For the past three years, Marist Father Fr Frank Bird sm from New Zealand has been working on the border of Thailand and Burma, serving the very poor Burmese refugees […]
Archives for May 2016
New Marist partnership announced
The Province Leader of the Australian Marist Fathers, Father Bob Barber SM, recently announced, “The review and evaluation of MMC [Marist Mission Centre] that commenced during 2015 is now completed […]
Australian Marist volunteers heading to Rome and Geneva
This week, as Australia celebrates National Volunteer Week, Marist Solidarity is pleased to announce the appointment of two volunteers, who will represent Australian Marists as interns for six weeks, working […]
New Marist nursery and primary school in India celebrates inaugural graduation
Last month, the new Marist Nursery and Primary School in India celebrated the inaugural graduation of its first cohort of young students. Teachers, village officers, local Marist Brothers, and almost […]
Marists help Burmese refugees in Thailand
Australian Marist Solidarity has agreed to continue supporting our partners in Thailand at the Marist Centre for Migrants in Samut Sakhon to help so-called ‘undocumented’ Burmese refugees access education and […]
Blind students learn job skills in Vietnam
Marist Solidarity project partner in Vietnam, Brother Geoff Kelly, reports that a two-year program to provide 90 blind and visually-impaired young adults vocational training is now fully operational at the […]
Marist school in Samoa turns the tap on new water fountains
More than 620 boys at the Marist Brothers Primary School Mulivai in Samoa are pleased to be using their new drinking water system thanks to support received from Australian Marist […]