2 minute read
FROM THE CEO
Dear friends of AMS,
Welcome to the Winter edition of Solidarity Matters.
I’m pleased to be able to share some highlights of our 2023 Annual Report with you. Last year AMS:
• Supported 54 projects
• Worked with 40 project partners working in 18 countries
• Supported the opening of 9 new projects
• Supported 8,823 project participants
• Sent $2,350,110 to programs
In this edition, I am excited to share the stories of Olivette, Karldo and Mary - three inspiring young students at St Joseph’s Marist College in Tenaru, Solomon Islands. They are intelligent young people with a passion for reading and they share with you why they are hoping that the library at their school will be rebuilt.
I hope that your community was able to mark in some way the Feast Day of our Founder, St. Marcellin Champagnat. Here in Brisbane, staff at the Marist Centre Brisbane joined together for breakfast and prayer in celebration of Marcellin’s legacy.
St Joseph’s College in Mabiri, Bougainville has recently completed the latest phase of its building project and in the Solomon Islands, building is underway at St Martin’s Rural Training Centre. You can read about these projects and more in this edition.
Ams
Programs Officer Taylor Lemmon is currently visiting our partners in Thailand and Vietnam, including the Marist Asia Foundation (Thailand), the Training and Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind (Vietnam) and the Anti Human Trafficking Project (Myanmar). She shares photos and insights from meeting with these partners on page 11.
AMS is pleased to welcome Cara, our new Business Manager. She has hit the ground running and you can learn more about her in her staff profile.
You would have received the new that the Board of Directors have accepted Bec Bromhead’s resignation after five years of service. You can read more about about Bec’s amazing contribution to AMS over the last five years the Governance Update on page 14.
We hope you enjoy reading the latest updates of how your support of AMS is impacting young lives in the Asia Pacific.
Yours in solidarity,
