Category: Alumni Profiles

To celebrate World Day for International Justice on July 17, we speak with Australia Awards Vanuatu alumnus, Philip Toaliu, who graduated in 2023 from the… Continue Reading World Day for International Justice: Philip Toaliu

Australia Awards Vanuatu alumnus, Dr. Jimmy Obed, plays a critical role within the mental health landscape throughout the Pacific and in April, 2024, he was… Continue Reading Dr. Jimmy Obed Advocating for Mental Health and Culture in the Pacific

Jossiana Peter is an Australia Awards Vanuatu alumna who recently graduated with a Master of Banking and Finance from Macquarie University, Australia. In her newly… Continue Reading Jossiana Peter: Australia Awards Graduate Promoting Financial Inclusion

We speak with Australia Awards alumna, Joy Mabonling, who graduated from the University of the South Pacific with a Bachelor of Science and a Graduate… Continue Reading World Earth Day: Joy Mabonling

International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate diversity and inclusion, with this year’s theme being ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’. Derived… Continue Reading International Women’s Day

Emotional Health Awareness Day was established to encourage and teach nurturing and relationship skills through schools, families and the wider community. To celebrate, we speak… Continue Reading Emotional Health Awareness Day: Norah Naviti Wells

To address the significance of financial inclusion as an investment in preventing violence against women and girls during the 16 Days of Activism, we speak… Continue Reading 16 Days of Activism: Margret Joyce Kensen

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international civil society led campaign that takes place each year, commencing on 25 November, the… Continue Reading 16 Days of Activism: Jennifer Kalpokas Doan

World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe. It is a day to not only acknowledge how… Continue Reading Angela Mahuri-Samuel: World Teacher’s Day

‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies‘ is this year’s theme for the annually held International Literacy… Continue Reading Telstar Jimmy: International Literacy Day