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February 2004 - Paul Jeffries
Well here we are in March already and the days are flying by with a lot of activity.
My story started on 11th August 2002, when my wife and I watched a TVNZ documentary on a Kiwi doctor working in the remote province of Malampa, Vanuatu. Inspired by his works, we felt that there was a lot that could be done from this end to assist.
However, after struggling to juggle paid employment here in New Zealand and charitable aid works in Vanuatu, we soon realized that our passionate wish to assist was impacting on our family's financial state drastically. Sure the kids could go without the latest toys and we could go without SKY television, but the mortgage had to be paid and we needed food on the table.
It soon became evident that we could not continue for much longer… but as fate would have it, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as one of the four "World of Difference" recipients.
Now with the assistance of the Vodafone New Zealand Foundation, we are able to continue our works.
There are three areas that I will be addressing and working on this year; water reticulation, communications and transport.
All three take innocent lives every year, unnecessarily.
The tasks I aim to achieve are:
- To build twelve 20,000-litre water tanks in the health clinics and also in some of the remote areas where water is not readily available.
- To supply a communications network to cover the 2500-square kilometres of the province.
- To supply vehicles for the volunteer work groups and hospital staff to enable easier transport around the province.
I've had one trip already this year to Vanuatu's remote Malakula Island to work on water reticulation and I return on 13th March to start the construction of two 20,000-litre water tanks.
I hope that you will travel with me throughout the year and follow the Trust's progress, as we indeed "Make a World of Difference".
Paul
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