Stories

A river flowing towards a beach with trees and grass growing around it

A village among the streams

6 September 2024

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…

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Two men hold up a large piece of paper with text on it. The title on the paper says 'decision making'. They are presenting in front of the Helpim Sista project pull up banner

Champions of change: The men and women breaking harmful gender norms

29 July 2024

To 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…

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Ecosystems and the elements within: Traditional knowledge in Solomon Islands

26 July 2024

For 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…

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Mr David Vakeke of Marapa

The spirit of Marapa

26 July 2024

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…

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A man reaches down to identify a plant in a forest

Plant school remembering forgotten names

24 July 2024

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…

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Symbolising resilience in Tuvalu

9 July 2024

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…

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Sisters helping sisters: Skill building in the Solomon Islands

18 May 2024

Women 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…

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A man with a crutch standing next to a food cube

An opportunity for a healthy life

2 April 2024

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…

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Emali standing next to her garden, which is growing green leafy vegetables

How Emali and her garden are growing together

28 March 2024

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…

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