Read the latest news and updates from volunteers, partners, and staff across the moana working collectively towards a world with thriving communities.
Acclimatisation: Arawa
07.10.2017 By Matthew Brittain in BougainvilleAs I sit in my house, which would fit like a glove in a 1980s New Zealand…
My umbrella - Ann Green (Bougainville)
06.10.2017 - By Ann GreenVolunteer Ann Green looks at life on assignment in Bougainville, via the most useful thing she…
10 years of UniVols
01.10.2017 - In 2007, the first group of UniVols took up their assignments in South Africa, Vanuatu and Tanzania. In the 10 years…
Butterflies in Bougainville
10.08.2017 - By Ann Green in BougainvilleThe Bougainville Blue Butterfly - found in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville - is…
Hafoti Cooperative opens its first dedicated Production Centre
15.06.2017 - A light sprinkling of rain greeted the attendees at the opening of HAFOTI’s first dedicated production centre…
Bougainville UniVols
30.12.2016 - Fifteen years after Bougainville's brutal conflict ended, the country is ready for a new chapter. In conjunction…
Matchin Bay's Maiden Voyage
24.10.2016 - Peter Bellingham is a volunteer Boat Building Adviser for VSA at Nazareth Rehabilitation Programme (NRP) in Chabai…
Birgit takes out Tour de Timor
21.10.2016 - Last month Timor-Leste based volunteer Birgit Hermann finished on top of her category for one of the most gruelling…
Playdough, karate and a camera
30.09.2016 - It’s a long way from Samuel Marsden preschool to Bougainville. But Vasti Venter left her position as head of the…
Peace building in Bougainville
Nearly 20 years after the Conflict in Bougainville ended, Sister Lorraine Garasu says the country is experiencing a “negative…
Aerobics Arawa Style
By Vasti Venter
Someone who inspired me this week is Ann Green. Not only is she a super fantastic physiotherapist volunteer in…
Working with the coconut farmers of Savai’i
Damian Buckley volunteered for six months in 2017 as a Horticulture Adviser, working with the one hundred and twenty-one members…
Coastal Conservation in Timor-Leste
Blue Ventures Timor-Leste
Coastal Conservation in Timor-Leste
Country: Timor-Leste
Partner: Blue Ventures ConservationCoastal…
Climate change in our region
The Pacific Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change with small, low-lying, and geographically dispersed islands and coastal communities exposed to changing weather patterns and systems.
Smart Cookies
Dee was keen to experience a new culture and to work helping others before she went into a job in the engineering industry. With a love of sport, VSA saw the potential in her travelling to Rarotonga, working with the Cook Islands Olympic Committee to deliver sports programmes and events, organise competitions and provide support within athlete administration.
Education in Timor-Leste
Jude de Waal is a VSA volunteer on assignment as a ECE (Early Childhood Education) Teacher trainer with UNICEF Timor-Leste. She…
VSA 60th celebrations in Papua New Guinea
We recently marked the important milestone of 60 years in Papua New Guinean volunteering programme! Here’s what VSA’s Te Tumu…
Make a vital difference with VSA
This Christmas, make a Vital Difference with VSA!
Manaakitanga. He taonga rongonui, te aroha ki te tangata—Goodwill towards…
Martin McMorrow in Kiribati
Primary school in North Tarawa. Photo: Martin McMorrow
Martin McMorrow is one of the VSA volunteers who has been able to…
