Women-led community kitchens are providing a safe and supportive environment for women affected by Tropical Cyclone Lola to not only cook and share meals, but to talk about their needs and organise.

Pierre Talo is supporting his two sons to use their savings from overseas work to build disaster resilient homes after training supported by AHP.

Tropical Cyclone Lola left a trail of destruction when it hit Vanuatu in October 2023. AHP partners are supporting communities to recover and rebuild.

Communities are continuing to rebuild from the twin tropical cyclones that struck Vanuatu in February and March 2023, with support from Australian Humanitarian Partnership NGOs.

After returning from overseas seasonal work and attending a Haos Blong Yumi workshop, Greg Charlie was able to build a house for his family.

Before attending a Haos Blong Yumi workshop in Vanuatu, Sandy had no knowledge on how to build a climate-resilient, modern house. He now uses his skills to work in construction.

WITTT Sunshine has grown from a membership of three in 2018, to a network of 600 women with disability in Vanuatu. The group now plays an integral role in women-led, local, disability-inclusive disaster response.

Young people in the remote southern islands of Vanuatu are helping to protect themselves and vulnerable members of their families and communities against COVID-19, thanks to vaccines being rolled out across Tafea Province with the support of AHP partners.

A new feedback mechanism in Vanuatu supported by AHP partners is ensuring better communication between communities and government for disaster preparedness and response.

Local food is important for the resilience and health of Vanuatu families, especially as they have weathered the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. An innovative food festival in South Pentecost last year highlighted local cooking and preservation techniques, and communities are now planning for it to become an annual event.

In Vanuatu, CAN DO partners are working on a national media and community education campaign on including marginalised groups in disaster response and preparedness, supported by Disaster READY.

Through the AHP COVID-19 Response, new Village Savings and Loan Groups in Tanna, Vanuatu, are supporting women and men to put aside savings to grow their businesses or achieve family goals.

For Vanuatu workers who had their plans to work in Australia and New Zealand disrupted by the pandemic, an AHP-supported Cash for Work program is providing other ways to earn and learn.

AHP partners in Vanuatu are delivering an Unblocked Cash program in response to TC Harold and COVID-19. Read here what this has meant for people with disabilities.

Disaster READY: The Sanma Provincial Government in Vanuatu reports that their response to Tropical Cyclone directly benefited through preparedness efforts support through Disaster READY.

When Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold hit Vanuatu in April 2020, the Australian Humanitarian Partnership’s Disaster READY partners quickly mobilised to deliver a joint humanitarian response. AHP partners are supporting the Government of Vanuatu and other national partners to reach the most vulnerable and support them to recover and rebuild.

Women leaders in Vanuatu mobilised within 24 hours to support government COVID-19 outreach efforts in their communities.

Disaster READY: A local chief donates land to a Community Disaster and Climate Change Committee in Vanuatu.

Disaster READY: World Vision, with support from the Australian Government through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership Disaster Ready program, has been working with Local Area Councils and Provincial Emergency Operations Centres in Vanuatu to strengthen disaster preparedness and improve the capacity of these actors to respond to disasters in villages like Ukoro.