Bushulo Health Centre
A request was placed by the head doctors of Bushulo for a volunteer Senior Nurse to work building capacity of local nursing staff, including assisting some to reach the level needed for their Certificate of Competence. There are many local staff (up to 25) who have been identified as potentially benefitting from the presence of a volunteer nurse. The benefits will then flow to the patients and the wider community as sustainable improvements are made to the health care available.
Claire Michalanney
Palms Australia recruited Claire Michalanney, a nurse from Adelaide, to work as Senior Nurse at Bushulo Health Centre.
Claire brings many years of experience in a wide variety of nursing roles, including in leadership and administrative positions. She has traveled extensively and enjoys experiencing other cultures. She has been described in letters of recommendation as practical, down-to-earth, hospitable and delightful.
Bushulo Health Centre and Palms Australia believe Claire is well suited to the role; however, Palms Australia needs your assistance to cover the costs associated with sending and supporting Claire. Please use the donation link on the right hand side of this web-page to contribute.
Variety in volunteering
August 29, 2011
Isn’t diversity wonderful?
Trying a variety of approaches allows us to better assess the merits of any single approach.
As a small nimble organisation, Palms is able to respond to different circumstances in a way that many larger NGOs may not. In recent years, we have been nothing if not innovative, with Encounters, Reverse Immersions, Fair Trade and three-way partnerships providing examples of innovative ways to complement our core work.
As an organisation with access to Catholic networks in Australia and overseas, Palms offers effective development outcomes and volunteer support few medium-sized organisations could afford to offer.
Profiled here are three new placements which demonstrate how Palms is able to adapt and utilise its strong partnerships to continue meeting a variety of partner requests.
Carmel Lawry and Fran Hewitt, a nurse and teacher respectively, will be working with Holy Family Care Centre in Ofcolaco, South Africa. They will work with local staff to increase their capacity to properly support local orphaned and vulnerable children. The centre is run by the OLSH sisters who have previously hosted Palms’ volunteer Adriana Volona and have used Palms’ preparation courses for their own members working in South Africa.
Carmel and Fran will be supported by Palms’ Sydney staff, the strong OLSH network in Limpopo Province, Holy Family’s staff and, in case of a major incident requiring coordinated evacuation, Australian Volunteers International’s in-country officers.
Marilyn Tangey will bring over 30 years experience in education to her role with Eskola Teknika Agrikola (ETA) in Maliana in East Timor. She will build upon work done by previous Palms’ volunteer Ida Greenway, who helped the college prepare for the transition to a localised administration.
Marilyn will be supported by Palms’ Sydney staff, Palms’ Timor-Leste In-Country Coordinator Barry Hinton and her colleagues at ETA.
Fulvio Fabreschi, a financial planner, and Claire Michalanney, a nurse, will volunteer for Bushulo Health Centre near Awassa in Ethiopia. The centre provides treatment for cases of HIV/AIDS, malaria and malnutrition, in addition to major programs for obstetrics, paediatrics and emergency. The current drought in Ethiopia only places greater demands on Bushulo Health Centre.
Fulvio and Claire will be our first volunteers in Ethiopia and will play a vital role in continuing and improving the health care available to the people of Awassa region. They will be supported by Palms’ Sydney staff, the FMM sisters in Bushulo and the Catholic Dioceses of Awassa and Addis Ababa.
Unlike the Timor-Leste and South Africa placements profiled here, Fulvio and Claire’s placement will be ineligible for support under the AusAID Volunteer Fund meaning all costs must be covered by Palms and Busholo.*
Orientation Course #92
There is something very rewarding about watching such a group interact, sharing their own expertise while working through Palms’ cross-cultural program, refined over 50 years.
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Or call us on (02) 9518 9551 to make a donation by phone. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR WORK!Ethiopia
Population: 85,237,338
Area: 1,104,300 sq. km.
Median Age: 16.9
Literacy: 42.7 %
Languages: Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
Ethiopia is a proudly independent country. One of the few African countries never colonised by Europeans, aside from a brief occupation by Italian forces prior to the second World War. The major religion is Ethiopian Orthodox, although a significant number of the population belong to Islam or the Protestant churches. Ethiopia’s most famous leader, Emperor [...]