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Vanuatu is an under developped country. Not developped (far from it) and not getting there (yet).
Main activities are agriculture, fisheries, and chinese shops. But the touristic sector is doing better with the arrival of Vrigin Blue (an Australian airline company) and the publicity from the Survivors show.
There are huge needs in the industrial, medical and education sectors. And that's where the volunteers come in. We hardly sing their praises cuz we hardly hear about them. But they come here and do a great job teaching the locals about their own profession.
Only today did i hear about the 'plastic surgery group' that comes to Port Vila once a year. Now, they dont do nose jobs or breasts implants to stroke the ego of a Ni-Van like you would think (with plastic surgery one automatically thinks esthetic surgery), they do real operations including knee reparation surgery or even heart operations. These operations are really expensive and the average grass root Ni-Van cant even afford the price of the airplane ticket to get to New Caledonia, Australia or New Zealand where these jobs are a piece of cake for their hospitals. When the group comes it really is dedicated to helping others. They come with their own 'tools' and medication so that the hospital doesnt face unplanned expenses. Their coming is also well appreciated by the nurses and doctors who learn a lot from this volunteers. Thanks to the Australian government, a lot of people can undergo a very needed operation that would have been unrealistic otherwise.
It is sad to say, but a lot of European people who have been living here for ages look down on those "weird looking volunteers". They dont know about them and automatically condemn them because of how they look and how young they are. What a shame, we do need people like them who are willing to give a bit of themselves to others.
They are also so excited to learn from this country. Not lots of people would live a very comfortable life for an underpaid job in the middle of nowhere where you dont know anybody and even the language is unfamiliar.
I say good on you guys and thank you for bothering coming over and helping out
Main activities are agriculture, fisheries, and chinese shops. But the touristic sector is doing better with the arrival of Vrigin Blue (an Australian airline company) and the publicity from the Survivors show.
There are huge needs in the industrial, medical and education sectors. And that's where the volunteers come in. We hardly sing their praises cuz we hardly hear about them. But they come here and do a great job teaching the locals about their own profession.
Only today did i hear about the 'plastic surgery group' that comes to Port Vila once a year. Now, they dont do nose jobs or breasts implants to stroke the ego of a Ni-Van like you would think (with plastic surgery one automatically thinks esthetic surgery), they do real operations including knee reparation surgery or even heart operations. These operations are really expensive and the average grass root Ni-Van cant even afford the price of the airplane ticket to get to New Caledonia, Australia or New Zealand where these jobs are a piece of cake for their hospitals. When the group comes it really is dedicated to helping others. They come with their own 'tools' and medication so that the hospital doesnt face unplanned expenses. Their coming is also well appreciated by the nurses and doctors who learn a lot from this volunteers. Thanks to the Australian government, a lot of people can undergo a very needed operation that would have been unrealistic otherwise.
It is sad to say, but a lot of European people who have been living here for ages look down on those "weird looking volunteers". They dont know about them and automatically condemn them because of how they look and how young they are. What a shame, we do need people like them who are willing to give a bit of themselves to others.
They are also so excited to learn from this country. Not lots of people would live a very comfortable life for an underpaid job in the middle of nowhere where you dont know anybody and even the language is unfamiliar.
I say good on you guys and thank you for bothering coming over and helping out
