Your donation today can give vulnerable communities the tools to overcome poverty, regaining dignity and securing a stable income.

Extreme poverty is on the rise for the first time in 20 years.

• In Timor-Leste, women living in remote rural communities are at the greatest risk of proverty due to gender inqualities, lack of: food, clean water, education, healthcare and economic opportunities.
  
  
• In the Phillippines, one in four young women have experienced physical violence. Women from poor communities with limited education and job opportunities are at greatest risk.
  
  
• In Papua New Guinea, West Papuan refugees have lived for 40 years in PNG but remain unrecognised by the government and have little to no rights. They confront shattering hardships and are among the most improverished and disadvantaged in the world.

We urgently need your help to provide communities like these with the right skills and support to overcome poverty. A tax deductible gift to Mercy Work’s overseas aid fund will help vulnerable communities free themselves from the cycle of poverty.

The Sisters of Mercy Overseas Aid Fund supports the overseas relief and development activities that are a part of the vision and mission of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

The Mercy Works Overseas Aid Fund operates projects in:

Papua New Guinea
Timor Leste, and
The Philippines

The Key Areas of Expenditure are:

Health
Education
Social Welfare
Community Development

For more information on our projects, please visit our website www.mercyworks.org.au