For almost three years, a lay Marist couple from Mexico has been working as volunteers in Pailin, with the Marist Brothers to establish health services for local communities. Doctor Estela […]
Archives for March 2016
Students with disabilities begin agricultural training in Cambodia
During the past six months, former Assumption College Kilmore student, Sam Lolicato, has been working as a volunteer with local Khmer people in Cambodia to establish an agricultural program at […]
Marist Solidarity classroom pops up at Marist College Canberra
We are thrilled to see that a pop-up Marist Solidarity classroom has appeared on campus at Marist College Canberra. It is offers a space, beyond the four walls of their […]
Cyclone Winston won’t stop Fijian kids going to school
Marist Solidarity is appealing to our Australian networks to support our friends and neighbours in Fiji as they rebuild their communities, following the devastating category-five cyclone Winston, which hit the […]
Remote Timor-Leste community to establish IT study centre
Marist Solidarity has agreed to fund the development of a new IT study centre in the remote village of Boile in the district of Baucau to help young people develop […]
One year on from Cyclone Pam
This Sunday, March 13, marks one year since the small island nation of Vanuatu was hit by category-five Tropical Cyclone Pam—the strongest cyclone ever recorded in the South Pacific. With […]
Job training starts for blind students in Vietnam
Today, our partners in Vietnam have officially launched their IT and massage training courses for blind and visually impaired students. Pictured here is Brother Geoff Kelly with all the paperwork […]
Construction update on new Marist school and hostel in Bangladesh
Once completed, the new school will provide free education to students, who are children of low-paid tea plantation workers. Excellent progress is being made to develop a secondary school and […]