Last weekend was the Rotary District 9810 Conference in Wangaratta, Victoria. ABCD had a display stand in the Expo Hall and we were lucky enough to have a ten minute speaking slot on the Saturday afternoon at ‘peak viewing’ time! Thanks to Rotary District Governor Brian Martin for being so generous with the space and […]
Daisy Chains Sponsors 3 Children
OK – so it never rains but it pours – no updates for ages then heaps on the same day – sorry! It’s just that a lot is happening and we keep meeting lots of very generous people! Like Emma Wall (very talented daughter #2) and the Urban Folk (no relation whatsoever!). Emma and her […]
Outdoor Movies Come to Taveuni Island
Last week at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Templestowe I was presented with a huge gift for the Rotary Club of Taveuni Island. James Cunningham, CEO of Smart Digital Australia has donated a huge portable outdoor theatre system complete with inflatable screen, high quality projector, sound system – in fact the whole works! […]
Reached a Milestone!
We have reached a milestone…! Last week, thanks to the Rotary Club of Forest Hill in Melbourne, the 100th ABCD child was sponsored for a full year of education at the Taveuni Central Primary School in Fiji. This is the third ABCD project to get off the ground since we started the pilot project at […]
Nasavusavu Primary
The Rotary Club of Sandringham in Melbourne have taken on the Sponsor Club role for the Nasavusavu Primary School on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji. Vanua Levu is a big island but doesn’t have the towns and the infrastructure enjoyed by the main island Viti Levu. Savusavu is a small town in the […]
New Project: RC Geelong Central
The Rotary Club of Geelong Central have agreed to partner with ABCD, RC Taveuni Island and the Deakin University Global Citizenship Program to build a big new pre-school on the existing school complex at South Taveuni. The primary and the secondary school have largely been built with local funds and the villagers and school community […]
Lavena school video on Facebook…
The wonderful students from Deakin University in Melbourne shot some great video footage in Lavena Village. Thanks to the amazing video production skills and the generosity of producer Les Thompson, this video is now available to watch on Facebook. You need to click here to view – the video was posted on 30 July. Happy […]
Lavena Pre-School Progress
All the planning and organising, creating the partnerships, the fundraising, the logistics of getting the materials and the people all in the same place at the same time…! And it all worked brilliantly! The pre-school building was officially opened on 30 June – and by all accounts is just a fantastic achievement – thanks to […]
Lavena Pre-school building project
We’re off to Lavena, Taveuni Island, Fiji tomorrow 9 June… A team of 6 Rotarians and 9 students from the Deakin University Global Citizenship program, together with volunteers from the village and the Rotary Club of Taveuni Island, will spend two weeks building a new pre-school and resource centre right next to the Lavena Primary […]
RC Manningham Makes a Difference!
News from Australia – thanks a million to the Rotary Club of Manningham for their very generous $1000 donation for Lavena Primary School in Taveuni. This means 4 more children will be able to attend school at no cost to the parents. $250 might not seem much in Oz but for these parents $250 could […]