Fiji

The first overseas mission of the Australian Sisters of Charity was to Cawaci, Fiji in 1957. Three sisters took over the education of the indigenous congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth, both at secondary level and in training as nurses and teachers. By 1965, they had helped the community to a stage of being self-sufficient in training their own. In some cases, further education both in nursing and teaching was made possible by the Sisters coming to Australia. Supported by the hospitality of the Sisters of Charity, they were able to widen and deepen their earlier training within our congregational apostolates in Australia.