Bridging Health Vanuatu

21/04/2026

May 2026 Working Holiday has been cancelled.

We are sad to announce that due to the war and fuel shortages, and being unable to confidently ensure our teams travel, additional costs and so many unknowns, we have made the hard decision to cancel this working holiday.

All the supplies for this working holiday are in the shipping container which is safely in Port Vila with Enneth and the Vanuatu team, and will be there ready for our team when we consult with the team and new dates are set.

Some of those donations will be able to be distributed by our Vanuatu team now, so thank you.

We thank you all for your kindness and generosity as we continue to work together to create a healthier future for remote Vanuatu.

15/04/2026

Hey Family and Friends, in a couple weeks I'll be flying over to Vanuatu on one of our annual working holidays. However with shipping and transport costs going up, we need your help so that our small team can achieve what we need to achieve on Tanna Island.

This trip is critical as we'll be doing mobile health clinics to villages, delivering women’s health packs, running an emergency birthing workshop, and delivering care packages for mums, babies and families.

This is really close to our hearts, and with these additional costs it is important we ask for help from our community to make it possible.

If you’d like to help, we’d be so grateful. Every gift, big or small, helps make this possible and becomes part of the care we’re able to give.

Hi, my name is Riccardo Yasso from Rockhampton, QLD. I am team leader for our … Riccardo Yasso needs your support for Urgent Appeal - May Working Holiday 2026

15/04/2026

URGENT REQUEST for support:
With the current fuel and supply chain challenges, our travel costs for the May Working Holiday are well above budget. We are determined to reach those in need on Tanna, and so we appeal to you our community for assistance to help cover costs. We have begun a GoFundMe page to make giving more convenient, and thank and bless you all in advance for your help.

Hi, my name is Riccardo Yasso from Rockhampton, QLD. I am team leader for our … Riccardo Yasso needs your support for Urgent Appeal - May Working Holiday 2026

13/04/2026

Thank you the Wynnum Days for Girls team in Queensland for hosting Enneth last month, and thank you for the beautiful photos! Enneth loved her time with you all, and seeing everyone creating the lovingly handcrafted gifts that will change so many girls and women’s lives! Bless all your hard work!

27/03/2026

❤️NOTICE❤️ No donatioms now until 2027.

Ricco has asked to send our love and gratitude to all those who make up our Bridging Health community. Whether you are family, friends, workmates, donors and supporters, volunteers and fundraisers… a massive thank you❤️🇻🇺❤️🇻🇺

We will not be receiving donations again until next year now. We will send out a public appeal for donations three months ahead shipment, and load them immediately! Again, thanks abd blessings on you all who helped this year🙏🏾❤️

27/03/2026

31 days to go!!
One month till Ricco lands in Port Vila a few dats ahead of the volunteers and prepare for their arrival. Then it’s off to Tanna Island with Ricco & Enneth at the lead, to serve our wonderful Tanna families! Thank you for all your generous support, love and prayers! 🇻🇺❤️🇻🇺

26/03/2026

Ms Oram & Mrs Smith from Mt Archer State School just dropped off the second huge batch of educational supplies for Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Our schools will be blessed! The shipping container is being picked up tomorrow, and we are thrilled to have partnered with Mt Archer staff and students to be able to resource the classrooms of Tanna!

26/03/2026

Thank you to Rhys Yasso, Travis and Mum & Dad for helping us sort, move and pack the container! And huge thanks to Shaunie Cora for the lend of the truck🤩 It saved us do much time! We only have an hour left to go and we are done! Again, thank you to all those who have given and helped in every way! And goodness, thank you again Ollie Wikeley, our shipping agent, who has been especially patient with us this time with the sudden choice to ship next week to avoid the unavoidable increases in shipping costs. Thank you for the advice, and supporting us though the documentation. We are so grateful.

23/03/2026

We are a quarter packed! Getting ready for the May 2026 Working Holiday shipping container to be picked up anytime from Friday! We’ve got a team of nurses preparing themselves too! And as always, Enneth and the Vanuatu team make it all possible. Thank you to you all. And to every person who prayed, helped, gave, sewed and sorted, packed and labelled… thank you frinbtge botton of oyr hearts! A special thanks to Seika and Andy for the efforts today and to Ollie Wikeley for working hard behind the scenes sorting out the shipping. It’s such a team effort every year, and that’s why it succeeds! And very soon, we will all see the effort reach those who need it, and you will all get to celebrate too🙏🏾🥰

17/01/2026

Stolen Washing Machines replaced with new🥳

Massive thank you to Hodda Electrical Services!

Following the unfortunate event of two donated washing machines being stolen from storage in Rockhampton over New Year, this week we received a huge blessing of two washing machines for our Maternal and Infant Care initiative, donated by Doug from Hodda Electrical Services. Ross Hodda (BH volunteer) and Declan Hodda picked up the washing machines from JJ Kerr, who also contributed by discounting the machines. We are so grateful to you Doug & JJ Kerr's Appliance Centre! Cant thank you enough! 🙏🏾 🇻🇺 🥳 And thank you Ross & Declan for solving the storage issue till it’s ready for shipping!