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Mary MacKillop Today’s sustainable projects will transform your donations into invaluable wealth such as education, teacher training and business skills.
All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia
Give the gift of education this Christmas with BenJAMin's jam & sauce available at Harris Farm Markets!
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We support low income earners with No Interest Loan Schemes (NILS) in areas of rural NSW.
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In Papua New Guinea Mary MacKillop Today promotes inclusive educations programs.
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Mary MacKillop Today has launched an innovative new virtual reality experience!
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In Peru Mary MacKillop Today supports access to employment, education and health services.
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In Timor–Leste Mary MacKillop Today supports access to high quality education.
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Guided by the Gospel, we stand with the poor and the marginalised so they can realise their potential and participate fully in the community. Through access to education and learning of practical life skills, we seek to transform lives.
“I’m a teacher, let’s start today!” – Saint Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop Today’s sustainable projects will transform your donations into invaluable wealth such as education, teacher training and business skills.
All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia
Through Mary MacKillop Today, the vision of Australia’s first Saint and of the Sisters of Saint Joseph is being realised. In the spirit of Mary MacKillop, we work in partnership to help create generational change through the teaching of practical life skills to women, men and children in Australia and beyond.
We work with local communities in Australia and internationally through learning for life and enabling access to learning opportunities in the areas of education, health, financial inclusion and livelihoods to share practical life skills for self-sufficiency.
In partnership with local organisation Ola Fou Fiji, the Talitha Women’s Leadership program aims to empower young women to be agents of change within their community. The training focuses on building skills in leadership, mentoring and financial literacy.
Theresa is strong Aboriginal woman from the Gweagal Clan of the Eora Nation, Sydney. She however grew up in her father’s country within the culturally vibrant community of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community, on the NSW south coast.
Dear Friends and Supporter,
Firstly, thank you for your kindness and support throughout what was an exciting first financial year as Mary MacKillop Today! You make it possible to lift vulnerable communities out of poverty through empowering opportunities – and I am so grateful for that.
As a ten year old boy Benjamin asked his mum to make jam to support his immense love of all things fruity and sweet. He also wanted to support children in Timor-Leste who don’t enjoy the same educational opportunities that he and his brothers have here in Australia
Your ongoing support of Mary MacKillop Today’s Financial Inclusion Team means we are able to offer, in partnership with Good Shepherd Microfinance, No Interest Loans (NILS) to those in need. Successful applicants of a NILS loan receive up to $1,500 with small fortnightly repayments over a 12 to 18 month period with no fees and […]
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Mary MacKillop Today is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and is therefore a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct reflecting Mary Mackillop Today Compliance with industry standards of good practice, transparency and accountability.
As of July 1st 2018 Mary MacKillop International, the Mary MacKillop Foundation and the Josephite Foundation are now a single ministry, Mary MacKillop Today. Proudly continuing the works of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in the spirit of Mary MacKillop.Mary MacKillop Today acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the land, past and present, on which all our offices are located.
Photos taken by Mary MacKillop Today staff and Katie Moore