Thursday, 23 November 2006

Projects

Now that we are back and have unpacked the boat, we are reviewing the list of commitments we have made to people we met in Vanuatu and the Solomons.

There are some projects which we would like to undertake to help some of the people we visited. Here's the starter list. Just send us an email if you are interested in helping out in any way.

A. Portable solar lights for a clinic in Vanuatu. We will obtain three such lights and then get them to the clinic, hopefully by finding a yacht that is travelling there next year. You will remember that this clinic was built by AusAid but the water supply was never connected, there are no lights and no screens on windows or doors (to keep out mosquitoes and flies).

B. A HF radio, solar panel and battery for a very remote village in the Shortland Islands.

C. Printing of a hymn book in the Alu language for villagers from about 14 villages in the Shortland Islands. We'll be looking for a good printer who might assist "on the cheap" plus money for freight

We have other ideas as well. However, the above is quite a list in its own right.

Best Regards,

Dave & Penny