Vanuatu. We Took Part In An Australian Aid Program. It Was More About Helping Your Country Than Ours

Michel, November 18, 2015, Our People, Seed Blog Archives, 0

Australia has long held an ideological opposition to the way of life of my people in Vanuatu. Customary land, our traditions, our ‘subsistence’ culture and ‘informal’ economy are seen as inherent impediments to development. Our perspective and values are not taken into consideration because countries like Australia see only the need for economic growth
Advocates for traditional landowners in Vanuatu, Aminio David and Anita Tenkon were left disillusioned by an Australian aid program. Here, they explain why.

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Vanuatu. We Took Part In An Australian Aid Program. It Was More About Helping Your Country Than Ours

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