Marist Asia Pacific Solidarity works in partnership with our Marist counterparts in twelve Pacific and Asian countries. MAPS projects are all directed towards education and youth development.

Cambodia - An intensive learning primary school for children with disabilities.

East Timor - A teacher training college which educates both undergraduates and teachers needing further professional development and the redevelopment of a high school at Viqueque.

India - Two schools for the Dalits (outcasts) in Tamil Nadu.

Pakistan - Australia assists the Sri Lankan Marist Brothers province in resourcing a training house for young brothers near the border of Afghanistan.

Philippines - KUYA (elder brother) is involved in education on the streets, family restoration and residential care projects.

PNG Mainland - Marist schools and other ministries in Wewak, Yangoru, Burui and Madang.

PNG Bougainville - Marist Secondary Schools focussing on young people from the most remote areas. A new project to strengthen the capacity of education on Bougainville (Project Sankamap).

Solomon Islands - St Joseph's National High School in Tenaru, near the capital Honiara and St Dominic's Rural Training Centre at remote Vanga Point on Kolombangara Island.

Sri Lanka - Holy Cross College at Kalutara, which was devastated by the Tsunami in 2004 and an education support project for students in the very remote Kalpitiya on the north west if the island.

Vanuatu and New Caledonia - In Vanuatu, the Brothers have two major ministries at Lololima and Santo. In New Caledonia, Brothers from France are involved at the technical college preparing students to be tradespeople.

The most important input to any of our projects are people. Local Brothers and Lay Marists as well as local Volunteers are the backbone and they are supported by Students, Staff and Brothers in Australia along with the wider Marist Community.

Contact in Solidarity is so important. Our principal means of establishing and maintaining this partnership is through out Volunteer and Immersion program.

School immersion experiences are undertaken by student social justice and solidarity groups for about two weeks.

Young Adult Immersion experiences are undertaken by tertiary students and recent graduates with some skills for about one month.

Project volunteers are professional or qualified persons who go for a short term to establish a project in fields such as accountancy, information technology, agriculture or a trade.

Full-time volunteers commit for at least one year as a member of the Marist community and staff of the ministry.