Countries worldwide are struggling with wave after wave of COVID-19, and health services are being pushed to the brink to provide adequate care for the sick. When the second wave hit Peru, Jicamarca was not spared…
Associating menstruation with impurity, degradation, and fear is an unfathomable concept to many of us. However, this is the reality for millions of women and girls worldwide, who struggle with an…
To launch the first-ever International Women’s Day in 1975, members of Loreto Toorak’s orchestra performed at a civic celebration at Melbourne Town Hall. Every year since the Mary Ward commitment to…
In the past few weeks, lunches, afternoon teas, on-line tributes and a variety of other activities celebrated the contribution Kim Nass has made to MWIA. The decision to move the office to Melbourne…
In KiSwahili, one of the oldest languages of Eastern Africa, there is a beautiful word, karibu. It has several meanings but is used most often in Kenya at least as a way of saying…
In early December 2019, a dream that had developed in the hearts and minds of medical superintendent Dr. Kabwe and the staff of Lukulu District Hospital for over two years was answered with the delivery of a brand new ultrasound machine. This dream was realised through the…
Wider Circle of Friends On Sunday November 10, MWIA welcomed 62 guests for a morning brunch at the Melbourne Museum…
From the heart… to healing and hope… This Sunday supporters of Mary Ward International Australia are gathering for a special brunch at…
First pair of shoes at 28 years of age! Since arriving in East Africa in 1921, the Loreto Sisters have…
We welcome and would like to introduce two new employees to MWIA as of April 2018, Sr Rachel McLoughlin ibvm joins MWIA as Volunteers Coordinator and…
