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…
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…
Born in New Hebrides 8 October 1917 and died in Canberra Australia on 10 May 2020 We were recently approached by our friends Sarah & Dave of The Story Boxes in Brisbane. An elderly friend of theirs, Katherine had recently…
Here’s a little known fact. Vanuatu, the island nation made up of an 83 island archipelago is considered to be the world's most at-risk country for natural hazards, according to a United Nations University World RiskIndex. The list includes storms,…
Menstruation, periods, rags, Aunt Flo, or sik mun (if you are in Vanuatu) – whatever you call it – “it” is certainly attracting a lot of media interest these days. Academy Awards In fact, ‘Period. End of Sentence’ just won…
This blog concludes my chats with some of the ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers living in New Zealand during the 2014 Apple and Kiwifruit season. I met Erima in 2013 and visited her when I was staying in Port Vila in late 2013. …