Cyclone Pam recovery projects
Paama Island, Malampa Province
2015/2017
We were deeply saddened with the heart breaking news of devastation and destruction caused to many schools and kindy by cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
Pacific Pathways have been helping schools and kindy in Vanautu since 2010. In 2015 after cyclone Pam we returned to Vanautu so
we could help with the rebuild and recovery of Vanuatu. We returned in May 2015 with 3 containers of donated educational resources as well as tools and building materials.
After meeting with the Ministry of Education of Vanuatu, Pacific Pathways decided to focus our help on Paama Island in the Malampa Province, recognising that the smaller remote islands needed help and support.
Pacific Pathways was based on Paama Island for two years after cyclone Pam and completed the following recovery/rebuild projects:
It is was a very successful and rewarding two years, especially to see the pikinini (children) returning to class and enjoying their new classrooms & resources, donated by schools and kindy's in Christchurch.
Pacific Pathways and the communities of Paama recognise that this would not have been possible without the help and support from our funding partners - Rotary NZWCS, Rotary Australia WCS, MFAT(NZ), the Craig Trembath Trust, SURF Trust NZ, SJ Charitable Trust and Donors - schools and kindy's, businesses ( Croxley, NZ, Stratco, Allied Pickfords), friends & family from New Zealand who have all given generously.
We thank you all for your on going support.
Tank yu tumas everiwan
Thank you very much everyone.
we could help with the rebuild and recovery of Vanuatu. We returned in May 2015 with 3 containers of donated educational resources as well as tools and building materials.
After meeting with the Ministry of Education of Vanuatu, Pacific Pathways decided to focus our help on Paama Island in the Malampa Province, recognising that the smaller remote islands needed help and support.
Pacific Pathways was based on Paama Island for two years after cyclone Pam and completed the following recovery/rebuild projects:
- Luvil Primary School at Lulep - completed Jan 2016
- Luvil kindy at Lulep - completed Jan 2016
- Liro Kindy - completed Mar 2016
- Vauleli Kindy - completed May 2016
- Luli Kindy - completed Aug 2016
- Tavie Kindy - completed Dec 2016
It is was a very successful and rewarding two years, especially to see the pikinini (children) returning to class and enjoying their new classrooms & resources, donated by schools and kindy's in Christchurch.
Pacific Pathways and the communities of Paama recognise that this would not have been possible without the help and support from our funding partners - Rotary NZWCS, Rotary Australia WCS, MFAT(NZ), the Craig Trembath Trust, SURF Trust NZ, SJ Charitable Trust and Donors - schools and kindy's, businesses ( Croxley, NZ, Stratco, Allied Pickfords), friends & family from New Zealand who have all given generously.
We thank you all for your on going support.
Tank yu tumas everiwan
Thank you very much everyone.
Liro Kindy, West Coast PaamaLiro kindy from the inside. The fun is always 'dressing' the room. The furniture and resources were donated by schools and kindy's in Christchurch New Zealand.
Liro Kindy services 5 communities including Tavie, the airport for Paama. The children/pikinini have to walk 1 hour to/from Kindy each day. All the resources and building materials were shipped to Liro from Santo and from there they went by truck or boat to each village for the building. Some of the schools desks and chairs have been distributed to the primary schools on Paama |
Vauleli Kindy, South PaamaFor all our projects we work 'with' the communities not for them. On all our projects we have had amazing support from the communities.
The men help with all aspects of the build. The women are also part of the project and helped with carrying sand beach to the kindy sites, no matter how far and it was quite a walk from the beach in both Luli and Luelp. But most importantly they prepared the meals for the men each day. A true example of 'TEAM' work. |
Luli Kindy, East Coast PaamaLuli is on the east coast of Paama Island. An isolated village where access is only on foot, a 1 1/2 hour walk from the main village of Liro.
To get the building materials to Luli. Once they have arrived by ship in Liro from Santo, They are taken by a small motor boat to Luli on the east side of Paama. Here they are transferred to an outrigger canoe to be brought to shore. Above the canoe landing on the rocky beach loaded with roofing iron!! But this can only happen on a calm day when they waves are not too big. It is truly amazing to watch the community manage this! |