We went as a family to volunteer at Raphael (Ryder Cheshire Foundation) in Dehradun, India. It was Molly’s idea which then took hold. Molly (20), was on summer holidays from university, Roland (17), had just finished school and did not wish to take a gap year but accepted this challenge; I was eligible for […]
Terry Warr
A Second Home in Mt Gambier called Cheshire
The Ryder-Cheshire Mt Gambier Home Board has long known that if we could build a second home on the vacant block of land next door to the current home that there are sufficient in the region who would like to become residents. We have already received a number of enquiries. Last year we submitted an […]
Vale Danny Standish of RCF Victoria
Danny died suddenly and peacefully on Wednesday 14th March 2018. Danny joined Ryder-Cheshire when the new home was started in Timor-Leste in late 2000. Initially she helped with sorting and packing donated goods ready for despatch to Klibur Domin. Subsequently she spent six weeks there as a volunteer, arriving a few days after Christmas 2000. […]
Ballarat Ryder-Cheshire Schools’ Visit
On the Monday 16 April after the 2018 Ryder Cheshire Australia Biennial Conference in Ivanhoe, the Raphael Northern India and Klibur Domin Timor-Leste visitors continued their journey to Ballarat to visit the Ballarat Ryder-Cheshire schools. As 2019 will be Raphael’s 60th birthday this visit provided a wonderful opportunity to thank each school for their long […]
Raphael Installs Solar Power
By installing solar panels, Raphael is working towards more sustainable ways of living and cutting down on energy costs. Three Solar Water Heating Systems have already been installed which function at the TB Hospital, in the Kitchen cum Ava Vihar and in the Little White House. The installation of these was supported by the Oil […]
Vale Sr Mary Myers CSB
Sr Mary Myers passed away suddenly and quietly on 30 July 2017. Sr Mary was Houseparent (Resident Carer) at the Ryder-Cheshire Victorian Homes and is well remembered by past residents as a compassionate, yet strong and decisive person. Her first period at the home was from January 1990 to August 1995. This was followed […]
“MY RAPHAEL EXPERIENCE”
by Marta, from USA I arrived in India on the second week of January 2017 ready to make true one of my dearest dreams; serve others as a volunteer. I was so excited after receiving acceptance from Ryder- Cheshire Australia of my offer to volunteer in the Raphael Centre in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. There were a […]
The 19th Biennial Conference is over
Over ninety delegates have made their way back to their homes in Timor-Leste, India, New Zealand and across Australia. We have been informed, challenged, inspired, and entertained. Ryder-Cheshire is an inclusive family and an important function of the Conference is that of family reunion, and a welcome to new supporters. Those who normally communicate by […]
John Hunt Outreach Program
On Thursday 15 and Friday 16 March 2018, I was incredibly fortunate to travel with two of the Special Educators from Raphael out into the remote Himalayan mountains as part of the John Hunt Outreach Program. A nearly 8 hour drive along very narrow & incredibly winding roads and we reached the district of Uttarkashi, […]
Helping children at Raphael
By Ben, Physiotherapist Going to Raphael was an easy decision due to the endless praise it receives from anyone who is lucky enough to visit. As a physiotherapist I had been working in a hospital setting for two years and Raphael was the perfect opportunity to help grow my skills, as well to use what […]