation programs in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Fiji using small businesses and behavior change techniques to increase demand for improved sanitation.
• Angkor Water Resilience Project Water resilience project in the Angkor region of Cambodia supported by New Zealand MFAT, focusing on community water governance and WASH services.
• Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) Five-year partnership between DFAT and Australian NGOs that aims to save lives, alleviate suffering and enhance human dignity during and in the aftermath of conflict, disasters and other humanitarian crises.

Quantifiable outcome

• 739 households (4550 beneficiaries) reached through Atoll Food Futures programme
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency partnership for food security, agriculture, and forestry policy programs including FAO1 Sustainable Land Management and FAO2 Forest Policy projects.
• CARE AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with Live & Learn as part of the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) consortium for humanitarian response and disaster preparedness.
• Plan International AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in Australian Humanitarian Partnership and Water for Women projects, focusing on gender equality and child rights.
• UNDPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations development agency partnership for sustainable development and climate resilience programs.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for child-focused WASH and health programs in Pacific Island Countries.
• Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Zealand volunteer organization partnership to place volunteers in Live & Learn's Pacific programmes in Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Kiribati with focus on knowledge capture and sharing.
• ArupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering consultancy partnership for Climate Infrastructure for Resilient Coastlines and Riverbanks (CIRCAR) project.
• Schneider ElectricminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partnership for sustainable development and energy solutions.
• Monash UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for research and knowledge development.
• RMIT UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for research and educational initiatives.
• Western Sydney UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm partnership with School of Humanities and Communications Arts for documentary production documenting community work in Vanuatu.
• Engineers Without BordersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering humanitarian organization partnership for technical solutions.
• CRISOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization partnership for climate and environmental programs.
• SPREPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme partnership for regional environmental protection.
• SPC (Pacific Community)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional intergovernmental organization partnership for development in the Pacific.
• KIWAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacific regional organization partnership.
• GreencollarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental markets and conservation organization partnership.
• Nakau ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacific-focused conservation and livelihood program partnership.
• International Water CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater and WASH expertise partnership for Pacific programs.
• WHOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Health Organization partnership for health and WASH programs.
• CawthronminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Zealand environmental science organization partnership.
• EnviroStratminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consulting partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme): Intergovernmental regional environmental body for the Pacific and an existing Live & Learn partner. Operates as both a collaborator and a potential alternative channel for the same regional climate and biodiversity funding.

Direct peers

• CARE Australia: Australian development NGO and Live & Learn's named consortium partner in the Australian Humanitarian Partnership. Both deliver community-led humanitarian, WASH, and gender equality programs in the Pacific and Southeast Asia under similar DFAT-funded models.
• Oxfam Australia: Australian development NGO with significant Pacific and Southeast Asia operations in climate resilience, gender equality, and community development. Comparable non-profit, multi-donor, locally-led operating model.
• World Vision Australia: Major Australian faith-based development NGO with extensive Pacific community development, WASH, and food security programming. Comparable donor base (DFAT, multilateral) and geographic focus on PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Timor-Leste.
• WaterAid Australia: Specialist WASH-focused NGO operating in the Pacific and Southeast Asia with DFAT and Water for Women funding. Directly comparable WASH programming, donor mix, and target beneficiary communities.
• Plan International Australia: Core AHP and Water for Women consortium partner alongside Live & Learn, working in PNG, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu on gender equality, WASH, and child-focused community development. Highly comparable business model and donor mix.
• Save the Children Australia: Australian NGO implementing Pacific-focused humanitarian and child-rights programs through DFAT and AHP. Listed as a comparable distribution partner for L&L and operates with a similar implementing-partner, multi-country Pacific footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Conservation International: Global environmental NGO with established Asia-Pacific operations focused on nature-based solutions and conservation finance. Competes for overlapping climate and biodiversity funding pools that L&L accesses via GEF and EU.
• WWF-Australia: Major environmental NGO with extensive Pacific operations across climate, oceans, and community-based conservation. Comparable Pacific footprint and donor mix to Live & Learn, though at significantly larger scale.
• The Nature Conservancy: Global conservation organization with Pacific programs in climate adaptation, reef resilience, and nature-based solutions. Overlaps with L&L's nature-based adaptation work and competes for similar GEF/World Bank funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LiveAndLearnInt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/livelearnenviroed
• Facebookfacebook.com/LiveAndLearnInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liveandlearninternational
• Instagraminstagram.com/livelearninternational

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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