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Dec 10, 20203 min read

Why is copra a problem?

It is time-consuming, dirty, lonely, arduous, male-dominated, fuel-intensive and low-paying work. Over a period of 5-8 days, the white...

Nov 3, 20202 min read

Establishing the Virgin Coconut Oil industry in Liberia, West Africa.

After five years in LIberia Kent & Landis decided to address what people were asking of them...

Sep 30, 20204 min read

A near-smokeless evening brings a new beginning.

Within a few days a whole village turned from burning wood to charcoal. A story by Anthony Matelaomao. Evenings in the coastal village of...

Sep 15, 20201 min read

How it all started...

A 60 second animation describing why we do what we do.

Aug 4, 20206 min read

How one woman is changing Marovo Lagoon.

Hellen’s father earned 8 shillings a quarter as a Pastor working extra hours on plantations so he could send Hellen to a ‘white-man school’.

Jul 22, 20203 min read

Locals turn to healthier mode of cooking during CoVID-19 lock-down.

Smoky firewood is a major cause of respiratory illness in the Solomons.

Mar 19, 20202 min read

Welcome Sir Francis Billy Hilly

Sir Francis was the fourth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (18 June 1993 to 7 November 1994).

Mar 17, 20202 min read

A picture is worth 1000 words.

Or is it? There is a real sense in which these two images tell a sad story of profound change over just a few years. The aerial ‘drone’...

Mar 10, 20205 min read

Fair Dinkum Fair Trade

According to the Cambridge dictionary, fair trade is a way of buying and selling products that makes certain that the people who produce...