In June 2024, MAMA was thrilled to partner with the Amoana Academy to refurbish their existing classroom building and help enhance the learning environment for hundreds of children at the school. The committed and enthusiastic team at Amoana got straight to work! Using local contractors and community volunteers, the refurbishment works are progressing quickly. Completed … Continue reading Update from MAMA’s new project in West Honiara!
New MAMA hall hosts Mercy School graduation!
Many of the projects that MAMA funds and supports are designed to improve infrastructure and enhance learning opportunities. We get really excited about new projects and the impact they have in their community to help empower children in need through education. Earlier this year, MAMA partnered with Mercy School in Honiara to build a new … Continue reading New MAMA hall hosts Mercy School graduation!
Update from Tholana – third phase nearing completion!
The Tholana Kindergarten commenced in 1983 following the vision and leadership by Mrs Elizabeth Dora to provide early childhood learning for the children in the remote village in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. With no facilities, but with a commitment to quality education, the kindergarten began with 10 children and gathered under the shade of the … Continue reading Update from Tholana – third phase nearing completion!
An exciting new project with Mercy School – a brand new hall!
There’s been some exciting progress in a new project MAMA is funding at Mercy School in Honiara! Following the success of earlier projects at Mercy, such as the building of brand new classrooms, MAMA has agreed to support a project to fund a new school hall on the grounds of Mercy School. The school has … Continue reading An exciting new project with Mercy School – a brand new hall!
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!
Tholana MAMA kindergarten takes shape!
It’s been a busy and exciting start to the school year in Tholana! The community in the remote village in Isabel Province in the Solomon Islands has been working hard to complete the classrooms and toilet block before the school year. Notwithstanding the challenges imposed by COVID and the delays in supply chains only further … Continue reading Tholana MAMA kindergarten takes shape!
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
Exciting progress in the remote village of Tholana!
We love hearing updates from our projects and it's fantastic to see the MAMA Kindergarten in the remote Solomon Islands village of Tholana take shape! In early 2020, the community approached MAMA to seek assistance to build a new safe and secure kindergarten in the village. Notwithstanding the challenges and restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the … Continue reading Exciting progress in the remote village of Tholana!
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