Drawa forest protection draws government praise
Written by Paradise Tabucala, Regional Communications Officer, Live & Learn Fiji The Fijian Government has praised the work undertaken by the Drawa Block Forest Communities Cooperative (DBFCC) in empowering communities and families within the villages…
Model farmer turns tradition into trade
Mrs. Chea Tha, 64 years old, is a passionate farmer. Together with her husband and son, the family raises animals and grows a variety of crops including fruit trees, vegetables and rice. Like many in…
Harvesting a better future
A rice and vegetable producer in Lbeuk Village, Donkeo Commune, Puok District, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Ms. Bun Sat (38) is a determined woman who has always put her family first. As the head of…
Lead farmer leads the way
Nhim Peurn (42) is a proud lead farmer for Live & Learn’s Angkor Water Resilience (AWR) project in Phlong village, Leang Dai commune, Angkor Thom district, Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Despite losing the use of…
Bearing fruit for the future
The people of ‘Eua, in Tonga, reflect on the past as being a time of plenty, where ancestors had access to an abundance of traditional and native plants. Today there is a strong desire to…
The reef is our life
‘The shore is washed off, and some sea creatures are lost. The reef is not the same as before,’ says Audrey Risimora from the village of Hautahe in the Solomon Islands. In the past there…
Learning creating a lasting impact
On the first day of the Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme with each community, the Solomon Islands CRI team began with a traditional chupu – offering the community a pig and shell money. This had a…
