We have trusted partnerships across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
Bougainville
The official name for Bougainville in Tok Pisin is Otonomos Region bilong Bogenvil— which translates to the Autonomous Region of…
Cambodia
About CambodiaCambodia sits at the heart of Indochina and is said to be one of the most heavily land-mined countries in the…
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands has 240 square kilometres of land, comprising 15 islands spread across 2.1 million square kilometres of ocean…
Fiji
Fiji includes the other 3 cultural groups called Fijians - Rotuma, Rabi and Kioa (Rabian and Kioans) - who were resettled in Fiji…
Kiribati
The Republic of Kiribati (‘kee-ree-bus’), formerly the Gilbert Islands, is a Micronesian country comprising 32 atolls and one…
Papua New Guinea
Most people living in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are Melanesian, but some are Micronesian or Polynesian. PNG has over 800 known…
Samoa
VSA’s association with Samoa dates back to 1963 when our very first volunteer took up an assignment in Apia. Till recently, these…
Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands has over 900 islands, 5,000 rural villages and 550,000 people. Between 1999 and 2003 it experienced a period…
Timor-Leste
VSA has been in Timor-Leste since 2002. We work alongside Timorese people in government, the private sector, local urban and…
Tonga
The Kingdom of Tonga consists of 176 islands in four major groups, Tongatapu Island group, Ha’apai Island group, Vava’u Island…
Vanuatu
VSA has been working in Vanuatu since 1965. Our volunteers help to strengthen economic development within tourism and…