Interplast has been working in Nepal since 2006 and next week, at the request of our local Nepalese partners, will send a volunteer team to assist with the recovery efforts.
Interplast volunteers who recently returned from a surgical program in the Solomon Islands said it was one of their most enjoyable and effective Interplast programs.
It’s a busy week for our teams next week, with programs taking place in Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Two Interplast teams are away on programs this week: one in Laos and the other in the Solomon Islands.
Would you like to use your skills and experience to volunteer in a developing country?
Interplast will be supporting a Nursing Curriculum Development Advisor assignment in Fiji.
It’s National Volunteer Week and we could not miss the opportunity to pay tribute to our volunteers – the essence of Interplast.
The theme of this year’s National Volunteer Week, “Give Happy, Live Happy” goes to the heart of what our volunteers do. Through their remarkable contributions over the last 30 years, they have profoundly impacted the lives of those they treat and train.
Our thoughts are with Nepal. While Interplast is not a humanitarian response organisation, we’re ready to help when our local partners ask us to.
Interplast will be supporting a Burn Rehabilitation Trainer assignment in Vietnam through the Australian Volunteers for International Development program.
We’re honoured to work with local medical professionals in the Asia/Pacific region who, faced with these challenges, tirelessly strive to improve the health of their communities
“People stop me on the street and tell me how I’ve inspired them to never give up, and ask how they can support me. The truth is, I feel lucky to have been born in a country where treatment’s available. Others are not so lucky, but you can help. Join me in supporting the cause closest to my heart at one of Interplast’s major fundraisers in Sydney and Melbourne in 2015.”
Turia Pitt – Interplast Ambassador
International Women’s Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the incredible contribution of women.
With this year’s theme of ‘Make it Happen’, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to thank all the remarkable women who work to make it happen for Interplast!
Shannon Bailey, a nurse at a private day hospital in Dandenong, has listened with great interest for years to the stories of colleagues upon their return from volunteering on Interplast programs. Mr James Leong and several nurses would swap inspirational stories, and Shannon knew it was something she wanted to do when the time was right.