A world with thriving communities Highlights of our work in the Pacific and beyond July 1 2019 – June 30 2020

Volunteer Service Abroad

Connecting people – transforming lives 1 A world with thriving communities We believe in Manaakitanga, we believe our work must celebrate our values

Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Respectful partnerships

Working and learning together

Cross-cultural understanding Volunteer Service Abroad Te Tu-ao Ta-wa-hi

Patron: Her Excellency the Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM QSO DStJ Fairness, social justice and self-determination President: Dr Simon Mark. Council Chair: Hōne McGregor

Council members: Kirikaiahi Mahutariki (Deputy Chair), John Bowis, The power of volunteering Deidre Brookes, Kirsty Burnett, Peter Elmsly, Tarita Hutchinson, Evan Mayson, Jose Luis Sousa-Santos, Dana MacDiarmid, Simon Trotter

Chief Executive Officer: Stephen Goodman MNZM

Volunteer Service Abroad Te Tūao Tāwāhi Inc is a registered charity (CC36739) under the Charities Act 2005.

Cover photo: VSA volunteer, Rolf Huber, at a business coaching meeting in ‘Eua, at the local wood carvers’ facility. Alipate - master wood carver (left) and Rolf (right).

Back photo: Cyclone Harold damage in . Photo: Trevor Johnston 2 3 A world with thriving communities

How we work 6

We are examining Letter from Council Chair and 8 Chief Executive Officer innovative, practical and positive ways of engaging Organisational highlights 10 and working with Pacific communities and see this Changing hearts and minds 12

time as an opportunity to Sustainable beekeeping in Tonga 14 do things differently where we can. care in Vanuatu 17

Stephen Goodman On the path to change in Bougainville 18

Countries we work in 22

Finances 34

Our Partners 35

How we work images (from left): 1 - . Photo: Johannes Gambo. 2 - Lauren Griffin learning how to weave the ‘ie toga (fine mat) with the women’s committee. 3 - Dahyoung Kim’s last school visit at the national college. 4 - Mary Tuhaika, Lewis Johnson (VSA), Eddien Delay and Di Paki at the City Council Youth Desk with Childfund explaining their role in Honiara during Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand The Hon. Winston Peters’ official delegation to the . 4 5 From local need to lasting change How we work

VSA brings together extraordinary Kiwis to share their skills and work alongside people in the wider Pacific region to create a fairer future for all, and work alongside communities in the Returned volunteers join Pacific and beyond to achieve what’s our alumni association Volunteers get involved important to them. and share their in their communities Lasting change experiences with schools outside of their The partner organisation is and community groups in assignment too. able to continue to work New Zealand. from a stronger foundation, On assignment providing more opportunities Volunteers normally live in the for the community long after community and work alongside the volunteer is gone. VSA recruits a their colleague towards their great volunteer. organisation’s goals. We work with the organisation to design our assignment. Local need One of our partner organisations identifies a need for support.

6 7 Kia ora koutou katoa,

The 2019/20 year was certainly a and efforts as we worked to get them on assignments for some time. Even will respond and work to address year of two halves! While VSA’s back to New Zealand. We are also when borders do eventually reopen, these needs in the future. mahi across our programmes was extremely grateful for the outstanding there will be other considerations to We are examining innovative, progressing as planned during the support of MFAT, VolunteerCare take into account and so we do not practical and positive ways of first part of the year, from February Medical, VolunteerCare Insurance, see an immediate return to anything engaging and working with Pacific 2020 everything changed as we, and Orbit Travel. Without the support like the number of assignments we communities and see this time as like the rest of the world, faced an of these partners, we could not have previously delivered. an opportunity to do things differently unprecedented situation due to managed the repatriation of volunteers Some of our recently repatriated where we can. We are focussing COVID-19. as effectively as we did. Ngā mihi. volunteers have been able to continue on new ways of delivering what we Up until the pandemic struck, our We would also like to acknowledge aspects of their assignments remotely can and preparing for the future. overall assignment numbers were and thank all the VSA staff who from New Zealand by e-volunteering, After almost 60 years of supporting tracking well. We had delivered 162 worked incredibly hard and often very or working volunteer assignments across all long hours in difficult and at times on-line. We are programmes, which was 80% of our quite stressful circumstances to get working on ways ‘Ko te pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, annual plan. Beyond the actual everyone back to Aotearoa safely. to further embed ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tina’ number of assignments, we had A great effort by all. e-volunteering notable successes with partner as a more Seek out the distant horizons, while organisations in some key areas such Planning for VSA’s future permanent future cherishing those achievements at hand. as education; and water, sanitation For the first time in VSA’s history, option to support and health (WASH). We also put in our partner organisations. we now find ourselves with no place our first assignments with volunteers (with the exception of one Over recent months we have had to communities and transforming lives in key new partners; The Fred Hollows in Cambodia) in the field, and we do adapt quickly and plan for a range of the Pacific and beyond, VSA remains Foundation NZ (within the National not know how long this situation will scenarios in the short, medium and completely committed to our work Eye Clinic in Port Vila, Vanuatu), continue. We also do not know exactly long-term, including working closely and we will be returning to our partner Live & Learn, and UNICEF. how the international volunteering for with MFAT to put in place an interim communities and organisations as As the COVID-19 situation developed development landscape will change as partnership and funding arrangement soon as we can. we began to repatriate VSA volunteers a result of the pandemic, only that it to cover the 12 months of the 2020/21 to New Zealand – eventually returning will most likely be different and require financial year while we progress an the majority of our volunteers, new and innovative approaches. operating review and develop future accompanying partners and staff to delivery models. While some Pacific nations are free of New Zealand before borders closed. COVID-19, we anticipate that border This will involve working through the We would like to thank all our restrictions are likely to continue and implications of COVID-19 for Pacific Hōne McGregor Stephen Goodman Council Chair Chief Executive Officer volunteers for their flexibility, patience, we may be unable to send volunteers development needs, and how VSA

8 9 Organisational highlights

Despite the impact of COVID–19, VSA managed to deliver:

VSA volunteers carried out 162 883 VSA assignments days of formal training supported their own partner organisations plus another

457 organisations

People mentored 994 men 2133 1139 women

People trained 2880 men 6446 3566 women

10 11 Changing hearts and minds

Alison Tu’i’onetoa worked for “Creating an educational the Ministry of Education in Vanuatu to improve the delivery of environment where the inclusive education (IE) service everyone is appreciated.” within the Ministry and in schools. Alison also helped deliver an “There was a lot of implementation identification package to support a work needed and the five women baseline disability data survey which with IE qualifications in the country included differentiating disabilities struggled to know where to start. and strategies which can help in Together we were able to begin the classroom. realistic progress at grassroots level with great support from Alison needed to raise awareness of principals and teachers,” said Alison. being inclusive while considering the individual needs of every child that Alison visited schools to support comes to school, especially those teachers, as well as families with disabilities. who needed encouragement and support to allow their “I saw groups of teachers who children to go to school. She also were excited to learn and could shared information about disabilities see them visibly changing their Photo: Alison Tu’i’onetoa and useful strategies for teachers hearts and minds about the need to and families. provide for the educational needs of every individual student. “I attended workshops where wider discussions about IE took place “It’s fantastic to see children VSA volunteers carried out and about how concepts such who had dropped out of school as social inclusion, gender and or never attended now going to child protection come under school. The families believe in their the wider umbrella of inclusion children’s right to be part of the and social citizenship – creating school community and slowly we will 6345 help the teachers to deliver a quality an educational environment where days of capacity everyone is appreciated.” education at whatever level the child needs and can manage.” development

12 13 Sustainable beekeeping in Tonga

Beekeeper David Cramp was in Tonga agricultural practices could help for seven weeks before returning Tonga adapt to rising sea levels. to New Zealand due to COVID-19. David sees a future tourist and Over that time, working with local cruise ship market in Tonga for well non-profit rganisation Ohai Inc and packaged hive products like lip beekeeper Lopeti, David laid the balm, mead and of course honey. groundwork for a profitable new Such production has the potential community beekeeping project. to supply a good additional income Back in New Zealand David maintains for beekeepers. regular contact with his Tongan colleagues and regularly checks the “Everyone is keen from newly established beehives to ensure the Prime Minister down,” the bees have enough to eat and that they are healthy. he says. “But to be truly “Beekeeping is very practical,” sustainable you need to says David. “While it’s been great train beekeepers.” to keep in contact, I am very keen David has used his time back in to return to Tonga when it is safe New Zealand to finish a manual to do so and see the bee project on beekeeping to be translated reaching a sustainable basis, as it is into Tongan. He’s also put together vitally important to food security and a syllabus for a beekeeping economic diversity.” course which is supported by the Lopeti was eager to learn from David, Australian Government’s Tonga and in turn he taught David about Skills for Inclusive Economic Growth local crop systems and the seasonal Programme and submitted for changes that affect the bees’ life accreditation with the Tonga cycle. David and Lopeti set up four National Qualifications and sites, each with four or five hives in Accreditations Board. the time David was there. “My role is to build the capacity Ohai regards the beekeeping project of local beekeepers, to a point as one of its most important. It is where the local project can operate related to Ohai’s focus on climate independently,” David says. change, as resilient and better

VSA volunteer, David Cramp, taking bees from a primary school in Tonga – with a large part of the colony on his back.

14 15 Eye care in Vanuatu

Frith Walker had been registered with VSA for a few years when she saw an assignment for a Clinical 95.4% Management Adviser for the National of our partner organisations Eye Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu. reported that the volunteer With a new building and new systems, the National Eye Centre placement had resulted had asked for a VSA volunteer to in improvements to their help support its team work more efficiently in the new clinic, and to organisation manage the clinic effectively and efficiently. The National Eye Centre’s aim is to increase Vanuatu’s eye surgery capacity from 200 to 800 per year. Frith’s assignment was created in partnership with, and was supported by, The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. Like VSA, the Foundation ensures that building local skills is at the heart

of its work. The Foundation trains National Eye Centre, Vanuatu. Photo: Frith Walker. 89.2% Pacific eye care professionals, and provides quality eye care, with the of our partner organisations aim of eliminating avoidable blindness 2004. In 2018 the Foundation began a reported that their staff had throughout the Pacific. $2.5 million upgrade and expansion of new confidence, knowledge The National Eye Centre is also the National Eye Centre, which was directly supported by The Fred officially opened in February 2019. and skills as a result of the Hollows Foundation NZ. The “The National Eye Centre is widely volunteer assignment Foundation, aware of the urgent need respected by the community and for eye care services in Vanuatu, very well used,” said Frith. “The range launched the country’s first national of symptoms and ages vary widely, eye care programme and opened the from acute injuries to people needing National Eye Centre in Port Vila in eye checks for glasses.”

16 17 On the path to change in Bougainville

that it makes a huge difference who you are partnered with as to how much you can achieve and in Bougainville, my partner made it easy.” Doug still stays in touch with his partner, Director of Clerks Donald Misang. “Donald was ready and willing to work together on ideas for process and substance improvements.” “The tight time frame drove me to good project management,” Doug says. “I had a good partner, and a good brief of what was needed. Photo: Douglas Hancock. I was able to do a situational analysis and make recommendations and From February to July last year, we ran a couple of workshops while Doug Hancock was on a five month mentoring the Clerks on their Reports assignment in Bougainville as a and providing templates and tools Parliamentary Committees Adviser. to assist them.” 99.3% of VSA volunteers and The Autonomous Bougainville Bougainville is on the path to change. House of Representatives convened In December 2019 an overwhelming accompanying partners were for the first time in 2005 with the 97.7 percent of Bougainvilleans voted engaged in community activities power to appoint parliamentary for independence from PNG in an committees to investigate and report historic referendum. To come into outside of their assignments back to Parliament on particular effect, the referendum result needs issues. Doug’s VSA assignment to be ratified by the was to help these committees to national government. function effectively and produce “It will take time – possibly years,” timely reports to assist the House of Doug says. “Bougainville is heavily Top Image: Sabine Huber was one of the first participants in the VSA Partnering for Good Representatives in decisions. dependent on funding from PNG programme. VSA developed this programme in 2019 to recognise that “It all went better than I expected,” and there is the question of how it accompanying partners often voluntarily give their time to organisations within the Doug says. “I knew from experience transits to an independently funded community. Sabine worked as a Play Therapist / staff training facilitator for Ma’a model.” Fafine Moe Famili, an NGO offering an Early Intervention service for 0-5 year olds.

18 19 Learning by playing

From the time she first stepped “I was excited about foot in Timor-Leste as a VSA establishing an outdoors accompanying partner in 2018, kindergarten teacher Lara Akbaba classroom that would be fell in love with the country and more conducive to its people. play-based learning.” “My partner Mark Young was a management adviser with TradeInvest water and sand play. They were freer. Timor-Leste,” Lara says. “In that first Hopefully it’s a practice that will stay.” year I got a job as an early education In July 2019 VSA formally recognised adviser with model pre-school Lara’s accompanying partner work Futuru and then later at St Anthony’s as an early education adviser under International School. the Partnering for Good scheme. At “I was really impressed by them. the start of 2020 she moved into her Ba Futuru had been operating for own VSA core assignment role with five years, with a continual flow Ba Futuru, but the arrival of COVID-19 of international teachers who meant she and Mark had to return brought with them many, many to New Zealand. Lara continued her different ideas.” work as an e-volunteer, including working on a framework for early At the time most of the teaching was childhood curriculum. done indoors, but Lara saw there was an outdoor garden area that was under-used. “I was excited about establishing an outdoors classroom that would be more conducive to play-based learning,” Lara says. From top left:  “It took a bit of time to implement 1 - Lara Akbaba signing the Coconut Man book. – we’d go to the beach in a ute and 2 - Saint Anthony’s International School. Grade 3 and 4 students taking turns to read Coconut Man. bring back enough sand for two sand 3 - Remi and Manuela point out that they can see themselves pits, and we had to get a second in the the Coconut Man book with Lara Akbaba. water trough and outdoor equipment 4 - Ba Futuru book signing ceremony.

– but it meant the children could 5 - Saint Anthony’s International School. Grade 3 and 4 participate more in exploring messy students taking turns to read Coconut Man.

20 21 The Pacific Bougainville and beyond 9 partner organisations, 12 assignments

Where we work The VSA programme in Bougainville organisations such as the Nazareth is focused on four priority areas – Centre for Rehabilitation, the agriculture, health, law and justice, Department of Health and the and economic governance. Department of Education. We also support education and For example, Marie Aekins road construction. volunteered as a Finance and VSA volunteers work in both short Administration Mentor with Buin and long term assignments in Secondary School. The systems Bougainville. Short term assignments put in place and staff trained at are carried out by volunteers with the school have worked very well, specific technical skills to build and now several other schools capacity and train people. are interested in using them. Marie’s counterpart now has the Longer-term and deeper development skills to assist other schools with assignments are linked to long implementing similar systems standing relationships with partner and processes.

Cambodia 1 partner organisation, 1 assignment

VSA’s work in Cambodia is principally multiple consecutive assignments in partnership with International with the same partner which has led Development Enterprises (iDE). to ongoing strong local relationships. iDE is a non-profit International By partnering with iDE, VSA helps NGO, based in the USA which build economic development with a builds profitable enterprises and focus on agriculture and horticulture value chains that deliver sustainable by helping to improve sustainable social and economic benefits to farming techniques and also on the rural poor, enabling them to supporting industry bodies to increase increase income and improve growers’ economies of scale and their quality of life. brand and market development. Cambodia’s agriculture sector is VSA expects to continue working large and diverse and extremely with iDE in Cambodia to continue economically important. VSA Samoa. Photo: Ben Bowles development work in Cambodia’s volunteers have tended to take agricultural sector. 22 23 Kiribati and Tuvalu Kiribati 6 partner organisations, 12 assignments Tuvalu 2 partner organisations, 2 assignments

On Saturday mornings, outside membership activities. This is the the Tarawa Public Library in Bairiki umbrella organisation for Kiribati Square, crowds of children and their sports clubs and also covers parents gather to hear i-matung traditional Kiribati sports, supporting (foreigners) reading children’s stories. traditional culture, Micronesian VSA volunteers became an essential identity and wellbeing. part of this weekend event. It started Work supported by VSA volunteer when Frances Hermann, an early Andrew Raven became the childcare volunteer, visited the library foundation of the Kiribati Mental and being asked if she might begin Health Act that was signed by the reading to local children. As word Kiribati government in 2019. This spread, the crowds grew and when work revolutionised mental health volunteers first arrive on assignment, provision in Kiribati and enabled they’re taken to the library where mental health care to take place they are quickly signed up as a at the community level. Andrew Fijian Lovo. Photo: Charlie Inggs public reader. The desire by young returned to Kiribati in 2019/20 to Kiribati children to learn English is successfully develop the national inspiring alongside the expressive policy for the treatment and explanations of the volunteers as prevention of alcohol and 2 partner organisations, 3 assignments they read the stories. substance abuse. VSA’s work in Kiribati is a mixture The VSA Tuvalu programme is of short-term assignments VSA continues to work with There is a huge opportunity to build guided by the Government of Tuvalu’s around technical and management international and regional agencies in a strong programme in Fiji that National Strategy for Sustainable advice such as engineering, and Fiji such the United Nations and The focuses on the environment, gender Development 2016-2020 “Te long-term assignments building Pacific Community (SPC). and human rights. Fiji’s position as Kakeega III” and has three main a regional hub means that many skills and capacity such as English A Memorandum of Understanding focus areas – climate change international agencies are working language skills. (MOU) with the Fijian Government adaptation, education and aviation collaboratively already, and this could remains a priority. To progress this, A highlight of 2020 is a new safety. During the 2019 financial be leveraged to incorporate support we are continuing to work with the relationship that was developed year there were two assignments for Fijian organisations working in New Zealand High Commission in with the Ministry of Women, Sport, in Tuvalu - one in education and an partnership. Examples include the Fiji , MFAT Wellington Fiji desk Youth and Social Affairs together Environmental Advisor with the Women’s Crisis Centre and the Pacific and the Fiji High Commission in with the Kiribati Olympic Committee Department of Environment. Disability Forum. Wellington. for an assignment to support their

24 25 Communities from Gaulim Ward present their constructed mat nursery for rice seedlings. Photo: Johannes Gambo Papua New Guinea 10 partner organisations, 22 assignments

Despite the disruptive impact of the food security, and sustainable COVID-19 pandemic, the VSA PNG economic development. The focus programme achieved a significant on agriculture is vital as the sector result: VSA volunteers completed supports the livelihoods of over 80 22 assignments and supported 104 percent of the population. partner organisations to enhance their One example is the work we are capabilities and capacity. This included doing with farmers is to grow pulses. 1085 capacity building days, and the As the high cost of protein food formal training of over 1800 Papua (animal and seafood) in PNG is one New Guineans. VSA also assisted and of the major barriers to cooking and supported over 1000 local farmers in eating healthy food, introducing rice, horticulture and pulses farming. plant-based protein-rich food such VSA volunteers also helped St Peter as pulses is helping to address the Chanel College to successfully design problem. The sustainable cultivation and implement an effective online of pulses carries immense potential learning platform. and can play a vital role in fostering The PNG programme has inclusive economic growth, reducing assignments planned in education, poverty and enhancing food security. Bougainville. Photo: Matt Lambie health and WASH, agriculture and 26 27 Jackie Aveling learning how to carry coconuts out from the plantation. Shaun Bowler - Yoga Teacher Trainer and Well-Being Adviser in Solomon Islands. Samoa Solomon Islands 6 partner organisations, 9 assignments 18 partner organisations, 24 assignments

VSA’s focus in Samoa is on Nigel Leakey was involved with The VSA Solomon Islands country Asset Management Division (AMD), tourism, agriculture and fisheries, teaching and mentoring squash for programme strategy 2018-2023 is including 3 in 2019/20. Volunteers environmental sustainability, high school students and the Yacht focused on four priority sectors: work closely with the AMD team community/youth engagement, Club and he was a coach for the youth, education, tourism and to ensure effective and efficient empowering the most vulnerable, Pacific Games in 2019. Nigel’s role governance. These align closely with management of Ministry assets. and health and education. as a Business Adviser in the private Solomon Island government priorities, VSA also supports organisations sector development programme outlined in the National Development During 2019/20 VSA volunteers focused on climate change adaptation helped review the Samoa Business Strategy 2016-2035. had a significant impact on the and mitigation and environmental Hub training modules. He was communities where they worked. During the 2019/20 year there were conservation. VSA supported a committed to building the capacity 24 assignments delivered with 20 Climate Change and Resilience In their six weeks on assignment of the local staff to implement partner organisations in Honiara, Adviser at Honiara City Council to Jackie and Michael Aveling worked training material for small to medium Auki (Malaita Province), Buala (Isabel help implement the Honiara Urban with multiple partners including an business owners. Province), Gizo and Munda (Western Resilience and Climate Action Plan to NGO and a leading government Matthew Durling was engaged Province). Partners included central improve resilience to climate impacts ministry. They were asked to with the Outdoors Adventure group government agencies, provincial and natural disasters. explore the potential of a project as well as the Yacht Club together governments, local and multilateral that involved recycling coconut Despite COVID-19, VSA was able with Nigel Leakey. Matthew was NGOs and private enterprises. husks. Jackie provided the Ministry to provide remote support to two involved in research activity in Savaii of Agriculture and Fisheries with a Since 2011 VSA has had a strategic partner organisations, the Young to document a historical landmark. proposal to work collaboratively to partnership with Downer which Entrepreneurial Council of Solomon His two-year assignment at the ensure best practices in the nurseries has seen 23 infrastructure advisers Islands (YECSI) and the National National University of Samoa ensured and replanting of healthy coconuts. support the Solomon Islands Ministry Hosting Authority (NHA). continued staff capacity building in Jackie and Michael also worked with of Education and Human Resource the area of Geographical Information their landlord to revive the village Development System (GIS). vegetable garden to ensure healthy eating. 28 29 Lopeti, Debra Allan (Ohai Board Secretary), and David Cramp at the Tupou College site.

Tonga and Cook Islands Tonga 13 partner organisations, 17 assignments Cook Islands 6 partner organisations, 7 assignments

In the Kingdom of Tonga, VSA take on volunteer roles on a part-time has a focus on good governance, basis. Sabine began volunteering sustainable livelihoods, health at Ma’a Fafine Mo e Famili, within and wellbeing, and community their Early Intervention Programme. development. This involved home visits to client families, covering most of the 2020 marks 50 years of diplomatic island of , where Sabine relations between New Zealand demonstrated play therapy and child and Tonga, as well as 55 years of development education with children VSA’s work in Tonga. VSA and the and their caregivers. New Zealand High Commission have worked collaboratively on a In the Cook Islands, while support number of projects celebrating for the public sector has been a this 50-year milestone. central priority, VSA is working to strengthen the civil society sector One highlight of the year was when and is currently building partnerships Sabine Huber, who accompanied in this area. One example of support her husband to Tonga when he for the public sector has been became a VSA volunteer, became Bruce Corbett’s assignment as the the first volunteer in the Partnering fifth link in a Water Engineer chain for Good pilot programme. The assignment, based with Infrastructure programme provides opportunities Cook Islands. Ozone Day in Tuvalu 2019 with VSA volunteer Hilary Boyes. for VSA accompanying partners to 30 31 VSA delivering food to Najara village. Photo: Trevor Johnston Vanuatu 16 partner organisations, 20 assignments

The Vanuatu programme is guided During the year VSA volunteers by Vanuatu’s 2030 The People’s worked in health, education, WASH Plan which prioritises social and and tourism which all contribute to Nazareth Foundation. Photo: Wayne Lovell economic development, as well as long term economic development. economic growth, with a vision of a One example was Chris Hartnett Timor-Leste stable, sustainable and prosperous 20 partner organisations, 33 assignments who volunteered as a Water Engineer Vanuatu. VSA supports key Vanuatu with the Department of Water. Chris government institutions in the had an amazing time on assignment, areas of economic growth, human During the year VSA moved to a more VSA continues to support Timor-Leste from installing solar water pumping development, resilience and the collaborative way of working in Timor- with youth entrepreneurship training, systems, co-facilitating workshops ongoing rebuilding program following Leste. As a result of partner forums business planning and mentoring, for 56 keen ni-Vanuatu WASH Cyclone Harold. hosted by VSA, concerns, challenges English language training, IT skills, practitioners, spending one month and successes were able to be governance and institutional capacity Cyclone Harold had a major impact on Tangoa Island building rainwater shared between both volunteers and human resource. Early childhood on Santo, Malekula and Pentacost harvesting structures, and taking and partners. This led to volunteers education is also an area where VSA so there is now a focus on many boat rides in the sharing their skills more broadly with expertise has been and remains humanitarian aid and recovery. to monitor contractors holding multiple partner organisations in valuable. Food, shelter and supplies were DWSSP workshops. areas such as governance advice and significantly disrupted and the strategic planning workshops. rebuild continues at a rapid rate. 32 33 Finances Thank you

Thank you to our partners, in New Income Chart Title Zealand and throughout the Pacific $8,798,374 – your support means we can give Government grants more people the chance to share $235,936 their skills with communities in the Fundraising Pacific and beyond – connecting people, and transforming lives. $47,809 Investment income $6,126 Membership subs $213,493 Other GG FR II MS O

$9,301,738 total

Expenditure

Chart Title $7,841,836 Volunteer programme expenses

$876,784 Communications, Business Development and Fundraising

$314,318 Head office

$45,744 Governance

$112,005 Revenue Growth

$9,190,687 total

For the full financial report please visit: vsa.org.nz/about-vsa/media-and-publications/financial-report 34 35 volunteer/donate www.vsa.org.nz

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