February 2012
7 posts
Who are the Australian South Sea Islanders? →
kanakakollektion:
Our History
Australian South Sea Islanders are the Australian-born descendants of predominantly Melanesian people who were brought to Queensland between 1863 and 1904 from 80 Pacific Islands, but primarily Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Australian South Sea Islanders are not indigenous to this…
Education is not free in Vanuatu
krukonnektor:
For families who can’t afford to send all their children to school, the choice can be unbearable. Many villages do not have secondary schools and in some cases students need to travel to other parts of the Island or in the majority of cases having to attend boarding school on another Island away from their families and community. School fees range from between 50,000VT ($500AUD) to...
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world....”
