Welkam 2021
Have you ever ridden on a rollercoaster? I did, in my youth, I hasten to add, it’s not something I wish to do again. 2020 was a little bit like that. Something I don’t want to repeat. COVID19 and the…
A year full of highs and lows
Lukluk bak lo yia 2020 .... 2020 started out well. January – I took a brief trip to Vanuatu and scheduled a further trip for March. It was while I was travelling back to New Zealand in late January that…
Putting Men into Menstruation
Gender Gender equity & equality are both important parts of our focus at Mammas Laef. Both taking us towards our Vision of helping women take control of their future. Then there is the important aspect of Gender balance, allowing us…
Catering to a woman’s need.
V-Lab. Incubee Programme. We were winding down for the year, December 2019, when it was suggested that Mary & Jack apply to become incubees with the newly developed V-Lab centre in Port Vila. After the selection and interview process Mary…
Men’s Talk – Answering the call from the United Nations
Discussing menstruation with men is a vital part of the goals of Mammas Laef Vanuatu, in providing the opportunity for women to take control of their futures. Without men walking beside us, we cannot achieve this goal.
Building the future we want
Men's Talk - Join Us This video is part 3 of the small movie we have produced to answer the question put to us by UN75 – What is the Pacific future you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiUbUnSKzA8 What future should we have?…
No More Taboo
Men's Talk This video is part 2 of the small movie we have produced to answer the question put to us by UN75 – What is the Pacific future you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc6RU5P8Bcs Given the opportunity, men will talk about this…
Brut France
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7u41s6?fbclid=IwAR1qhsnVyyZ3-wPSVTtDrN5AaBlFjvaMeMj6KBDeeTIoMRha9SIDAFRj3GA Florian and his team were travelling the Pacific and visited us earlier in 2020, not long before the world started to shut its doors because of COVID19. We were thrilled to receive notification that the film was ready for…
28 May = Menstrual Health Day
You may be wondering WHY is the 28th of May chosen to celebrate and talk about menstruation. Well … the average menstrual cycle is 28 days and the average length of a period is 5 days. 28th May (the 5th…
Celebrating Menstrual Health Day 2020
It’s time for action 2020 sees the collaboration of several Pacific groups using a combined voice and mobilising on global annual Menstrual Hygiene Day - 28th May. We may been ravaged by the impact of COVID19 and for Vanuatu and…