News – UnitingWorld

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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

1st Quarter Update 2018

by UnitingWorld

News

March 27, 2018

Read about how your support is helping the people of Tonga recover and rebuild, where we're up to with training leaders in China, and why pigs are revolutionary in Bali. Plus a reflection from our National Director, Dr Sureka Goringe. Download here. Read here:

On giving – a supporter story

by UnitingWorld

Blogs

March 18, 2018

"Do you feel that your personal expenditure reflects compassion for those in need?" That Bible study question really got me thinking. When I looked at my life, I saw countless blessings – a quality education, opportunities to travel, a generous and supportive family, great friends [Read More]

110 young men an women participated in Youth Resilience Training

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Youth Resilience Training (Zimbabwe)

March 16, 2018

The Methodist Church of Zimbabwe is hard at work conducting Youth Resilience Training. With the 2018 election fast approaching, a major focus of the most recent Marondera and Gweru training have been around peaceful political participation. 61 young women and 49 young men participated in [Read More]

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

1st Quarter Update 2018

On giving – a supporter story

110 young men an women participated in Youth Resilience Training

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