Manua Centre Primary School in North Efate was very badly damaged by Cyclone PAM and many buildings destroyed or damaged including staff houses. SHaRM met with the elders and school team and were able to commence rebuilding of the damaged five classrooms, administration and office block with the assistance of Ratua Foundation, Cyrille Mainguy and Volunteer Vanuatu team. The combined effort … [Read more...]
SHaRM members circulate sports equipment from NZ – December 2015
Rugby balls, soccer balls, shoes, tennis rackets, cricket sets have been circulated via the SHaRM network to schools in Efate as well as Paama, Tanna, Tongoa and Ambryn all through the generous donations that arrived in the NZ containers from a collection commenced via Oamaru Sports & Outdoors, Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand. … [Read more...]
Toilet Block Refurbishment – November 2015
SHaRM PIKININI ECOLE FOUNDATION WITH FERNANDO’S TILING SERVICES AND VILA MODERN TILES Suango Mele Primary School – Toilet Block Refurbishment Toilet block refurbishment underway – October 2015 Report dated: 24 November 2015 Prepared by : SHaRM Pikinini Ecole Foundation for Ministry of Education PO Box 128, Port Vila, Vanuatu Ph: (+678) 7788224 Email. … [Read more...]
Library and Media Room
SHaRM members together with Cyrille Mainguy and Ratua Foundation applied to the Lodge of Discovery Vanuatu to assist with funding for a new library and media room. This project was approved by the Lodge via donations received from overseas. The building was completed by the Lodge of Discovery and was handed over to Suango School in October 2015. Following the handover of the building on 13 … [Read more...]
Assessment of pre-school students eye problems – Completed July 2015
In 2015 SHaRM Foundation member Steph noticed that three Ni Vanuatu children had eye issues. Working with SHaRM Foundation member Marg (who is a registered nurse) they were able to connect with the Fred Hollows Foundation Clinic to register and assess all three children. Follow up will take place later in the year when the Fred Hollows team are back in Port Vila. … [Read more...]
Laminated sets of ABC Flash cards
Due to many of the schools and kindergartens losing their libraries as a result of cyclone Pam, SHaRM commenced this project in July and has organised for the ongoing production and distribution of sets of laminated ABC flash for pre-schools and kindergartens. These flash cards have been drawn by a NZ artist and now resident of Vanuatu, Faith Hodder, with appropriate pictures of commonplace … [Read more...]
School Uniforms
Uniforms in Vanuatu are a luxury item making it difficult for many of the parents to purchase a uniform for their children. In May, SHaRM foundation member Robin worked with PSW (a school and sports uniform manufacturer based in Melbourne, Australia) who donated their excess stock to SHaRM for distribution of school clothing items to the kids of Vanuatu. This project is ongoing and included the … [Read more...]
School items and sports gear from North Otago, New Zealand – Completed September/October 2015
Update: October 21st, 2015: The container has finally arrived and is a reality !!! ... Headmaster Peter Jerome , teachers and parents look on as Daniel Malcolm unlocks the 40 ft container of donated school items, organised by Jacquie Webby and Sally Austin for distribution by SHaRM Pikinini Ecole Foundation to Suango Mele Primary Schools and others on their distribution … [Read more...]
Headmaster’s House Rebuild at Suango Mele Primary School – Completion date: September 2015
Suango Mele Primary School has nearly 400 students and they lost the use of many of its buildings as a result of the cyclone. Today, most of the classes operate out of tents donated by Unicef. In an effort to get the kids back into cyclone proof classrooms, this venture has resulted in a fully repaired Headmaster’s house, reroofed, new patio/verandah, painted inside and out with … [Read more...]
Update #16
A quick update on the Suango Primary School. The new roof is up and an awning is being add to the building. There are new plaster boards going up shortly before the whole building receives a coat of paint! :) We are working on addition fundraising to help with the cost of putting in an extra toilet block for this school. I shall update you again when there is more progress. … [Read more...]
Mele Maat Kindy – Completed July 2015
SHaRM provided funding for the complete rebuilding and refurbishment of the Kindergarten which is attended by 26 children in the morning and 16 plus children in the afternoon Foundation members Helen and Marg both having connections with the kindergarten, commenced the clean-up while SHaRM commenced the fundraising for its completion. SHaRM engaged builders and set about reconstructing the … [Read more...]
UPDATE #1
Thank you! So far we've raised over $11,000 to help the families of Vanuatu rebuild after the devastation of Cyclone Pam. This is a real testament to what we investors can achieve when we pitch in together. Despite being held up by the weather in a big way, we’ve made great progress in rebuilding the Mele Maat kindergarten for the local kids. As you can see in these photos, … [Read more...]
Humanitarian Assistance for Mele and Mele Maat Villages – Completed April 2015
AS a result of the devastation caused by cyclone Pam, all SHaRM Foundation Members worked diligently to provide assistance including food parcels, water tanks, mosquito nets and tarpaulins to people in Mele and Mele Maat and along Devil’s Point Road. Despite the fact that aid was being flown in from around the world, many missed out or it took too long for the relief to get to where it needed to … [Read more...]
Rebuild Vanuatu Infrastructure
On Friday 13th March 2015, Super Cyclone Pam hit the small island nation of Vanuatu destroying many villages across a number of islands, leaving the infrastructure and the people devastated and without homes. With roofs gone, no drinking water, no power, no food, roads blocked and/or completely demolished, bridges down and fallen trees everywhere, people need assistance to get back to their … [Read more...]