My role as Co-Director of World Outreach International took me to Africa where fellow Director, Mr Grahame Orpin, our team and I oversaw the following projects for the local communities: Construction of a health care centre in Namina, Mozambique [as per above article & I wanted to adopt that beautiful child I was holding]; Construction…
![#tbt to hearing from CEO Heather Nancarrow of ANROWS [Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety] at a DV Prevention workshop.
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It was shared that domestic & family violence is the number 1 reason women become homeless.
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Homelessness increased by 31% for women aged 55 and over between 2011-2016.
Read more stats at www.anrows.org.au 🅱️ >> NO to Violence <<](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/66170605_1112480382274619_4459872496099330134_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=111&_nc_ohc=0Fwac-wCiJMAX9_wnSM&oh=7fbcaa7bcc8846710e2f07725ecddde4&oe=5E4F010C "#tbt to hearing from CEO Heather Nancarrow of ANROWS [Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety] at a DV Prevention workshop.
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It was shared that domestic & family violence is the number 1 reason women become homeless.
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Homelessness increased by 31% for women aged 55 and over between 2011-2016.
Read more stats at www.anrows.org.au 🅱️ >> NO to Violence <<")
![The 'Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence' has rolled out a workforce solutions forum for those who are in the service of advocating against DV.
We were able to share our vision for the next 5 years for @pacificfashionfestival, which advocates against DV via our annual fashion show. We shared strengths & weaknesses our organisation faces, such as lack of funding.
If you're interested in attending the next workshop in September, send me a dm.
L-R: CEO of Healing Foundation Richard Weston, PFF Vice-President Unga Tupou, Emcee Craig, yours truly Miriam Ratu & CEO of Australia's National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety [ANROWS] Heather Nancarrow. 🅱️ >> NO to Violence <<](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/66321590_158408558618409_6748855302339966423_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=8lI-d-R7EqIAX9lk0_u&oh=b9b2d5dc3d7f9acf9ad29c5ec7589d28&oe=5F0220E5 "The 'Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence' has rolled out a workforce solutions forum for those who are in the service of advocating against DV.
We were able to share our vision for the next 5 years for @pacificfashionfestival, which advocates against DV via our annual fashion show. We shared strengths & weaknesses our organisation faces, such as lack of funding.
If you're interested in attending the next workshop in September, send me a dm.
L-R: CEO of Healing Foundation Richard Weston, PFF Vice-President Unga Tupou, Emcee Craig, yours truly Miriam Ratu & CEO of Australia's National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety [ANROWS] Heather Nancarrow. 🅱️ >> NO to Violence <<")
![In this enlightening podcast, former beauty queen Miss PNG 1988 & current yoga teacher Erue Bucher, takes us on the colourful journey of her life.
Erue shares her:
🅱️ passion about teaching yoga;
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🅱️ yearly yoga retreats in the South Pacific [the next 7-day getaway is in December 2019 on Plantation Island in Fiji]; and
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🅱️ perspective that some Christians shouldn't be too quick to judge the practice of yoga.
Here's a snippet of our dialogue. For the whole reel, click link in bio 🅱️ >> Podcast S2, Ep.4 <<](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/66240945_137485694122188_2320738458394451429_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_ohc=oyW2nts55yEAX8_gHyr&oh=1cd3c9c4bdd583eb1b52513403ba926b&oe=5E4EB1B6 "In this enlightening podcast, former beauty queen Miss PNG 1988 & current yoga teacher Erue Bucher, takes us on the colourful journey of her life.
Erue shares her:
🅱️ passion about teaching yoga;
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🅱️ yearly yoga retreats in the South Pacific [the next 7-day getaway is in December 2019 on Plantation Island in Fiji]; and
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🅱️ perspective that some Christians shouldn't be too quick to judge the practice of yoga.
Here's a snippet of our dialogue. For the whole reel, click link in bio 🅱️ >> Podcast S2, Ep.4 <<")
![Very excited to announce that this week's podcast guest is Erue Bucher, @erueyoga, a certified Yoga Teacher who since 2009 has taught yoga in Melbourne, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea & currently in Brisbane where she resides.
On this interesting podcast, we will explore:
🅱️ Why Erue delved into yoga;
🅱️ What are some of the important aspects of yoga that we can practise in our daily life [such as mindfulness]; and
🅱️ Her enlightened view on why yoga does not interfere with Christian or other spiritual beliefs, as some of us believers may have grown up being taught.
Tune-in on Wednesday 24th July to discover these nuggets with me 🎧 >> Pacific Dialogue Podcast Series 2, Episode 4 <<](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/67577549_1785841664894338_4252933268136674138_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=JNSpi1tFZc0AX8v1dAL&oh=dd21039f94c3bee8307f6137fafc3270&oe=5EFB498D "Very excited to announce that this week's podcast guest is Erue Bucher, @erueyoga, a certified Yoga Teacher who since 2009 has taught yoga in Melbourne, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea & currently in Brisbane where she resides.
On this interesting podcast, we will explore:
🅱️ Why Erue delved into yoga;
🅱️ What are some of the important aspects of yoga that we can practise in our daily life [such as mindfulness]; and
🅱️ Her enlightened view on why yoga does not interfere with Christian or other spiritual beliefs, as some of us believers may have grown up being taught.
Tune-in on Wednesday 24th July to discover these nuggets with me 🎧 >> Pacific Dialogue Podcast Series 2, Episode 4 <<")