JENNY CAHILL'S BLOG
Dream foundation compost loo project. Mali district school
The children of the Mali District School have a new High Rise on their grounds thanks to the Tribewanted Dream Foundation. The Dream Foundation collectively raised funds to construct an eco-friendly composting toilet in the village of LigauLevu on the school grounds. The design is similar to the composting toilets here on Vorovoro, and in fact, the same local team of builders built them.
The composting toilets will solve a big problem for the school during the dry season, which is a shortage of water to make their flushing toilets work properly. The composting toilets use no water, and …
Food 4 Thought...
Tags: Build / Tribe / Waste / Technology / Team / Pictures / Gatherings / Energy / Sustain / Fiji / Drink / Local
Last month, we celebrated Tribewanted’s 4th year since first footers from around the globe arrived on Vorovoro, buzzing with enthusiasm to create an international multi-cultural sustainable island community, the likes of which had never been done before. It’s been 4 exciting years of highs and lows, of teaching and learning, …
Read More >>>Archeology dig on Vorovoro unearths 3000 year old civilization!
Last month, several archeologists, led by Archeology Professor Dave Burley from Simon-Frazer University spent a week digging on Vorovoro.
The archeologists interest in Vorovoro was sparked when, last November, they made a short visit to present sevusevu to
Poasa and request permission to visit Mali Island.
They were invited to …
Mali Women's Fair Trade Cooperative a success!
For the past month, we’ve been visiting the 3 villages on Mali, alternating villages each week, after our Friday Mali School visit. And I’m so pleased to say it’s been a success!
The Mali ladies have really come through with some beautiful pieces, from mats, wall hangings, purses, jewelry, …
Read More >>>Island mat making looks to become social enterprise
If you’ve been to Fiji, you know how important woven mats are in everyday life. You sit on a mat when you eat, you sit on a mat to drink kava, you gather on a mat to socialize. When the day is hot, a mat provides you with a cool …
Read More >>>Good Omens
One morning a few weeks ago, Jimmy and I were lingering over breakfast, watching the water dance in patterned waves as large fish moved just under the surface, chasing hundreds of smaller fish, driving them toward the surface where they exploded from the water in a spectacular rippling motion, hundreds …
Read More >>>A Glimpse Inside Mali's Villages
Tags: Pictures / Fijian / Fiji / Local
Wednesday morning, I sat on the plank seat of the boat, huddled in my rain jacket against the cold rain spitting from the sky, as Poasa carefully navigated us to the far side of Mali Island to the small village of Vesi. Seated beside me was Keresoni, the Mali Peace …
Read More >>>"It looked as if some giant monster had taken huge bites out of the roof, chewed them up, and then spat them out."
PLEASE SUPPORT THE CLEAN-UP APPEAL
Last week’s hurricane experience made it clear to us that although at times we may lose sight of who is really in charge, ultimately we are always at the mercy of Mother Nature. We are grateful that in the end, Hurricane Tomas veered away …
Read More >>>Moce and Vinaka Vakalevu, Tui Tomasi!
It is always so hard to say goodbye when the time comes for someone who has become like family to move on from Vorovoro. Such was the case earlier this week when the day arrived to sing Isa Lei to Tomasi. The island now feels a little empty without our …
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