Monthly Archives: July 2009

Now it’s your turn to tell me what YOU think!

By UNICEF NZ, Published: July 31, 2009
Malaria was the last area of UNICEF’s work that we looked at on our Solomon Islands visit. Malaria is abig problem in the SI, especially in areas where there is stagnant water and mangrove swamps. The solution is malaria nets. When children and their families sleep under a net they are protected. We spoke with [...]
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“You just want to stay and help!”

By UNICEF NZ, Published: July 29, 2009
Our second day took us to Irigilia, a two hour boat ride from Gizo. Again we received the friendly welcome -  firstly from the painted warriors and then from the singing children. It is humbling to see how much these visits mean to people that they go to so much trouble. The welcome  included singing, [...]
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Lives lost and lives re-built.

By UNICEF NZ, Published: July 28, 2009
Our next visit was to Titianna, one of the more affected and troubling communities located on the opposite side of the Island to Gizo, which is the main town of Western Province. It was this side of the island where the tsunami wrecked the most damage. People lived on the edge of the beach and [...]
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Rebuilding shattered lives (and a crocodile encounter)!

By UNICEF NZ, Published: July 27, 2009
Hi Folks, Sorry about the delay in the blog posts – as you can imagine, internet connections are not always the best when you are visiting remote islands! The plane we travelled in to Gizo had a sophisticated (!) refueling system. It was back to good-old hand pumping from 44 gallon drums of fuel!! The [...]
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The star of the Solomons!

By UNICEF NZ, Published: July 24, 2009
Our very own Executive Director is famous in the Solomons! This story was printed in the Solomon Star today…. Overseas delegates here to see projects Friday, 24 July 2009 (Solomon Star) TWO overseas delegates are in the country to see the work United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Government are doing for children at [...]
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