“A vision [Vanuatu Society for People with Disabilities] has is for Vanuatu to become an inclusive society where you will see people with disability exercise their full potential.”
- Juliette is the mother of a child living with a disability who was connected with Oxfam partner Vanuatu Society for People with Disabilities, where Judith is program manager
- Juliette says the organisation helped her to better understand her son’s value, worth and rights
- Judith’s hope for the future is to see her friends with disabilities reach their life goals and for disability inclusion in all spaces across Vanuatu
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From supporting First Peoples to thrive and providing humanitarian aid to advocating for climate justice, gender equality and better livelihoods, here’s how we’re working towards a world without poverty.
Madga’s story
“I’m a project manager in Larantuka (Indonesia) working on a Climate and Disaster Resilient Communities project with Oxfam. We mostly focus on climate problems and drought.”
Siphon’s story
“My name is Siphon. From 2017, I worked as a volunteer in the community fishery management committee. I want to protect natural resources both in the water and on land… I gather for patrolling in this lake, and sometimes in the river.”
Obby’s story
“I am a Bunuba-speaking Miluwindi-clan woman from Fitzroy crossing. I grew up there, left for school, and now I’m back living there. I wanted to come back and learn my language and my culture properly.”
