Samoa

March E-News

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Share CONTENTS: Emergency Appeals 2009 Update | New Volunteers in North Korea | Church Leaders from East Timor Visit Australia | News and Urgent Experience Opportunities| Experience Volunteer in Focus | New Peacemaking Strategy in Mindanao | Farewell to Visitors from Tonga Emergency Appeals 2009 – Update A village in Samoa after the tsunami hit During September and October last year, we... Read More »

Emergency Appeals 2009 – Update

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Share Click here to download a printable version of this update. CONTENTS: From the Relief and Development Unit | Zimbabwe Food Relief Appeal | Typhoon Ketsana, Philippines Appeal | Sumatra (Indonesia) Earthquake Appeal | Samoa Tsunami Appeal | Donate From the Relief and Development unit Dear Friends, In September and October last year, UnitingWorld respond to the urgent needs of several of... Read More »

Pacific Partners Return to Normal after Bracing for Tsunami Warning

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Share UnitingWorld’s Partner Churches in the Pacific have returned to normal after bracing for a possible tsunami that was predicted to hit Pacific island nations during early Sunday morning. Emergency evacuations were carried out in response to regular warnings issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, who indicated that a tsunami was generated by the earthquake that struck off the coast of... Read More »

An Update from Samoa

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Share Last week, Rob Floyd Associate Director Relief and Development, met with leaders from the Methodist Church in Samoa to discuss relief efforts. The leaders took Rob to a village, Satitoa, in South-East Upolu that suffered the loss of 15 lives as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. He has reported back on the impact of the disaster on this village and the relief effort that is planned for the... Read More »

Samoa Relief Effort to Focus on Early Recovery and Rebuilding

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Share Following discussions between Rob Floyd, UnitingWorld Associate Director for Relief and Development, and our partners, the Methodist Church in Samoa and the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa, the relief effort of the Uniting Church in Australia will be focused on early recovery and rebuilding.  “Thank you for your concern and prayers. We are much encouraged and blessed by the support... Read More »