MWIA Project Updates
In this edition of our MWIA Project Update for friends and supporters, we bring you a message from Janet Palafox ibvm as she departs from her role as Executive Officer after close to 5 years. You can also read about the many projects being supported by MWIA, the latest from our volunteer program and the fundraising activites of MWIA over the last 6 months.
Welcome to the 2011 edition of our MWIA Project Update for friends and supporters. In this edition we welcome back Janet Palafox ibvm and Caitlin Leahy to the MWIA staff and introduce our new Community Engagement Manager, Gerardeane Cosgrave. We also bring you updates on the large range of funded projects that are making a real difference to the lives of so many.
In 2010 we received donations of $235,799 and distributed $139,718 to projects in Australia and overseas. We were the grateful recipients of $30,000 from the Flatley Foundation which went to projects for young people. This update brings you news of the wonderful work being done in so many countries –accomplished thanks to your support.
The generosity of our supporters, the interest and enthusiasm generated by our schools and the increasing number of volunteers working in projects around the world is exciting and inspirational. Thank you for your interest in the work of Mary Ward International Australia and for your generosity. Reflecting on the progress of the global Millennium Development Goals we are enormously grateful for your on-going support which enables the Loreto Sisters and their colleagues to put in place programs which can transform the lives of poor and oppressed people and give them hope for the future.
In this Project Update you can read about young women making progress in their lives, personal stories shared by our first group of returned volunteers and updates of our many other projects.
In this update we bring you news from a trip to India by MWIA Executive Officer Sr Janet Palafox. During her trip Janet became acutely aware of the need of poor communities in particular the lack of educational opportunities for the very poor children, especially girls. This update reviews projects in India, Australia and in Zambia.