At Make A Mark Australia, we believe that the power to make a difference doesn’t come from age, wealth or experience - it comes from willingness. And that spirit was alive and well this week when our General Manager, Paul Singer, and fellow Director, Leigh Southwell, met with students from Marist College Canberra and Canberra … Continue reading Sharing hope, equipping young leaders – MAMA helps prepare students for Solomon Islands journey
MAMA Mobile Library supports joy of reading in Timor-Leste
In 2012, MAMA partnered with the Alola Foundation in Timor-Leste to fund a new mobile library to help improve access to books, particularly for children in remote areas. The Mobile Library was designed as a transportable facility that would travel to marginalised communities and provide educational programs for pre-primary and primary aged children. Now 13 … Continue reading MAMA Mobile Library supports joy of reading in Timor-Leste
MAMA Director leads visit to Solomon Islands
MAMA Director, Leigh Southwell, is currently leading a visit to the Solomon Islands for eleven teachers from Canberra schools - Marist College Canberra and Canberra Girls Grammar School. The visit, which has been supported by the Solomon Islands High Commission in Canberra, provides a wonderful opportunity to engage with MAMA's project partners at Mercy School, … Continue reading MAMA Director leads visit to Solomon Islands
Let there be light – solar connected at Tholana!
Following the successful completion of phase one of Tholana Kindergarten Classroom Project in 2020, MAMA and the Tholana community agreed to progress to phase two of the project, which included constructing the school’s bathroom block and installing a solar lighting and power system. The impact of COVID-19 in the rural and isolated areas such as … Continue reading Let there be light – solar connected at Tholana!
Update from the MAMA Library Panjshir, Afghanistan
It's always very special to hear how things are going from our MAMA partners and how our projects are helping to empower children in need right around the world. We recently received this update from Mehdi at Mahboba's Promise. MAMA has worked with Mehdi to fund the development of a new MAMA Library in Panjshir, … Continue reading Update from the MAMA Library Panjshir, Afghanistan
Update from Tholana, Solomon Islands
We love receiving updates from our project partners - they're all so inspiring as MAMA continues to empower children in need around the world. This update from our project in Tholana, a remote village in Isabel Province in the Solomon Islands, is particularly special. We were delighted to meet with Mr Walter Diamana, the Deputy … Continue reading Update from Tholana, Solomon Islands
Beautiful chaos – insights from MAMA Director, Leigh Southwell
In 2014, MAMA was introduced to Leigh Southwell - an incredibly passionate and compassionate Australian who was living in the Solomon Islands and keen to 'make her mark' in support of the Mercy School in the Burns Creek settlement of Honiara. We were immediately inspired by Leigh's vision to help the children in the settlement … Continue reading Beautiful chaos – insights from MAMA Director, Leigh Southwell
A library full of new books to celebrate 10 fantastic years!
In celebration of ten fantastic years of partnership between MAMA and the Sishemo Foundation, MAMA has recently funded the re-stocking of the MAMA Resource Centre at Northgate Academy in Lusaka, Zambia. With over 800 new books, the children will now have access to additional curriculum resources, and an extra 300 children will be able to … Continue reading A library full of new books to celebrate 10 fantastic years!
MAMA + Mercy School + St Edmund’s College = positive developments!
Earlier this year, one of MAMA’s Directors, Leigh Southwell, coordinated a visit by eight students and four staff from St Edmund’s College, Canberra, to Honiara in the Solomon Islands to spend ten days immersing themselves in Solomon culture and contributing time and funds to local communities. They also planned to spend a large part of … Continue reading MAMA + Mercy School + St Edmund’s College = positive developments!
Connecting kids through letter exchanges
In an initiative led by one of MAMA’s Directors, Leigh Southwell, some Australian kids have been developing links with students at one of MAMA’s partner schools, Mercy School in Honiara. The program connects students through a hand written letter exchange. The letters provide an avenue for kids in Australia and the Solomon Islands to share … Continue reading Connecting kids through letter exchanges
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