Stories
A village among the streams
The village of Himau is located on the coast of New Ireland Province among an intricate system of freshwater streams that flow from an underground spring in highlands close to the community. This system of…
Read MoreTo achieve meaningful gender equality Live & Learn recognises the essential participation of men and boys. This group plays a meaningful role supporting women and girls, looking past harmful gender norms and empowering them to…
Read MoreFor generations, the people of Poposa and Puatanarau have sustainably managed the ecosystems they live among, with their long-held traditional knowledge teaching them to take plants, food and other resources from the forests, mangroves and…
Read MoreThe spirit of Marapa
Marapa Island, like many islands in the world, has its own legendary stories, which were known to the Marau Are’are speaking people long before the explorers came to Solomon Islands. This story was told by…
Read MorePlant school remembering forgotten names
Sam Chanel took little more than a pen and notebook to help him identify the countless plants growing throughout the Vunausi Community Conservation Area (CCA). An expert botanist, Sam knows many of the 1600 confirmed…
Read MoreSymbolising resilience in Tuvalu
What does resilience mean in the community of Funafuti on the main islet of Tuvalu? Community members were asked to discuss, describe and draw symbols of resilience that resonate with their community, as part of…
Read MoreWomen in the Solomon Islands are reshaping their futures and bettering the communities they live in. Live & Learn Solomon Islands recently conducted training for women in three different communities to help empower them with…
Read MoreAn opportunity for a healthy life
Kilikali Settlement, located in Nasinu outside of Suva, has been making significant strides in environmental consciousness and community empowerment. At sixty years of age with an amputated leg, Viliame Umu saw Live and Learn’s Atoll…
Read MoreHow Emali and her garden are growing together
Matainaborosisi settlement in Fiji is a small community with 28 households and a population of over 60 people. Located in the vicinity of Veisari, this settlement primarily engages in subsistence farming for food security, their…
Read More