Anglican Church of Melanesia, Vanuatu

Sacred Journeys: Antoinette and Joanna

3 months ago

Antoinette and Joanna have been on a sacred journey of transformation. In Vanuatu, our partner Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) teaches women how to save money through Saving and Education Groups. Through these groups hundreds of women are learning to save...

Emphasising local work in communities

4 months ago

We recently took part in the Asia Pacific Humanitarian Leadership Conference in Melbourne. Two of our staff, along with Ethel George from our partner in Vanuatu, made significant contributions to the conference. The first presentation we contributed was by ...

How your donations have been spent in Ambae!

5 months ago

Last year we provided $10,000 from our Rapid Response Emergency Fund to our friends in Ambae, Vanuatu. This was to assist them with their recovery and rehabilitation efforts following the volcanic activity that had forced the evacuation of the entire popul...

Livelihoods and Women’s Empowerment Program, Vanuatu

6 months ago

The Livelihoods and Women's Empowerment Program is implemented by the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Vanuatu. The project has been running since 2012, funded through the Australian Government’s Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) as well as from do...

Vanuatu: A Pacific Island of great contrast

8 months ago

As one of our closest neighbours and one that many of us have at least some degree of familiarity with, Vanuatu is a Pacific Island nation of great contrast. In August, our Acting International Programs Manager, Kylie, visited our work there. Here, she ref...

Living with a volcano in your backyard

1 year 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

1 year 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

2 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

2 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!

2 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

3 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

3 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...