Auckland librarian to lend a hand at Bougainville Library
Published on 14th June 2013
Auckland librarian Philippa Robinson leaves for Bougainville on Monday to spend a year as a VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) volunteer, helping to catalogue and shelve more than 5000 books at the Bougainville Library in Arawa. Read More
Keeping it small in Bougainville
Published on 12th June 2013
The three-day trek to Lake Billy Mitchell is one of several small-scale eco-tourism experiences that are helping to improve the lives of people in Bougainville. Read More
Making a difference with tourism
Published on 11th June 2013
Development specialist Regina Scheyvens says tourism has a lot to offer developing countries, but as she tells Ruth Nichol, it’s important to focus on a range of tourism activities and to have realistic expectations about what is possible. Read More
First VSA/GHD volunteer goes on assignment
Published on 9th June 2013
The first VSA/GHD volunteer has left to go on a six-month assignment to help improve waste management in Luganville, the main town on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. Read More
Celebrating Vanuatu’s first sign language dictionary
Published on 14th May 2013
This is an important week for deaf New Zealanders as it is Sign Language Week – a chance to celebrate one of New Zealand’s official languages. Read More
Local builder off to help finish the Bougainville Library
Published on 2nd May 2013
Kapiti Coast builder Barry Binding leaves today (May 2) to spend six weeks as a VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) volunteer, helping to finish building the Bougainville Library in Arawa. Read More
First VSA/Downer NZ volunteer off to Timor-Leste
Published on 16th April 2013
The first VSA/Downer NZ volunteer leaves to go on assignment in Timor-Leste tomorrow. Read More
VSA experience opens up employment opportunities
Published on 10th April 2013
Recently returned volunteer Chloe Pinel is about to start a new job with Trade Aid in Christchurch – and she says her experience as a VSA volunteer in Timor-Leste played a big part in helping her get the position. Read More
Dodo rediscovered
Published on 1st April 2013
When VSA volunteers Jenny and John Spencer set off on a field trip last week, they didn’t expect to re-write history. Read More
Books on track to arrive soon
Published on 28th March 2013
Shipping agents in the Papua New Guinea port of Lae are in the process of sorting out a date to send a container of books to the Bougainville Library in Arawa, according to VSA’s international programme manager Peter Swain. Read More
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