Jelinda Tiare

I am a Solomon Islander, part Kiribati, born and raised in Honiara, the capital. I graduated from the Solomon Islands National University in 2019 and have worked with Solomon Islands Red Cross, World Vision, and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services.

I came to know VSA in 2021 when I was casually working as an admin support, and later in 2022, I got the opportunity to sign a contract to work as a local VSA volunteer during the Covid outbreak, supporting the Ministry of Health and Medical Services.

I officially joined VSA in March 2024 and was so excited to be part of this amazing team as I already know most of the in-country volunteers and the tasks of my new job.

As a young enthusiast in community development, I would like to see more development through volunteering support reaching out to communities in remote areas.

I really appreciate the ongoing support from the volunteers to our partner organisations through knowledge integration and capacity building delivered from each assignment, and I look forward to supporting them to achieve the aim of ‘connecting people – transforming lives'.