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Acting upon the voiced needs of Nakavika

Returning to Nakavika gave me a chance to see what developed without support from the outside, especially since a big income-generating business left the area. The students had the same lack of confidence in their English skills. The youth group was still in the planning stage of the same Internet center. Vita's daughter wasn't in school for nursing, as was the plan when I left, and was instead living in Suva with a family friend, working to earn money for her entire family.

These weren't just my silent observations but points many people pulled me aside to make.

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tags: Children, Education, Fiji, Friends, Fundraising, Nakavika, Nakavika Project, Photography, Photos, South Pacific, Travel
categories: Info + Advice, Nakavika Project, Pacific, Update
Tuesday 02.10.15
Posted by Lindsay Clark
 

iPads and chicken slaughters bring me clarity after five years

One little boy lifted the silver bowl of chicken heads to receive its next occupant, and I snapped out of my time-traveling thoughts. I stood up and returned to Vita's house to find that the iPad had locked away its contents from the curious kids indoors. When I unlocked the iPad, I found the following paragraph, scribed by Samu:

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tags: Animals, Children, Culture, Fiji, Food, Friends, Island, Nakavika, Nakavika Project, Photography, Photos, South Pacific, Technology, Travel, Travel Writing
categories: Nakavika Project, Pacific, World Narratives
Thursday 11.20.14
Posted by Lindsay Clark
 

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