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1. A partnership between:
engaging students
in global
interdisciplinary
research

2. 19+
11+
120+
global
students

3. Over one billion
people live in urban
informal settlements
globally, where
polluted water and
inadequate sanitation
are leading causes of
preventable diseases.
• 5-year health and environmental research program
• 24 informal settlement sites in Indonesia and Fiji
• Underpinned by Planetary Health
• Aims to provide new evidence that a localised, water
sensitive cities approach can deliver sustainable, cost-
effective health and environmental improvements
• Success will be measured by community health and well-
being (particularly children under 5) and ecological diversity
program overview

4. benefits for students
“We were excited to embrace the complex nature of RISE, and form a project
which contributed to such an innovative and inventive informal settlement
project.” - Monash Science Advanced – Global Challenges (Honours) Students
• Direct engagement with critical interdisciplinary challenges in the
Asia-Pacific
• Expanded research opportunities
• Engagement across institutes, disciplines, and countries enabling
students to form links with academic networks, community
organisations and local practices
• Cultural and language experiences
• First-hand insights into community development

5. “Involving students in RISE gave them a chance to work with informal settlement
residents and experience first-hand the challenges of working in complex
environments.” - Camari Koto, The University of the South Pacific lecturer and RISE partner
• Community co-design and co-research approach with in-country
communities of practice around design, implementation, and research
• Training programs and collaboration with local engineers, contractors,
governments and community organisations to build capacity
• Students, staff and partners develop and strengthen bilateral and
institutional relationships with counterparts
• Knowledge exchange through shared student and staff experiences across
institutions, disciplines and countries
• Collaboration between emerging interdisciplinary fields
benefits for Monash, partners
& communities

6. want to know more?
WWW.RISE-PROGRAM.ORG

7. A partnership between: