Peac eCorps Vanuatu Final Annual Report 2013

U.S. Peace Corps

Vanuatu

2013 Peace Corps Vanuatu’s Mission: Through a trained corps of Volunteers, living and working in villages and communities throughout Vanuatu to build local capacity, foster cross cultural understanding and promote lasting friendship and peace in a manner that respects the culture & dignity of those served.

Annual Report

U.S. Peace Corps Vanuatu ANNUAL REPORT 2013

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Peace Corps Vanuatu’s Mission:

Through a trained corps of

Volunteers, living and working in villages and

communities throughout Vanuatu to build local capacity, foster cross

cultural understanding and

promote lasting friendship and

peace in a manner that

respects the culture &

dignity of those served.

PCV Gaea from Minnesota with Children and Community on Melsisi, Pentecost


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Through a trained corps of

Volunteers…

Pre-Service Training

50 hours of Bislama language training

30 hours of cross-culture

20 hours of safety and security

90 hours of technical training

10 hours of administrative and country director

50 hours of cross cutting themes

In Service Training

10 hours of Medical

40 hours of technical training

30 hours of cross cutting themes

10 hours of safety and security

2 hours of administrative

Peace Corps Vanuatu Staff facilitating Project Design & Management (PDM) Training for PCVs and their Counterparts, August 2013 at the Shefa Provincial Government

Conference room


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… living & working in

villages and communities …

Education

960 Students impacted by the computer

classes activities

120 Hours on IT activities per week

15 Computer Literacy Workshops

106 Teachers impacted by the IT workshops

58 Parents/Others impacted by the IT

workshops

56 English Literacy Workshops

231 Teachers impacted by the Literacy

Workshops

377 Parents/Others impacted by the Literacy

Workshops

2294 Students impacted by the Literacy

activities

400 Classroom hours per week

PCV Laura from Wisconsin with Children of Lamkael school on Tanna


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Community Health 2012

2 Aid Posts Constructed 2 Water Tank Projects

11 Primary Health Care Workshops

2 Toilet Projects 2013

2 Aid Posts Renovated

1 Aid Post Constructed

3 Water Tank Projects

5 Primary Health Care Workshops

2 Children’s Hygiene & Sanitation Tools Workshops

8 Measles and Rubella Campaigns

5 Youth Leadership Camps

3 Gender Based Violence Prevention Workshops

12 Hygiene and Sanitation Workshops

9 Youth Adolescent Reproductive Health Workshops

2 Water Supply Systems Replaced

PCV Alex from Illinois with Villagers from Vinmavis on North West Malekula carrying a Water Tank from the reef up to the village. Water Tank project funded by Small Projects

Assistance (SPA)


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… throughout Vanuatu …

2013 Volunteer Placements in Vanuatu

Santo: 7 Ambae: 4

Pentecost: 3

Ambrym: 4 Paama: 2

Epi: 4

Buninga: 1 Makira: 1

Emau: 1

Efate: 16

Erromango: 3

Malekula: 9

Tongariki: 1

Nguna: 1

Tanna: 6

Lee from California, Natalie from Illinois & Richard from New Jersey in Port Vila harbor


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… to build local capacity…

2012

15 counterparts trained in English literacy, co-teaching and classroom management.

15 counterparts were trained on Hygiene &

Sanitation

19 counterparts were trained at a Training of

Trainers Workshop on HIV/AIDS. 2013

15 counterparts trained in English literacy, co-

teaching and classroom management.

15 counterparts were trained on Hygiene &

Sanitation

14 counterparts were trained on Project Design and

Management.

14 counterparts were trained on Disaster Risk

Reduction and Management

20 counterparts were trained at a Training of

Trainers Workshop on HIV/AIDS.

CAMP Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) / Boys In Leadership Development (BILD) Training of Trainers at Ebenezer, Santo


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… foster cross cultural understanding… Before being assigned to a community, Peace Corps Volunteer trainees must live with a host family and in a

local community for 9 weeks.

Both Peace Corps Trainers and Host Families partner to

teach Volunteers to understand and respect the

culture. 98% of Peace Corps Volunteers achieve high levels of

fluency in Bislama during training before they are

assigned to their villages.

PCV Rosemary from Texas prepares for a Cultural Dance at Loukatai School on Tanna


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… promote lasting friendship &

peace in a manner that

respects the culture &

dignity of those served…

Peace Corps Volunteers earn respect of community

members by living side by-side in communities with few amenities.

32% of Vanuatu Peace Corps Volunteers reported

that they never had running water


that they never had electricity


that they never had internet connectivity at

their residence

33% of Vanuatu Peace Corps Volunteers utilized

satellite phones and solar chargers to maintain

communication with the Peace Corps Office in Port Vila

2012 36% of outgoing Vanuatu Peace Corps Volunteers

extended for an additional year.

2013 31% of outgoing Vanuatu Peace Corps Volunteers have

requested to extend for an additional year.

PCV Tim from Wisconsin with his host brothers on Brenwei, North West Malekula


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Measles and Rubella Campaign

Telesa 2013

Primary Heath Care Workshop Penama 2013

Measles and Rubella Campaign Nasawa 2013

Water Tank Project Ekipe 2012

Primary Heath Care Workshop Shefa 2013

Children’s Hygiene and Sanitation Workshop Mbossung Primary

School 2013

Measles and Rubella Campaign Naviso 2013

Construction of Aid Post Baitora 2012

Primary Heath Care Workshop Penama 2012

Measles and Rubella Campaign Baitora 2013

Water Tank Project Buniga 2013

Measles and Rubella Campaign Norvorovor 2013

Construction of Aid Post Saama 2012

Primary Heath Care Workshop Malampa 2013

Children’s Hygiene and Sanitation Workshop Tava & Ellis Primary

School 2012

Children’s Hygiene and Sanitation Workshop Wuro Primary

School 2013

Primary Heath Care Workshop Malampa 2012

Measles and Rubella Campaign Toak 2013

Construction of Malver Aid Post 2013

Renovation of Health Centre Vaemali 2013

VIP Toilet Project Baitora

Measles and Rubella Campaign Luvil 2013

Water Tank Project Womul 2013

Renovation of Aid Post Vuimburugu 2013

Rural Water System Vuigalato 2013

Primary Heath Care Workshop Shefa 2012

Water Tank Project Makira 2013

Rural Water System Lokasai 2013

Measles and Rubella Campaign Womul 2013

SPA Water Tank Project

Iwunmit Tanna

SPA Water Tank Project

Isaka Tanna

Direct Aid Program Australian High Commission Water Lamkail Tanna


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Message from the Director and Peace Corps Vanuatu Staff

Peace Corps Vanuatu strives to provide the highest quality of volunteers to provide support to Vanuatu Government partners, local communities, and non-governmental agencies. Peace Corps Vanuatu invests hundreds of hours of training to prepare volunteers for their service. Peace Corps Volunteers must speak Bislama before they are allowed to begin their service. They also must demonstrate a high degree of sensitivity to and an understanding of the culture(s) present in Vanuatu. Peace Corps relies on a highly experienced and motivated team of program, training, and administrative staff to carry out this mission.

Vanuatu represents unique opportunities and challenges to even the most dedicated Peace Corps Volunteers. Compared to the other 8,000 Peace Corps Volunteers serving around the world, Vanuatu volunteers are 3 times more likely to NEVER have electricity; 5 times more likely to NEVER have mobile phone service; and 3 times more likely to NEVER have internet at their sites. Based on this data, it is safe to say that Peace Corps Volunteers in Vanuatu give up more than the average Peace Corps Volunteer during their 27 months of service.

This year Peace Corps Vanuatu focused on improving its ability to respond to disasters. This year, with the support of U.S. AID, the National Disaster Management Office will train 14 Peace Corps Volunteers and 14 of their counterparts. As secondary projects, Peace Corps Volunteers will return to their communities and at their schools, and assist communities implement the plans developed by the National Disaster Management Office.

This year has also focused on capacity building. Where feasible Peace Corps Vanuatu has provided training to both Peace Corps Volunteer and their counterparts in both Education and Health. In 2013, both 15 counterpart teachers and 15 counterpart health workers received the same technical training in Port Vila. This year, with the support of U.S. AID, Peace Corps Vanuatu trained 14 Peace Corps Volunteers and 14 of their counterparts in Project Management and Design.

A group of our Volunteers collaborated to celebrate the diversity within their cohort and share it with Vanuatu communities and friends. The result is a pamphlet, song and video. The song is performed by a local band and the video was produced with the assistance of a local videographer. The video is on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Gi2YFA-DY

Peace Corps Vanuatu thanks the Vanuatu Government, our development partners both local and international, for their support of the Peace Corps program in Vanuatu. It is our hope that this document conveys some measure of Peace Corps Vanuatu’s success in achieving community based development goals, and doing so in a manner that is respectful of the culture and dignity of those served.

Keith Honda Country Director

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Gi2YFA-DY


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Mauricio Acosta Medical Officer

PARANAQUE CITYN

Brenda Dalzell Medical Officer

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Raewin Duvu

Admin Assistant AMBAE

Happilyn Edmanley

Cashier MOTA LAVA

Richard T. Edwin

Financial Assistant MALEKULA

Sandra Hahn

DMO NEW MEXICO

Keith Honda

Country Director CALIFORNIA

Solomon Jimmy

Training Manager EFATE

Suzanne Kai

Resource Center Coordinator MALEKULA

Selianne Kalsakau Receptionist/AA

EFATE

Terekea Kaltabang

Program Manager CH EFATE

Fredlyn Kalulu

Executive Secretary AMBAE

Frank Kiri

General Services Assistant EFATE

Relvie Poilapa

Safety & Security Coordinator EFATE

Rodney Philemon

IT Specialist MALEKULA

Leni Samuel

Cleaning Specialist AMBRYM

Lensay Tambe P&T Specialist

AMBAE

Antoine Thyna

Program Manager VITEL MALEKULA

Excellent Toka-Shing

P&T Specialist AMBAE

Andrew Tonken

Maintenance Specialist TONGOA

Allegra Troiano Director of P&T

WISCONSIN

Judy Williau

P&T Specialist PAAMA

Peace Corps Vanuatu Staff


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SPA 30th Anniversary Photo Contest- 1st Place Photographic Technical Merit- Stephanie Bergado from New York on Makira Island

Water for Everyone Community members carry a 6,000-liter water tank to their village at sunrise after pushing it overboard from a cargo ship that arrived at 3 a.m. The SPA-funded tank will provide the community access to water.

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