A quick note to say thanks to the 16 donors who have made this happen. For all the messages, emails, txt and advice from people all around New Zealand - your encouragement is appreciated. To receive from strangers, the confidence in my integrity that funds will go to where they…
Plane landed at 2.20 pm - first meeting booked for 3pm – not surprisingly, I was 30 minutes late; thankfully, the host wasn’t concerned. This set the scene for a busy 7 day visit to Port Vila in early June. As part…
Want to know more? Contact Belinda 0274 434 128 or [email protected] Dedicated Bank Account for donations: 06-0529-0454109-04 All donors will have access to final financial report stating donations received and expenses. Thank you for all the support to date –…
It's not often that I promote specific businesses in Vanuatu. Today I'm making an exception. In the spirit of "paying it forward", I want to show how some ex-pats integrate, form deep relationships and add so many benefits to the…
Sad but true. The South Pacific Moana Hospital Trust who are the caretakers of the equipment I have earmarked for Vanuatu, need to find new premises to store the vast amount of equipment from the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board. What to do? …
There are those that have enjoyed the secrets of our Tamanu Balm, including Julie, who had this to say. "My parcel arrived today - I'm delighted with it! Thank you so much. I'm in love with the face cream and…
The good news is: I am on my way to Vanuatu next week to help move forward the Washable Sanitary Pad project with the Mammas Laef group. The Mammas and I have a series of meetings with key stakeholders in the…
I’ve spoken about the Nabanga Pikinini books before. The stories in the Nabanga Pikinini books have been carefully chosen and simply written for young children as well as for use in schools. Nabanga Pikinini aims to popularise Vanuatu's custom stories…
Yes! Another milestone has been reached. 101 girls will now be issued with full kits later this year, by our Mamma's Laef group. We are still working on exact details, as we don't want to double up with any other…
..... came to stay last week. Standing at the Nelson market, a young lass from the USA noticed the "Paying it forward in Vanuatu" signage and commented, "Oh, Vanuatu, I've just come from there". As you do, well I…