At last we have some concrete plans for our pilot trip to East Timor. In April a team of 4 hairdressers will travel to Dili for a training block that will deliver 100 hours of training to 15 students, enrolled in a 2 1/2 year course with Pro Ema.
Read MoreThe Parlour continues to do well, with our staff looking to do all they can to maximise services. They have even started sourcing materials and making little pieces to decorate hair.
Read MoreDeb Robinson from Adelaide has recently returned from 3 weeks in Mymensingh. Whilst there she visited the home parlour of one of our ex students from the Training Centre.
Read MoreWe love this photo of Nahida, our team leader for the Hair and Beauty Training College as well as Jennifer Spa Parlour.
Read MoreThe last weekend in October saw Jennifer and Robyn head to Melbourne for The Justice Conference, Hosted by Tear, the Justice Conference is a global movement which aims to encourage and equip people who hear from leading theologians, practitioners and artists.
Read MoreHot on the heels of Jen and Adele leaving, Debra and Hollie from South Australia arrived in Bangladesh. Their focus was more on information gathering and administration/systems support and management, to ensure smooth and efficient running of all the operations, both Training Centre and Parlour.
Read MoreThe end of September, early October saw Jen and Adele head back to Bangladesh. They shared their time between the Training Centre and Jennifer Spa Parlour. Word soon got out and business at the Parlour was brisk through the week.
Read MoreOur heart to serve disadvantaged girls and women in East Timor continues. You may remember we started some training there with a group of girls several years ago.
Read MoreThe realities of life in Bangladesh can seem a bit remote to those of us who live in the comfort and security of Australia. It came a whole lot closer to us about a month ago in an incident involving the son of one of our trainers at the Hair and Beauty Project.
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