Twinning

Twinning refers to the supportive one-to-one partnership between a St Vincent de Paul Society council or conference in Australia and one in an overseas partner country, according to Council General International guidelines. 

Promoting spirituality, friendship and an understanding between cultures.

Twinning consists of Australian partners sharing: 

• their spirituality through prayer 
• their solidarity through communication  
• material support through sharing a basic quarterly, monetary contribution and an optional grant at Easter and Christmas time 
• optional support of overseas partner developed community development projects. 

At the end of the financial year (FY) 2022-2023, there were 1,874 twinning relationships between Australian and Overseas Conferences and Councils in Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

“When we talk about Twinning, it's not the transfer of money that takes place, it’s the transfer of hearts that take place. They share with each other, they pray for each other.”   

- Johnson Varghese, International Territorial Vice President, Asia 1 (2023).   

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