Payatas Manila is best known for its open air dump. Every day approximately 200 garbage trucks deliver waste to the site where many locals live and support themselves by scavenging […]
A million abandoned: Filipino Street kids
The Philippines has an abandoned children problem. About 1.8 million children in the country, more than 1% of its entire population, are “abandoned or neglected,” according to the United Nations’ […]
My Solidarity Step – Philippines Position Paper
The Philippines provides the next installment of our short, insightful position papers. This series of position papers are based on the regions and communities we work with every day.
Building Strength and Solidarity this Christmas
A snapshot of what we have achieved together in 2016 As we enter the holiday season we take a look at what we have achieved with the support of our generous […]
Australian Marist ministries collaborate to improve development outcomes across Asia and The Pacific
We are pleased to announce that the new partnership between Australian Marist Solidarity (AMS) and the Marist Fathers’ international aid and development agency, Marist Mission Centre, is now fully operational. […]
Outreach programs in The Philippines offer support to marginalised communities
Earlier this year, Australian Marist Solidarity (AMS) agreed to continue supporting the ongoing outreach activities of the Sunflower Children’s Centre in Baguio. The centre is addressing the causes and impacts […]
Kuya Centre celebrates 25 years of giving hope in The Philippines
For more than 25 years, the Kuya Centre in the Philippines has been helping young people living on the streets of metropolitan Manila transform their lives. These young people are […]
New project offers hope and support to at-risk young people in The Philippines
Marist Solidarity is pleased to announce its support of a new two-year project to improve the wellbeing of at-risk young people living in remote provinces within the Cordillera region in […]
‘Tis the Season of Solidarity
A snapshot of what we have achieved together in 2015 As we enter the holiday season we take a look at what we have achieved with the support of our generous […]
A safe, dry home makes the world of difference
Over the past nine years, Marist Solidarity, in partnership with the FCJ Sisters in the Philippines, has provided financial assistance to 146 families living in Bagong Silangan; a desperately poor […]