Philippines Edmund Rice Mission

The idea of providing wheelchairs for disabled kids in distressing circumstances was originally formed at the Rotary Club of Surfers Sunrise with chairs made partly of components retrieved from salvaged bicycles.

Other Rotary Clubs joined and the project grew. The Rotary Club of Scarborough, Western Australia and the Christian Brothers, initially partly financed by the Rotary Club of Surfers Sunrise, took the project a stage further by developing a low cost model made from new materials. more?

THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

The Christian Brothers is a congregation of Catholic religious men numbering about 1,500 working in 26 countries throughout the world. They were founded by Blessed Br Edmund Rice an Irish man and their headquarters is in Rome.

The Christian Brothers of Oceania include Eight countries.

Australia - New Zealand - East Timor - Papua New Guinea - Fiji - Cook Islands - The Philippines

ASeTTS is a non-profit, non-government organisation which provides treatment and support to people who have been tortured or traumatized by violent conflicts. Many of our clients are recent arrivals to Australia, although our services are available to all survivors whatever the length of their residence in Australia has been. ASeTTS' services are free, confidential, culturally inclusive and are designed for children as well as adults.

Womens Health Services (WHS) provides medical and clinical services, counselling, information, community talks and workshops, referral, and outreach to women in Western Australia.

The Australian Government is committed to making Government services culturally appropriate, accessible, client-oriented and effective. The Charter of Public Service in a Culturally Diverse Society is the Australian Government's access and equity strategy which is aimed at ensuring that government services meet the needs of Australian's irrespective of linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Office of Multicultural Interests working to promote the full and active participation of all Western Australians in a society free of prejudice, discrimination and exclusion on the grounds of race, language, religion, ethnicity or culture

The Refugee Council of Australia is a non-profit peak organisation. It provides information on and advocacy for refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia on behalf of its 90 organisational members and many individual members. It is not a part of the Australian Government. Information on how you can help to promote the human rights of displaced people is also provided. We hope that you find the information contained on this site useful and we welcome any suggestions.

Volunteering WA is a membership based organisation which aims to link volunteers with community based, not for profit agencies. The organisation provides a wide variety of benefits to both the volunteers it serves and the local community groups it assists by ensuring the supply of suitably matched volunteers.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country.

THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

The Christian Brother's Congregational Leadership Team has their head quarters in Rome.

This website covers the activities of the Leadership Team who work throughout the World.