News – UnitingWorld

June 18, 2018

I read recently that Australians have never been more generous – some of them, anyway. Super wealthy, generous individuals are giving like never before. Their projects of choice? Things with measurable outcomes and big legacies. Medical research is a good example. Let’s find a cure [Read More]

Biofuel beating poverty in Bali

by UnitingWorld

Blogs, Women's Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation (Bali, Indonesia)

June 13, 2018

Dolores (name changed to protect privacy) has the most soulful eyes you could hope for on a cow. Part of her earnest expression, I’m pretty sure, has to do with her confidence that not only is she saving the planet – she’s going to give [Read More]

Australian Aid: way too much?

by Cath Taylor

Blogs

June 5, 2018

Here’s an interesting fact. In 2016, a survey of ordinary Aussies by the Campaign for Australian Aid found that most people believed the Australian Government was spending about 13% of our total budget on foreign aid. “Way too high!” the people shrieked. “What about those [Read More]

Investing in the skills of Papuan women

by Marcus Campbell

Blogs, News, Women’s Livelihoods (Papua, Indonesia)

May 15, 2018

On a small island out on a lake in West Papua, a group of women are crafting themselves out of poverty by keeping a disappearing local art tradition alive. The banks of their lake home skirt the far limits of Papua’s most modern city, Jayapura, but people here still [Read More]

A prayer for the victims of church bombings in Java

by UnitingWorld

News, Pray

May 14, 2018

The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan and UnitingWorld National Director Dr Sureka Goringe have written to churches in Indonesia to express sadness and solidarity after the tragic church bombings in Surabaya, Java on Sunday. 11 people were killed in the explosions [Read More]

Celebrating global partnerships ahead of 15th Assembly

by UnitingWorld

News

May 4, 2018

In a report to the Uniting Church in Australia’s 15th Triennial Assembly meeting in July, UnitingWorld has highlighted the success of a collaborative, network-based approach to community development. In a sweeping review of three years, the report details the impact of UnitingWorld’s programs across an estimated [Read More]

Civil society and faith groups collaborate for gender equality

by UnitingWorld

News, Partnering Women for Change (Pacific Region)

April 18, 2018

UnitingWorld has facilitated a forum in Fiji to bring together civil society groups, faith-based agencies and educators from across the Pacific to discuss the role of biblical interpretation in progressing human rights and gender equality. The two-day forum, held over 9 and 10 April at [Read More]

In a place of extraordinary hardship, people still rise

by Marcus Campbell

Blogs, News, Project Updates, Women’s Livelihoods (Papua, Indonesia)

April 10, 2018

Earlier this year, I made a trip across West Papua. It’s just 150km north of Australia, but it feels a world away – one of the poorest regions in the Asia Pacific. Yet everywhere I went, what struck me most was the profound generosity and [Read More]

Challenges to the relief effort in Papua New Guinea

by UnitingWorld

News

April 6, 2018

On 26 February a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the highlands region of Papua New Guinea, decimating the area. Tragically more than 150 people have been killed, and many others lost everything they have. UnitingWorld responded as soon as possible, working with our partners, the United Church [Read More]

Presbyterian Church of South Sudan celebrates new leaders

by UnitingWorld

Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing (South Sudan)

April 3, 2018

Following years of violence, the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS) has seen a heavy loss of ministers. Many died in the conflict and others were forced to flee and seek asylum in neighbouring countries. But this Easter weekend, the PCOSS celebrated the ordination of [Read More]

Is poverty ever going to end?

Biofuel beating poverty in Bali

Australian Aid: way too much?

Investing in the skills of Papuan women

A prayer for the victims of church bombings in Java

Celebrating global partnerships ahead of 15th Assembly

Civil society and faith groups collaborate for gender equality

In a place of extraordinary hardship, people still rise

Challenges to the relief effort in Papua New Guinea

Presbyterian Church of South Sudan celebrates new leaders

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