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A message from Trish Gribben, chair, Rose Charities NZ

Posted on 3 January 2011 by gwillg

Greetings for New Year 2011 Everyone! It is going to be a most exciting year with great projects on the Rose NZ calendar. I have hardly come back to earth since paragliding in late November with the heavenly Himalayas stretching … Continue reading →

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Poonga Tamil Community Education Group pupils dance for Divali

Posted on 18 November 2010 by gwillg

These are Tamil children who have been supported by Poonga, the Tamil Community Education Group. Rose Charities NZ has given Poonga an annual donation for several years. In the lower photo they are dancing outside the Auckland Town Hall, during … Continue reading →

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Inspiration in Cambodia !

Posted on 3 November 2010 by gwillg

When Trish Gribben and Jane Midgley (Rose Charities NZ chairperson and treasurer) were in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the June meeting of Rose people from around the world, they visited Rose Australia’s rehabilitation project, run by physiotherapist Joanna (will, surname … Continue reading →

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Aid to Pakistan flood victims

Posted on 7 August 2010 by gwillg

A relief worker from Rose Charities International partner ‘Frontier Primary Health Care’ (FPHC) in N.W. Pakistan applies a dressing to the hand of an injured flood victim.  FPHC is working day and night in almost impossible conditions to assist tens … Continue reading →

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