The MAMA team had a fantastic visit to Mercy School in Honiara. Check out our video from the trip. https://youtu.be/POM1Hv_tBJg More details of MAMA's partnership with the Mercy School, including photos from the recent visit can be found at MAMA visits Mercy School!
MAMA visits Mercy School!
In October 2016, some representatives from Make a Mark Australia travelled to Honiara in the Solomon Islands to visit Mercy School. On arrival at the airport, we were enthusiastically welcomed by a group of the students – amazingly, some had never visited the airport despite only living several hundred metres away in the Burns Creek … Continue reading MAMA visits Mercy School!
Opening of MAMA OTA Disability Centre in Tonga!
On Friday 3 July 2015, the Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Her Excellency Lady Cosgrove, officially opened the newly refurbished Ofa Tui Amanaki (OTA) Centre for children and young adults with a disability in Tonga. Make A Mark Australia funded the refurbishment of the run-down 1976 … Continue reading Opening of MAMA OTA Disability Centre in Tonga!
Local community celebrates opening of MAMA Classrooms!
On Saturday 23 May 2015, the Burn’s Creek community and the teachers and students of Mercy Primary School came together to celebrate the official opening of their new school site. Over the last 12 months the school constructed several new classrooms, with water tank and toilet facilities, and erected a security fence around an area to … Continue reading Local community celebrates opening of MAMA Classrooms!
MAMA classrooms taking shape in Honiara!
On 21 May 2014, the MAMA team was thrilled to announce the details of our ninth project. The partnership with the Mercy School in Burns Creek, Honiara, will include the building of two new classroom buildings to accommodate a rapidly growing student population. Located in an underdeveloped settlement with limited access to basic services, the … Continue reading MAMA classrooms taking shape in Honiara!
