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OUR PACIFIC PARTNERS
Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands & Papua New Guinea
"World Vision's Positive Living Project in Port Moresby helps community members affected by HIV and AIDS to start small businesses, such as rabbit farming, to provide for their families."
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Empowering our Pacific Partners

Thousands of Kiwis are lending a hand to our Pacific Partners in Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to help improve health, education, and agricultural and economic development for children and their families. Thank you for your generous support!

Supporting vulnerable families to become self-reliant

World Vision’s Positive Living Project in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea provides families, affected by HIV and AIDS, with the opportunity to become self-reliant. Vulnerable community members who are living with HIV and AIDS are being equipped with skills to help them earn a steady income and improve life for their families. Over the past year, a Start and Improve Your Own Business training programme was successfully conducted in 15 of the 60 settlements of Port Moresby as part of the Positive Living Project. Participants gained knowledge in retail, wholesale, manufacturing and agriculture. They also learned about income and expenditure records, as well as cash flow management. A 40-year-old female participant who established her own small business said: “After attending the training, I started selling my produce at the Hohola main market. I’m always at the market, except for Saturdays when I go to church. I thank God for World Vision’s training, which now helps me to grow money in one day.”

Vanuatu: Better health for children and families:

The Tafea Development Programme in Vanuatu is aimed at encouraging communities to adopt new life skills and improved health practices. During the past year:

  • 260 community members received public health training
  • 160 members attended workshops on HIV and AIDS prevention, care and advocacy
  • 32 standpipes and ten rainwater-harvesting tanks were installed as part of the water and sanitation programme to provide safe and clean water to children and prevent water-borne diseases
Maxime from Vanuatu
"Maxime, 13, is one of many students learning to use new gardening tools as part of an agricultural education programme in Vanuatu to help improve children's health and nutrition."

Solomon Islands: Empowering communities:

On the Weather Coast of Guadalcanal, World Vision supports communities to become self-reliant and take responsibility for their own development. In 2009:

  • Members of 12 community-based organisations were trained in management and community development
  • 554 community members, including more than 200 young people and children, attended literacy classes
  • World Vision and community members facilitated a major peace conference attended by various conflicting tribes

Papua New Guinea (PNG): Saving children from tuberculosis (TB):

PNG faces an increasing rate of urbanisation, and in Port Moresby overcrowding in urban settlements puts families and children at all kinds of risk. To help address the challenges, World Vision has implemented the Port Moresby Urban Integrated Programme aimed at improving the health and education of children. The Mother and Child Health and Nutrition programme focuses on reducing the spread of communicable diseases, such as TB, through education and advocacy programmes on improved health, sanitation and nutrition.