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 A good cAreer moVe:
 
T bnits  vunting
on turtle pAtrol
 in t Sn Isands
ShipShApe in kiribAti
 
Te-na-koutou oTe Tu-ao Ta-wa-hi
 Vunt Svic Abadks it pp in tPacic, Asia and Aica,adding t skis andng  N Zaandst stngtn cunitisstiving  cang.
About VSA
 VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) is a home-grown Kiwi volunteering organisation andhas placed more than 3,500 skilledNew Zealanders on volunteer assignmentsoverseas since 1962. We recruit ordinary New Zealanders toachieve exceptional work with our partner organisations. Our work is locally identified,locally relevant and locally delivered. We are an independent charity and arenon-governmental, non-religious andnon-political.
Become a VSA volunteer
Go to
www.vsa.org.nz
to find out aboutapplication criteria, to register your skills, or tosee what assignments are being advertised.
Become a VSA supporter
 We send people not money, but we needmoney to send people. Visit
www.vsa.org.nz
to donate or to find out about becoming a VSA member.
Join a local VSA branch
Phone 0800 VSA TO GO (0800 872 8646)for details of the branch nearest you.
 Te Tu-ao Ta-wa-hi Volunteer Service Abroad Incis a registered charity (
CC36739
 ) under theCharities Act
2005
 The New Zealand Government is proudto provide significant support through theNew Zealand Aid Programme for New Zealandvolunteers who work in a developmentcapacity overseas.
Kia ora
Te Tu-ao Ta-wa-hi Volunteer Service Abroad
Patron:
His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO,Governor-General o New Zealand
President:
Gavin Kerr,
QSO
Kauma-tua:
 Awi Riddell (Nga-ti Porou),
QSM
 
Council Chair:
Farib Sos,
MNZN
Council members:
Felicity Gibson, Don Higgins (Deputy Chair), Kerry Lee,John Macalister, Sandra McIntyre, Evan Mayson, John Overton
Chief Executive Officer:
Deborah Snelson
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64 4 472 5759
Fax:
64 4 472 5052
Email:
vsa@vsa.org.nz
Website:
www.vsa.org.nz
Vista
is the official magazine of Te Tu-ao Ta-wa-hi Volunteer Service Abroad Incorporated. Please note thatviews expressed in
Vista
are not necessarily the views of VSA. Editorial and photographic submissions to themagazine are welcome. Please address all queries and submissions to the Editor,
Vista
, at the address above.Please ensure all material is clearly marked with your name and address.
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ISSN 1176-9904
Reproduction of content is allowed for usage in primary and secondary schools, and for tertiary studies.
Vista
is printed on environmentally responsible paper. It is chlorine ree and manuactured using armedeucalyptus trees.
In September we interviewed an amazing group o young peoplekeen to become part o VSA’s UniVol programme. The programme, which provides 10-month volunteer assignments to students takingdevelopment studies at Otago and Victoria Universities, has now beenrunning or ve years.So ar, 30 UniVols have completed assignments in the Pacic, Asiaand Arica, with another ve due to return to New Zealand later thisyear. I’m looking orward to meeting many o them at our Annual Congress in November, where we will celebrate ve years o the UniVol programme.The theme o this year’s Congress is “Growing our volunteering pool”. At VSA, we wantto provide volunteering opportunities to as many New Zealanders as possible. That includesyoung people. I am constantly impressed by the enthusiasm o our UniVols; they make aunique contribution through their ability to connect with other young people. For many,like Anna Reid, who is interviewed in this issue o VISTA, becoming a UniVol has been aturning point in their lives. We want to keep harnessing this enthusiasm by providing moreopportunities or young volunteers in the uture. We have also started working more closely with other development NGOs, and withNew Zealand businesses and organisations keen to provide their sta with the opportunity to undertake short-term volunteering assignments. Since we established our new partnershipsdevelopment unit in August we have signed partnership agreements with World Vision andengineering and inrastructure company Downer (NZ) Ltd. Our rst World Vision/VSA volunteer leaves on assignment in Vanuatu in November. This is an exciting new initiative,and I am looking orward to establishing more partnerships in the uture.One o the things our new partners value is our proven track record in selecting and supporting volunteers on assignment.VSA volunteers are held in high regard wherever they go. This was conrmed when I received a certicate rom the BinhDinh’s People’s Committee in Vietnam (right) acknowledgingthe work o our volunteers there since 1992. You can readabout their achievements on page 10.Finally, I want to thank the members o the out-goingVSA Council or all their hard work over the last three years.They have helped lead VSA through a period o change. Iam looking orward to consolidating those changes with thenew Council.
Deborah Snelson
,
CEO
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 Adele Broadbentdiscovers that the SolomonIslands oer a diverse rangeo experiences.
From The
Field
Makingturtles count in the SolomonIslands.
From The
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Everything’sshipshape in Kiribati.
FeAture
 
Going on assignmentwith VSA can be good or yourcareer.
FeAture
 
VSA’s programmein Vietnam ends ater 19 years.
GrowING
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Thelatest news rom our undraisingteam.
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VSA’shighlights rom the 2010/2011nancial year.
COVER:
VSA UniV T mua (igt) n tut pat it cnsvatin cs t Anavn Cunit main Cnsvatin Aa (ACmCA) in t SnIsands. ACmCA as st up in 1995 t ptct t nsting bacs  t citicandangd haksbi tut.
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