Australian Marist Solidarity

Lets all take the opportunity to talk to family, friends and workmates today. Head to the RUOK site. Loads of info and tips on how to be there for each other.👍 ruok.org.au

🙏With most of Australia – and many of our project partners – working under restrictions and lockdowns at the moment, a treat can really lift the spirits. This pile of happiness awaited the AMS team this morning – thanks so much Marist Centre Brisbane admin assistant Kristen.🙏

😊Tomorrows the International Day of Friendship! There's something super special about the friendships we make at school. Let's celebrate that!😊

// INDIA UPDATE // We are relieved to hear that our partners in Chetana and Project Rainbow avoided the worst of the cyclone overnight. There’s no power but everyone is safe 🙏 #CycloneYaas

It’s #nationalvolunteersweek & we want to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers🌟👏 We are blessed to have a team of enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers who assist us with fundraising, grants submissions & more. Stay tuned for some exciting new volunteer opportunities!

*Sydney, we are so excited to see you next week!* Don’t miss the opportunity to join us at our face to face AMS Community Gathering next week! RSVP now at bit.ly/SydneyGatherin… to join us at Parramatta Marist High School on Thursday 27 May! We would love to see you all there🧡

Noah’s Story: Noah is a bright, high-achieving student in Bougainville, PNG who dreams of becoming a teacher. Will you donate today to help children like Noah? A donation of $181 could pay for school diaries for a classroom of Year 11 students. bit.ly/letchildrenlea…

*Attention Adelaide community!* Don’t miss the opportunity to join us at our face to face AMS Community Gathering next week! (orange love heart) RSVP now to join us at Sacred Heart College (Marcellin Campus) on Wed 19 May! bit.ly/AdelaideGather…

Phase 2 of our work at St Louis High School, Kiribati is underway, with the construction of new senior school toilet blocks. Thanks to @JoeysMedia, St Augustine’s College, Marist College Emerald, @TrinityLismore, @maristcc & Padua College Mornington who supported this campaign!

Thank you so much to our Timorese guests Domingas, Joaquina & Elvin who joined us for the AMS Student Ambassador Briefing last week! 🌏 Our students loved hearing about your experiences at ICFP (Teacher Training College) & Ponta Leste. Thanks also to our schools who attended!😁

Let Children Learn Children in Bougainville are currently finishing school before year 10. You can help build a new school so that children can complete their year 11 and 12 education. Please give today. bit.ly/letchildrenlea… #letchildrenlearn

We would like to say a huge thank you to Sr Kate as she finishes her time at Kuya Center for Street Children this week. The Kuya Centre supports vulnerable children in the Philippines to transition from the streets into a secure home and to engage with education.

AMS Board member, Br Paul Kane, was delighted to attend the recent Resurrection Liturgy at Joeys to receive a cheque for AMS. @JoeysMedia has been a strong supporter of AMS’ mission & work for many years & we can’t wait to share this latest contribution with our worthy partners!

Under two weeks to go!! 👇👇 Don’t forget to register your students for our Student Briefing! This is their chance to learn about AMS from our team and from a special guest speaker from Timor-Leste 🌏😮 Register now at: australianmaristsolidarity.net.au/partnerships/e…

GOOD NEWS UPDATE// We are absolutely thrilled to share that the materials for 6 new classrooms at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs have officially arrived in Wainoni Bay!👏🏫 Due to the remote location & recent bad weather, there was a delay in shipping the materials from Honiara.

Have you read our latest edition of Solidarity Matters yet? Head to our website to read about how @JoeysMedia and @StGregorysColl have been fundraising for AMS this lent 🙌 + check out the delicious dessert recipe from Timor-Leste!🍰 bit.ly/AMS-publicatio…

#funfactfriday Did you know that in The Philippines there are 8 major dialects and more than 170 languages spoken? Download our Fact Sheet to find out more about this beautiful country and the projects we support there! bit.ly/AMS_learn #education #resources

Together we can work towards building a fairer, healthier world! #WorldHealthDay #WHD #WHD2021 #healthforall #togetherwebringhope

Happy Easter from everyone at AMS! On this day of celebration we want to thank you for helping us bring hope to disadvantaged young people throughout Asia and the Pacific. We couldn’t do it without you! #Together #solidarity #prayer #hope #easter #heisrisen

This #GoodFriday we reflect on Jesus’s suffering & sacrifice. We ask you to keep in your prayers all those who are vulnerable & suffering in our world. As St Marcellin Champagnat once said: “If you want to teach young people, first you must love them – love them all equally”