Share Lu Piper, a Uniting Church volunteer in Papua New Guinea, has been awarded a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for service to the international community through educational, health and pastoral roles. The Medal, awarded on Australia Day, recognises Lu’s extensive work in PNG as well as her contribution to indigenous education in Australia and her work as a parish minister in the Anglican... Read More »
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Uniting Church Volunteer Recognised on Australia Day
Monday, January 30th, 2012Celebrating Inclusion: International Day for people living with a Disability
Saturday, December 3rd, 201115% of the world’s population lives with a disability. Out of these, almost 70% live in the Asia-Pacific region and 70%-80% live below the poverty line. 98% of children with disabilities are denied access to education and 80% of people living with a disability do not have access to healthcare. Statistics like that would not [...] » Read More
Pacific Seasonal Workers Pilot Scheme
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Pacific seasonal workers come to Australia each year to undertake a range of horticulture related work such as harvesting fruit, vegetables and nuts, pruning trees and vines, thinning, planting, and working in on-farm packing sheds. Pacific seasonal workers are recruited from Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu to work [...] » Read More
InSolidarity February 2012: Experiencing the Work of the Church of North India
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Share Interested in seeing what a UnitingWorld project actually looks like on the ground? Seeking to connect with local people living with poverty and engaged in real poverty alleviation? Keen to see beyond the typical tourist experience in India? Do you want to explore the ways mission and development work hand in hand and experience the struggles and joys of this relationship? DO WE HAVE AN... Read More »
InSolidarity: Church of North India February 2012
Monday, October 24th, 2011Share Interested in seeing what a UnitingWorld project actually ‘looks like’ on the ground? Seeking to connect with local people living with poverty and engaged in real poverty alleviation? Keen to see beyond the typical tourist experience in India? Do you want to explore the ways mission and development work hand in hand – the struggles and joys of this relationship? DO WE HAVE AN EXPERIENCE... Read More »
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