ANGLICAN BOARD OF MISSION - AUSTRALIA LIMITED

ABM

 

                         

 

Anglican Board of Mission - Australia

Working for Love, Hope & Justice

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Who is ABM?
ABM is the national mission agency of the Anglican Church of Australia.  We work with Anglican Church Partners to develop and provide for the spiritual, social and material needs of people, both overseas and within indigenous communities in Australia.
What is ABM’s purpose?
ABM believes in a world where all people enjoy God’s promise of love, hope and justice.  We work to see this belief become a reality.
Who are ABM’s Partners?
*                Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglicans
*                Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
*                Episcopal Church in the Philippines
*                Anglican Church of Melanesia
*                Anglican Church of Korea
*                Anglican Church of Myanmar (Burma)
*                Church of the Province of South East Asia (Diocese of Singapore)
*          Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East

“THE ABM AUXILIARY IN THE DIOCESE OF WILLOCHRA IS PARTICULARLY SUPPORTING LITERACY IN VANUATU ”

Linda Seda with literacy teacher Salome Haridi. Teachers may need to begin by assisting students to learn how to hold a pen or pencil. © Don Brice/ABM 2008.

'A Second Chance'

Education is not compulsory in Vanuatu. Less than fifty percent of students who start school make it to high school (UNESCO: 2008),

As the country's population is dispersed throughout 80 islands, the efficient delivery of health care, education and other social services is difficult (UNICEF: 2008). Poverty forces many children to drop out of school because their parents can't afford school fees. Providing even the most basic education is made even more difficult by Vanuatu's linguistic diversity. English or French are the languages used in schools, yet over 109 living languages are spoken throughout Vanuatu.  

In 2009, the National Auxiliary of ABM has chosen to fund literacy in Vanuatu ; and our Auxiliary in Willochra has already forwarded $4,550 for this project”.

ABM Mission Day at St. Barnabas, Clare, 23rd April 2009

Guest Speaker - ABM's Church to Church Program Manager, Robert Mclean with June Barlow Secretary & Mary Catford President of the Willochra Auxiliary.

The Trading Table did a brisk trade. Manning the table are Auxiliary members Bev Penn & Kay Ward.

Enjoying the day are Mission supporters, Anne Briggs, Kath Varnish & Pat Smith.