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2014 Vanuatu Immersion Trip
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Where to?
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Objectives:
Immersion Trip:1. To provide an opportunity for students to enact the school motto of
developing their Eucharistic imagination through which to transform their world
2. To provide the opportunity to develop a partnership and relationship with a sister Ni-Vanuatu community Cultural Exchange Program
3. To engage in a positive and oooperative manner with the partner community to develop a mutually beneficial relationship
4. To contribute to a building project – focusing on a center for children with disabilities.
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Why Vanuatu?The population of Vanuatu is dispersed over many small islands, making the delivery of health care, education and other services very difficult. Additionally, with 45% of the population under the age of 18, the country is struggling to provide job opportunities for its youth.
With high unemployment levels and poverty, many parts of the Pacific are moving backwards in human development terms.
The purpose of engaging with Ni-Vanuatu communities across these 83 beautiful islands in the South Pacific is to enhance the capacity of community members to engage in sustainable development for themselves.
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Youth Challenge Vanuatu (YCV) is a Vanuatu-based, not-for-profit, secular organisation that actively engages youth in community identified development projects. YCV mobilises young people to assist with the growth of sustainable and positive community development. They also run a youth drop-in center and run ‘ready-for-work’ programs.
YCV would be helping…
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MISSIONTo empower young people and support community
development both locally and globally.
VALUESCollaboration, Accountability, Respect,
Empowerment, Sustainability
VISIONAn international community that celebrates diversity, lives sustainably, and embraces the capacity of young people to
effect positive change.
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Capital city (and island): Port Vila (Efate)
Population: 227,000 approx.(People from Vanuatu are called Ni-Van, e.g. “I’m from Australia, I am Australian” = “I’m from Vanuatu, I am Ni-Van”
Geography: There are 83 individual islands that make up Vanuatu, with at least 60 inhabited by people. As such there are hundreds of different cultures and languages in Vanuatu
Currency: Vatu (Vt)
Languages: Bislama, English, French and over 100 local languages
Fast Facts
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Rough Itinerary:
7-10 days (depending on costing)
Fly into Port Vila, straight onto Santo (Luganville)
Be based in Luganville visiting sites such as:
the best high school on the Island
Champagne beach
Blue Holes
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Local Schools
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Champagne Beach
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Blue Hole
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While we will have the
opportunity to visit such sites,
the main objective is introduce
the Corpus Christi School
community to the village of
Narango and initiate an ongoing
relationship with the village.
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Some details:
Numbers
We anticipate that three LAs will accompany approximately 6-12 students from year 11 on the trip.
Parent chaperones would also be invited
Time
The proposed trip would happen after Christmas during the summer school holidays.
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Students, accompanying parents and LAs will fly to Espirito Santo via Port Vila.
We will then base the group in Luganville, Espirito Santo, with day trips to the rural community and excursion sites.
Will return via Port Vila.
Travel
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CostStudents will need to pay for trip
Students have the option to use money raised through fundraising activities throughout the year.
Flights will be approximately $800 return
Budget accommodation ranging from $15-40 per night
Interpreters, guides and fees should be no more than $50 per student
A meal budget and additional expenses tallying no more than $400.
Total, approximately $1200-1800
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