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Well, I think Sam Koim didn't do too bad with the sign posts if you don't mind me saying. He should have added that there different character traits in every sign post. However, I am pretty certain the new Prime Minister grasp the message far more easily than most.

Tai may the Lord bless you and continue in your passion for photography, it is a gift.

Great article Alwyn - have never quite understood why people have to be stuck in their own siloed paradigms of what is 'the right way', when bringing together thinking from diverse perspectives can only lead to more integrated and rigorous solutions. I saw this with the advent of health social franchising over a decade ago - a great idea in principle but without thought as to how to sustain the quality compliance aspects of add - on services which did not generate sufficient income for providers to justify their own investment.... As to the sustainable impact of such interventions - well, that still needs to play out, but wonderful to see your teams working and thinking differently.

That was a amazing story of you my brother..bai gods blessing stp wetem yu nokat end vlem

Hi Camellia, I extremely like and read your comments and highly like to chat to you to recruit seasonal workers from the Pacific.

Interesting and encouraging development that is worth watching for. Having had the experience of managing programs from both camps, I am glad that there are more willingness to try out something new and taking calculated risks to keep pace with the changing landscape of the development sector. Congrats Alwyn.

Thanks John for your comments, and the correction. We are all looking forward to the release of your (plural) report, in full.

I’m glad to see item 5 on this list of areas where we might see positive change, but I’d like to add a correction and two comments. Correction is needed because this report was not my own but a team effort. Six members from Dalberg Advisers compiled and analysed a wealth of information about potential uses in Australia’s official development-assistance program for finance in forms other than grants – that is, loans, equity stakes and guarantees. And Andrew Tyndale contributed from his extensive experience of investment banking and impact investing. I led the team and contributed particularly on the institutional issues. All of us took part in considering and endorsing the report’s recommendations. My first comment is that while officials in DFAT will have to decide whether to publish the report, and if so what should be deleted to protect confidential information or on other grounds, my own impression is that only a small fraction of our report’s contents would need to be deleted. Most of it draws together information which is publicly available, or opinions of others which are probably shared already in other contexts and need no protecting, and adds to that our own assessments. My second comment – another personal one - is that while it’s easy to recognise situations where deploying forms of finance other than grants could improve cost efficiency or effectiveness, it’s difficult to see how, in institutional terms, this could best be related in the future to the rest of the development-assistance program. That needs a good deal more of careful thought.

Finally , the opposition reach the maximum required figures to alter the current ruling political party lead by the Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful Journey. I adopted a Vanuatu newborn baby in 2008. Zackariah and myself live in New Zealand. You are an inspiration to Vanuatu.

Amazing story all the best for your future plans.

Have observed the ability of PM Morrison to bond with PNG and Pacific leaders with his heavily identifiable christian credentials. It might transcend the declining direct aid budget and difficulty of obtaining aid in reasonable timeframes