he recent crisis in Syria that has seen massive refugee movements as the Turkish army advances into Kurdish occupied areas close to its border.
Just a couple of weeks until we start organizing Christmas in the Camp 2019
Christmas in the Camp is on the horizon. Each year Australian Mercy provides funds for approx. 2000 preschool children in Mae-la camp to have a Christmas party in their preschool.
Big news for RescueNet
the Australian Mercy Board received the resignation of Mark Cockburn from his position as the RescueNet Australia National Coordinator.
Great things are happening in Timor Leste
The Australian Mercy Board had the great privilege of doing a monitoring visit on two of our projects in Timor Leste; these are located in Hera and Bahareduk.
It’s Christmas in July!
It’s Christmas in July the time when Australia does Christmas in the winter time! This is also the time that Australian Mercy begins to fundraise for Christmas in the Camp! In Mae-la camp there is little for children to do. Food rations are reduced, medical services are almost no existent …
Rice Shortage in Mae La Camp
Since the beginning of 2014, Australian Mercy has committed to funding a nutritional supplement to those we work with in the Mae La refugee camp on the Thailand/Burma border. Recently is was reported that the situation with rice in Mae-la is getting worse. We urgently need to raise funds for our nutritional supplements program …
RescueNet are in Mozambique
Cyclone Idai has wreaked havoc in Mozambique. It is an international disaster that has displaced many thousands of people. WHO are expecting large outbreaks of Cholera and Malaria thousands of families are at risk. RescueNet is on site and are providing emergency relief to thousands of displaced families. The team …
Emergency Appeal for Papua floods
Flash flooding in Papua has claimed dozens of lives and many families are not able to return to their homes until the waters subside. Australian Mercy has a Buzz Off malaria team on the ground who are able to assist those negatively affected by the floods. We are currently trying …
Christmas in the camp – Report
Christmas 2018 in Mae-la camp was amazing. This year 1700 preschool children plus another 200 who invited themselves, plus 120 middle school children plus 107 teachers and staff all celebrated Christmas in the camp in December. The celebrations went from preschool to preschool and were completed over the second and …
Happy Christmas to all our friends and donors
The Board of Australian Mercy would like to wish all our donors, supporters, staff, volunteers and project clients a very happy and blessed Christmas. We hope that you and your families will have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Indonesian training team are doing a great job!
Last July we trained a team of Buzz Off trainers in Papua, Indonesia. This team were easy to train and very keen. This week we received from the team photos of some of the malaria training that they have been doing in remote Papua. They have been running awareness training …
Australian Mercy AGM 2018
Australian Mercy will hold its annual general meeting on Friday, September 28 2018, at 2 Wentworth St Port Kembla commencing at 2:00 PM. All members are invited to attend. If you are unable to attend please download a proxy form here, or email the National Office and request a proxy …
Robin Wales receives OAM for his work with Australian Mercy
On May 23, 2018, Robin Wales received an OAM from the Governor of Queensland for his work amongst the Karen over many years. The Malaria bench aids that Robin prepared and the microscopy training that he has done over many years in Thailand and Burma have saved thousands of lives …
Buzz Off Training to team heading to Burma for March Seminar training
The Buzz Off training team will be heading back to Myanmar at the end of February to run malaria training in Nagaland and Kachin State. The team will be away for approx 3 weeks. These areas are highly malarious and we are looking forward to being with the trainees. This …
Over 2000 children celebrate Christmas in Mae-la preschools and primary schools
It has taken some time to get photos back but we can now report that over 2000 preschool and primary schools children celebrated Christmas in December preschools and a primary school, thank to the generosity of Australian Mercy Donors. Each child received a small present, ate a nutritious meal for …
Happy Christmas to all of our friends and supporters
The Board of Australian Mercy should like to wish all of our friends and supporters a very blessed Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
It’s time to prepare for Christmas in the camp!
For the last several years Australian Mercy has provided Christmas parties for all preschools in Mae-la camp. Over the years and as funds have been available we have been able to include other schools in the program. Christmas in the camp is highly anticipated by hundreds of families and for …
Rice distribution report July 2017
Australian Mercy donors have supplied 1560 kg of rice into Mae-la camp for the month of July. 89 families received an extra 10kg supplement of rice and hundreds of children who are nutritionally at risk have received regular rice meals and tins of fish within their preschool setting. This …
Suicides at Mae-la are on the increase
Disturbing reports of significant rises in suicide rates in Mae-la camp are in the media. These suicides are products of diminishing levels of hope in the refugees. Karen State id still unsafe for them to return to – third countries such as Australia and the US are taking less Karen …
Australian Mercy starts revolving door loan fund to assist refugees
Australian Mercy has been working with a refugee family here in Australia that have an urgent need, and we want to help them in a way that gets them over the line but also helps them to take responsibility for themselves and their family. This family we are assisting are …
Buzz Off training team returns from rural Burma
The Buzz Off training team has completed its first of two trips to Burma for 2017. The team which sourced personnel from England, Holland, Myanmar, Australia and NZ trained 51 malaria volunteers in Myawaddy (Karen State) and Keng Tung (Shan State). This training took the total number of Burma based …
Buzz Off announces new training seminars in Myanmar
The Buzz Off training team will be travelling to Myanmar in late March to train more malaria vulunteers. Seminars are currently being arranged in Myawaddy (in Karen State) and Kyaing Tong (in Eastern Shan Sate). The training team will be travelling from Yangon, Holland, England and Australia, and will be …
Urgent funds needed for rice supplement program at Mae-la camp
Australian Mercy is appealing for more funds for its rice supplement program at Mae-la refugee camp. We urgently need to raise $700 per month to continue out rice supplement program in 22 preschools at Mae-la camp. This program provides rice supplements for families and children who are vulnerable owing to …
Christmas in Mae-la camp – a time of wonder for over 2200 children
The 2016 Christmas in the camp went very well with more than 2,000 refugee preschool children celebrating Christmas as part of their preschool program between December 14-23. This year 22 preschools were able to celebrate Christmas. A nutritious Christmas dinner was served of Chicken and vegetables with rice. (Also a …
