Stories from Vanuatu
Stories that stand tall.
Meet the people who said yes. Who showed up. Who built something that lasts.
This is the first of its kind in my community. I am so proud.
David Kalsal
Meet David.
He grew up by a lagoon. He swam there. He fished there with his family. Then the storms came.
- Safe toilets
- Clean water
- Vanuatu
- Big storms
- Villages first
Just do it. Grab the opportunity.
Sadia Abdullah
Meet Sadia.
Sadia left Sydney. Spent a year in Vanuatu. She helped the local water team. Sadia came home changed.
- Vanuatu
- Volunteering
- Clean water
- Sydney
- A year away
Vanuatu is setting out to become the first nation to ban disposable nappies.
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Meet Jack and Mary.
They run a small workshop in Pango Village. They sew nappies that can be washed and used again. Their work is changing the whole country.
- Vanuatu
- Nappies
- Pango Village
- Less rubbish
- A workshop
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Updated April 2026
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