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Living with a volcano in your backyard

2 years ago

Have you ever seen a volcano shooting lava into the sky? That’s what happened in September last year, and has happened again in recent weeks on the island of Ambae in Vanuatu. When the Manaro volcano threatened to erupt last year, it forced the Vanua...

Evacuation of Ambae Island in Vanuatu

2 years ago

The Vanuatu Government declared a state of emergency for the island of Ambae in mid-April 2018 as volcanic ash was again spewing ash and smoke into the air. The volcanic activity has been causing acid rain and potentially making the island uninhabitable...

What do you see when you look at this photo?

2 years ago

First impressions may be that this looks like a tropical paradise - blue skies and blue water. Taken on the island of Ambae in the Penama Province of Vanuatu, that is what you are seeing, except you aren’t. According to Fr. Willie Ben Tabi, the manager of T...

Media Release: AOA part of combined church response to Vanuatu volcano

3 years ago

The Church Agencies Network Disaster Operations (CAN DO), of which Anglican Overseas Aid is a member, has welcomed the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) announcement of an additional $750,000 in funding for over 10,000 people displace...

Thousands ordered to evacuate Ambae Island in Vanuatu

3 years ago

Have you ever seen a volcano erupting? That’s what is currently happening on the island of Ambae in Vanuatu, and it is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people. Vanuatu is the most at-risk country in the world in terms of being able to respond to ...

How coconut oil is helping communities in Vanuatu!

3 years ago

Participants in our Livelihoods and Women’s Empowerment project in Vanuatu have just finished a course called Statem Bisnis Blong Yu (Starting your own business) run by the local Chamber of Commerce. The project is funded through the Australian Government'...

Lighting up family life in Vanuatu

4 years ago

Marsden Vuvu looks up from behind his desk and welcomes us with a huge smile, before wheeling himself out to warmly shake our hands. Marsden has recently been appointed as a sales agent for our solar lights project in this part of northern Vanuatu. We have ...

Lush looks can be deceiving

4 years ago

Claudia Roline-Kokona stands in the middle of a lush, green open area near her community. The oppressive heat doesn’t diminish the beauty of the view before me, my Australian eyes drinking in the open, green field framed by trees and the waterfall spilling ove...

Anglican Church of Melanesia, Vanuatu (8 posts found)

Living with a volcano in your backyard

Evacuation of Ambae Island in Vanuatu

What do you see when you look at this photo?

Media Release: AOA part of combined church response to Vanuatu volcano

Thousands ordered to evacuate Ambae Island in Vanuatu

How coconut oil is helping communities in Vanuatu!

Lighting up family life in Vanuatu

Lush looks can be deceiving

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