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Creating pathways in the Pacific. Helping the people of Vanuatu recover and rebuild their livelihoods after cyclone Pam and now cyclone Harold..

30/08/2025

'Many hands make light work' made for a very successful working bee at the Aore Yumi Primary School last week. The pikinini teachers, mama's & papa's all got in to help clear the grass & bring up sand beach, filling buckets & shopping bags for the school playground, a Pacific Pathways project funded by Rotary Clubs in Christchurch (Garden City. Bishopdale/Burnside & Christchurch South) Also thanks to Bob Broome, Aore Resort, Rick, Shelly, Lyndon. We all had a lot of fun. A big tankyu tumas everyone🥰

03/05/2025

It was a great day at the Aore Yumi Community School, Aore Island fundraiser on Thursday "May Day." A great turn out from the community with each family bringing food to sell to raise vatu for the school, also the soccer cmpetition with x5 teams entered., the winning team was United Boys from WasWas , they won the big cream cake !! The raffle went well with donations from Santo Hardware, LCM and another 7 items x 15 prizes in total and donations from expats with thanks to : Aminah&Brett, Andy& Robyn, Paola & Brett Hutchins. Keighan, Sue & David & Aore Resort. The school raised VT 180,800 which is fantastic. Well done & Thankyou everyone for your support.
BTW The name change for the school is in progress !

07/01/2025

Pacific Pathways would like to wish you all a
“Bright & Happy New Year"!
With special wishes, for the people in Port Vila.
"Our thoughts are with you, stay strong!" 💕
We thank you all for your ongoing support, and look forward to sharing a purposeful year with you in 2025! 🥰

25/10/2024

Pacific Pathways are on Paama Island celebrating “Water for Life” for the people on Paama after the twin cyclones Judy & Kevin. The outcome of this project has brought water into the communities and household clusters making access to water easier especially for the elderly and the less able. Our focus has been to upgrade and increase access to clean water for drinking and cooking, to improve sanitation and health on Paama.

We have just returned from a week of celebrations. We witnessed firsthand the responses of the people of Paama and it has been ‘truly life changing’ !.
To share a couple of stories -
Liro Medical Centre - the new rain harvest means they now have running water into the consulting room and maternity ward.
For Mama Lever, who is 82years old, the new rain harvest means she now has a tap & running water beside her cook house. This is the first time in her life she does not have to walk, fetch and carry water, which in her later years would take 45 minutes.

‘Sometimes we must reflect on what we take for granted in the developed world’

Pacific Pathways would like to thank the people of Paama for their commitment, help and support, over the last 18 months as we celebrate the completion of stage one towards the National Sustainable Development Goals for improved water systems across Vanuatu by 2030.

Mostly importantly Pacific Pathways would like to thank our funder who made this all possible. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) NZ and the support of Rotary NZ World Community Service. We thank you for your ongoing support for our project work on Paama and in Vanuatu. On behalf of the people on Paama, we pass on their thanks and deep appreciation for changing our lives in this way 'Tankyu tumas evriwan’!

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Christchurch
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+6785962629

Website

http://www.pacificpathways.org.nz/

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