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Gavin Purcell, putting faith into action in Timor-Leste
By Fiona Basile, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Feature image - Gavin out for a run in Ulmera, where he's located...
Surprises, Similarities and Differences
Palms Participant Gavin Purcell left for Timor Leste at the end of February 2024. Gavin brings his vast financial experience...
Listening, learning and leveraging from our strengths
By Soraya Kassim, Palms Executive Director It has now been a full month since Roger handed me full Executive Director...
First Impressions of Venilale, Timor Leste
Palms participant Carolyn Hadley has been in Timor Leste for four weeks and in situ as a Vocational English Teacher working with...
Drink and Grow: Healthy hydration in Kindergartens
By Michele Rankin, Palms participant in Balibo Timor Leste since 2016. Featured image: Batugade Kindergarten installation - [from the left]...
Leadership Handover
By Roger O'Halloran, Executive Director of Palms Australia 2000-2024 Goodbye, Farewell and Thank You This was the heading when I...
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Sustainable Solutions to Poverty
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Facilitating Mutual Development
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Reach Beyond Every Barrier
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What we do
Since 1961 we have prepared qualified and experienced Australians for assignments abroad in 40 countries (as of July 2023).
$249.5m
worth of expertise
128.8k
days of primary health services
77.9k
students educated
5569
locals trained in administration, finance, community development, trades & agriculture
Witness It All on a Life-Changing Journey
Two Week Encounter Tours to Samoa, Timor-Leste, and Thailand
1553
Participants
412
Communities
40
Countries
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As long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking the structural causes of inequality, no solution will be found for the world’s problems or, for that matter, to any problems. Inequality is the root of social ills.
Pope Francis (Joy of the Gospel 202)