Rose Charities Australia

Rose Charities celebrates..International Women’s Day.. !

gwillg — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:37:17 +0000

Rose Charities Celebrates International Womens Day.. !

Sri Lanka: Young Women’s Clubs – 8 villages, Girls sports programs , Women’s University Scholarship Program, Women’s Livelihood Groups (Women’s Support and Women’s Vocational Training. www.rosesrilanka.info

Pakistan: Frontier Primary Health Care support of Traditional Birth Attendant training program www.hmef.info

Cambodia: ‘Access for All’ program for disabled womens education, support and vocational training http://rosecambodia.org

Afghanistan: Tabish-Rose Charities Training Women’s Health and Computer training program’s www.hmef.info

Guatemala: Safe Motherhood women’s birth attendant and women’s health programs www.safemotherhoodproject.org

Zambia: Womens income generation programs http://malambograssroots.ca

Haiti: Women’s neonatal nursing training www.rosehaiti.info

World Birth aid pack
saves countless lives

We also wish to laud the women’s programs Rose has been privileged to have supported, partnered or planned with, in the past (and perhaps the future too!) including the Lumbini Program for training of Women Village Eye Screeners www.lei.org.np and the remarkable ‘WBDI’ Organization in Samoa, www.womeninbusiness.ws the One in Three Women Organization (Seattle) www.oneinthreewomen.com and World Birth Aid (Seattle) www.worldbirthaid.org

Haiti Cholera Relief 2010.
Dr Amy Osborne

The organizers of Rose Charities also pay tribute and gratitude to the professional women volunteers (nurses, physicians, counselors, logisticians etc) who have contributed over 50% of involvement, organization and sustainability of emergency relief and ‘post-relief’ operations Rose Charities and close partners AMDA have played over the years. Their magnificent work has helped tens of thousands of victims in many parts of the globe.

Hurricane Katrina 2005
R.N.Kirsten Reems

2004 Asian Tsunami Sri Lanka
R.N.Mary Spencer

Japan Eathquake/Tsunami 2011

Rose International Meeting Penang 2012

gwillg — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:34:12 +0000

Come and join us in Penang in March ! (For agenda see www.rosecharities.net/notes

click on ‘information’ )

Rose Charities International Meeting 2012: Update…

gwillg — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:28:06 +0000

The Rose IV Meeting in Penang, Malaysia (22^nd to 25^th March 2012), and hosted by the Penang Rose Charities Association (Rose Charities Malaysia) is shaping up to be an amazing gathering of both Rose Charities , and other people the world over.

Delegates representing projects or registered Rose groups from, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uganda, UK, USA and Canada and Guatemala will be attending.

The ‘Hillman Fund’, a special group inside Rose Charities Canada which sponsors health education projects in Africa, Pakistan, and Cambodia will have a big presence including chair of the Hillman Committee, Dr Joanne Young of Vancouver, Annette Borkent of the Safe Motherhood Guatemala Project, Dr Wagma Reshsteen of Primary Health Frontiers, Pakistan, and Dr Wais Aria of The Tabish Social Health Organization, Afghanistan.

Dr Andrew MacNab (B.C’s Childrens Hospital) founder of African Hearts and Brighter Smiles, Uganda will be speaking on his work with Health Promoting Schools, and Rachel Green of Rose Charities USA on the topical area of Social Networking.

AMDA International’s senior Emergency Relief Director (Mr Nithiananan) will be attending (AMDA and Rose Charities have worked very closely a number of emergency relief operations and are very close partners) . AMDA has huge international emergency humanitarian relief experience, and is one of the foremost NGO’s in this area.

Joanna Thomson, founder of the Rose Cambodia Rehab Center will be discussing her amazing assistance to the disabled of Cambodia, Mr Louis Lap Nguyen co-founder of Rose Charities Vietnam, the impressive range of Rose Vietnam projects with include sight restoration, income generation and orphanage assistance

Rose Charities Sri Lanka with its spectrum of multi-sectorial projects, ranging from early childhood care and education, through education for all ages, including college support, micro-credit, sports for peace and vocational training will be represented by co-founder Mr Anthony Richards as well as Dr Yoga Yogendran.

From Rose Charities New Zealand, Mrs Anne George will be representing. Rose New Zealand works closely with the Rose Cambodia Sight Center providing expertise and resources. In 2011 the Sight Centre passed the mark for patients assisted (many with sight restoring operations). Rose NZ also assists eye programs in Nepal and work in NZ itself (Anne Georges specialty) with new immigrant program(s). Rose Australia delegates will include Sarah Miller, an expert in Cambodia programs, Rose Austalia’s main focus.

Rose Charities Malaysia, the hosts will be very well represented, not least by Mr Lawrence Cheah Chair of the Rose International Council. Rose Charities Malaysia, running out of Penang assists Malaysias indigenous people (Orang Asli), help the aged programs and helth promotion in Penang.

The meetings will work at three levels. a) sector focus groups on specific areas (Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Health Education/Safe birthing etc ) , round-table discussion for the whole Rose network and a more formal Conference component where persons from Malaysian (and other) NGO’s and interested parties will be invited.

Malaysia’s Penang Island, with its historic UNESCO listed George Town, is a wonderful location for the meeting, most of which will be held in the seaside Tanjung Bunga area at the Paradise Sandy Beach Hotel.

All Rose Charities persons and other linked or interested parties are welcome.

For details, please contact Mrs Sarah Miller (Australia) sarah@rosecharities.org.au

or Ms Judith Peralta (Canada) jbperalta@hotmail.com

** Note: with one or two exceptions where limited assistance has been offered, all attendees are self funding. Conference costs have been kindly born by Rose Charities Malaysia from specifically donated sources. No Rose Charities charitable donation funds have been used for the conference or meeting, unless specifically given by donor(s) for that purpose.

Libby Madden (Brisbane) joins Rose Charities Vietnam Board

gwillg — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:13:07 +0000

Libby Madden at Be Tho Orphanage

Rose Charities Vietnam is delighted to welcome Libby Madden to our Board. Libby and her husband James live in Brisbane, Australia. They work in the aged care sector to which Libby brings her considerable skills, including degrees in Nutrition and Gerontology.

Libby went to Vietnam for the first time in 2003 and “fell in love with the country and the people”. She has been back seven times, visiting Rose VN projects in Ho Chi Minh City on a number of those occasions. Libby has given Rose VN a great deal of support over the years.

In 2010 Rose Vietnam shifted its focus to Hue, where we now have a number of projects including building houses for the poor, education support, a school for blind adults and income generation. Libby plans to visit Hue in 2012, (and is currently learning Vietnamese!) While there she will evaluate a new community development project in Thanh Thien village.

Libby joins current board members Mr. Phuoc Chi Nguyen, Louis Lap Nguyen, Hanh-Thuc Nguyen and Jan Johnston.

Rose relief supplies now getting through to Thai floods, thanks to Rose Charities Singapore, and Malaysia

gwillg — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:34:55 +0000

Rose Charities Singapore has established a transport link into Thailand. Through a network of volunteers, friends and affiliates, emergency supplies are being purchased in neigbouring countries and transported to the areas in need.

Donations in the past 3 days alone have enabled us to purchase 1000 tins of milk power which will be sent to babies in evacuation centers through local Thai TV station ThaiTV3.

We are now sending out the call for canned food for those stranded at the flooded sites.

For SGD3.00 / RM7.20, the flood victims will get a set of the following items:
1. Cinta Sardine in tomato sauce at RM2.75/425g/can (retail is RM3.25/can)
2. Rex Baked beans in tomato sauce at 1.95/425g/can (retail is RM2.25/can)
3. ‘Xiang Xiang’ brand crackers abt 420gm (similar to Ping Pong brand) RM2.50/pack

Donations are needed to assist program and will be very gratefully received.

As always with Rose Charities, the program is run 100% by unpaid volunteers so every cent donated goes…

A big welcome to Rose Charities Singapore !

gwillg — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:44:52 +0000

Rose Charities Singapore (Lawrence and Mme Cheah on right)

A Rose Charities Singapore has now been formed, assisted by Mr Lawrence Cheah and others. The whole Rose Charities network extends a warm welcome to our new organization !

Rose Charities Singapore has immediately sprung into action by helping raise funds for Baby Jeven who desperately needs a complex cardiac operation this October.

Baby Jeven and mother

‘Trivia night’ fundraiser – big success

gwillg — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:54:29 +0000

Edwina Bower

Some 80 people came to enjoy Rose Charities Australia’s ‘trivia-night’ planned and organized by Edwina Bower, and Penny Kendall and assisted by family members Will and Philip, on Friday 7th October 2011. Held at the Willoughby East Bowling Club in North Sydney, participants enjoyed a lavish barbecue, and home made cakes and treats prepared by Edwina and her family. Edwina visisted Cambodia last year and with brother, Will helped Joanna Thomson’s Rose Rehab project at Chea Chumneas hospital assisting with much valued administration.

Penny rolling comp in background

Apart from the meal, drinks and trivia quiz (around 50 questions), other competitive events were included, such as paper aeroplane distance flying, and penny rolling. The evening was hugely enjoyable and raised several thousand dollars for Rose Rehab Cambodia

Penny Kendall

Paper aeroplane competition

Second wedding for Rose Australia Board !

gwillg — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:34:14 +0000

Sarah and Gareth marry in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, 8 Oct 2011

Following the marriage of Theresa (Rose Australia) and Cameron, comes that of Sarah and Gareth. Both Sarah and Theresa are founder members of Rose Charities Australia and board trustees. Theresa is Current Chair of the organization.

All in Rose Charities wish our lovely couples all happiness and congratulations !

Amazing ski-accommodation auction !

gwillg — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:26:17 +0000

If you love skiing - this is a wonderful chance for a luxury trip. Who knows what great price you could get this for – your bid may well be the winner ! And if you do win, you will be helping the disabled of Cambodia and other fine Rose Charities Australia projects (click on the poster below to enlarge)

Rose of Hope: Rehab, Education and Care for Cambodias disabled..

gwillg — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:31:32 +0000

Rose Cambodia Rehab Director Jo Thomson (Australia)
examines a disabled patient

Report on Rose Cambodia Rehab Centre in Investor Edge Magazine: Philanthropy Edge Section (click)