No need to be worried
Eleven weeks ago I wrote about my concerns for Vanuatu not only dealing with the looming doom of COVID19 but also the impact which #TCHarold had created and would continue to make. COVID19 has not entered the shores of Vanuatu…
Our Treasure
Like kava We must treasure our women Continuing our journey with men, we are asking them to walk along side us, to smash taboo around menstruation. Since 2018, Jack has visited many islands in Vanuatu and spoken to hundreds of…
Celebrating Menstrual Health Day 2020
It’s time for action 2020 sees the collaboration of several Pacific groups using a combined voice and mobilising on global annual Menstrual Hygiene Day - 28th May. We may been ravaged by the impact of COVID19 and for Vanuatu and…
Mango Chutney – Vanuatu Style
| As the bus drove from the airport into Port Vila, along the way we passed numerous Mango trees, heavily laden with fruit. Very similar to my June visit, when pawpaw were everywhere (and we made Pawpaw relish). Mango Chutney was added to the "to do list" during…
May 2015 – Specials
Here's two good deals for you as we head into a New Zealand winter - I know your skin will appreciate any help it can get. Maybe you love making Paleo sweet treat recipes, that are so very often filled with coconut…
Help the cyclone Pam recovery with Ni Vanuatu designed & created earrings
Here's a practical way of directly helping some ni Vanuatu women in their recovery from Cyclone Pam. Lav Kokonas has been developing a number of micro enterprise initiatives to support rural communities in Vanuatu. However, some of those projects have had to take a…
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Coconut Oil and Hair Straighteners a safe combination?
I don’t have first-hand experience of the dilemma curly haired people are faced with on a daily basis – taming curls or trying to straighten them. However I do have a number of customers with fly-away hair and super curly…
Help Brent Malessas Pottery, Vanuatu
Regular readers of the Lav Kokonas Facebook page may recall I posted a wee snippet about an appeal to find funding for this young Ni Vanuatu man in Port Vila. Brent's story is beautiful “I want to setup a pottery teaching studio…