Buzz Off is providing 2000 more nets to flood victims caught up in the Myanmar floods. we are also providing funds for Rapid Diagnostic Testing kits (RDTs) as well; these will be distributed to clinics in the flood areas. Moneys that have been donated to the Buzz Off Burma Flood …

It is the Monsoon season in Myanmar (Burma) and during this time of year mosquito breeding increases as do malaria infection rates. In the midst of the normal Monsoonal rains vast tracts of Myanmar have experienced flash floods and landslides, dams have broken, thousands are displaced and the extra water lying …

We’re pleased to be partnering with GO Fest Sydney being held June 24-27 at Parkside Church, Sydney. If you haven’t heard about GO Fest Sydney, it’s missions gathering with a twist. Young people (and young at heart) are invited to participate in worship, hear inspiring speakers and get equipped in …

In the wake of the Cyclone in Vanuatu, RescueNet has deployed. The RescueNet team will be working with the UN and other agencies helping to provide medical and practical relief to the victims of this disaster. The Australian Mercy Board have launched an emergency appeal to raise funds for the …

The Buzzoff seminar team made up of Kiwis, Dutch, Aussie and Burmese members completed the training of 50 new malaria volunteers at Khaunt khi. All of these trainees were from remote areas of Karen state. The teaching went very well with us including new teaching on TB in the curriculum. …

January 19, 2015 A letter from the National Director Dear Friends, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy New Year; we trust that 2015 will be a special year for you and your family. As we look to 2015 we can see that it will be a …

It was Christmas at Mae-la camp! Last year we held a big party for 2000 children but this year we were not allowed to have so many people in one place at the camp, so from December 8 onward, before the Preschools broke up for the holidays the team from …

  The Board and staff of Australian Mercy would like to thank our donors and friends for their continued support during this past year. Your kindness has helped us to see lives saved and lives changed. Thank you so much for partnering with us.. We would like to take this …

Australian Mercy sadly announces the resignation of one of our outstandingly talented and respected Directors, Mr. Matthew Colwell. Matt has been part of our Board for several years and has been a wonderful asset. His wisdom with regards to details and legal issues has been great admired and appreciated. Matt …

The final statistics for Buzz Off Burma 2014  are in and they show that the campaign has grown and is moving forward at a great rate of knots; In 2014 Buzz Off Burma saw;   4 training courses run – training 200 malaria volunteers              …

The Buzz Off team has just completed two more Burma seminars where 98 new malaria volunteers were trained. The team consisted of trainers from Australia, Myanmar, Holland and the UK who held two seminars in remote Burma. Twantay – Irrawaddy Seminar The first seminar took place in Twantay a township …

I want to tell you about an act of amazing generosity. Last week I was in Cambodia at Cambodian Harvest a project we have that trains and employs land mine accident survivors. (www.cambodianharvest.com) As I was visiting I was asked tell the staff at Cambodian Harvest about  some of our …

Australian Mercy is launching its 2014 Christmas Appeal. Each year we provide a Christmas party for over 2000 preschool children in Mae-la camp. The Christmas party involves fun and food, and presents and the telling of the Christmas story. This year children in 2050 children will be catered for. Each …

Figures for the Buzz Off Malaria campaign in keep on coming in and the number of LLIN nets that we have distributed in Myanmar in the past 12 months has risen from 9,000 to 10,570. With a final set of seminars for 2014 set for November this number can only …

Home of the Open Heart has a fantastic opportunity for two couples to serve as houseparents. Houseparenting is not a job for the faint-hearted, but rather for people who would love our kids as if they were their own, who love living in community, love working in team and who …

Australian Mercy completes its 2014 AGM The Australian Mercy AGM was completed today and the 2013 – 2014 Annual Reports will be uploaded to this site in the next 7 days and will be available from this link. Full copies of the audit of accounts are available from the National Office …

It is a sad reality that in some places children are not safe; and it is an even sadder reality that in some places girl children have an even greater chance of being raped, or abducted and sold into the sex trade. A few years ago we created the Donna …

Australian Mercy is holding its Annual General Meeting on Monday August 11, at 1:00 p.m. The venue is the Australian Mercy Offices, 2 Wentworth St Port Kembla NSW 2505     All are welcome – member proxies can be downloaded from here    All inquiries about this meeting should be …

An exciting report on the history and future of BuzzOff. Malaria is preventable and treatable!

Yesterday Australian Mercy National Director, David Skeat and Corina Moo met with Senator Brett Mason, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs at Senator Mason’s parliamentary offices to discuss the worsening situation in the refugee camps and specifically the effects that the cutting of rice quotas has had since November 2013. Senator …

It is a sad reality that in some places children are not safe; and it is an even sadder reality that in some places girl children have an even greater chance of being raped, or abducted and sold into the sex trade. A few years ago we created the Donna …

Home of the Open Heart has been a project of Australian Mercy’s for many years. They do the most amazing job working with HIV affected families in Northern Thailand. Today we received this video from them – please give generously to this need through our secure site   all donations …