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ASSIST A STUDENT

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Update from the Young Vinnies

Last month our young Vincentian did a marvellous and a great job.  It was a training for the youth of our village (Lapaha).  Talitha Project recognized the sprit of our works, so they choose us as the candidates for this workshop.  We enjoyed the program and we learned so many things such as the skills and the knowledge.  We will apply these skills on out works along the elderly and for those who need helps in our community.We are looking forward for our Youth hub and us the ...

Good Progress in SSVP Shop Tonga

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Shop Foundation

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Shop Site Update

Vincent De Paul Tonga, work has already started about last 3 weeks ago with opening of the rock wall from Vuna rd, and they started to excavate the tree trunks around the edges and the area around for the concrete wall for foundation of new shop.  But due to the Heavy Rain and Flash Flood for Tongatapu area, The New Shop site was under water.  (‘I he uike e 3 kuo maliu atu na’e kamata ai ke fakahoko e fuofua ngaue ki he falekoloa ‘o e kautaha Visesio Paulo ‘i he ‘el...

2023 Annual Report of St Vincent De Paul Tonga

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St Vincent Shop a Blessing

It can only happen in the Islands, so they say. It took us a whole year for a land agreement with the church, organized the architectural map of the shop and a new estimate to finally get a building permit. Now we have it we can proceed to start this project in earnest. With the funding support from SVDP NZ and contribution from the local Conferences and allocation of a small plot of land from the Maufanga Catholic Parish of the Diocese of Tonga and Niue was only a dream a year ago and it is now...

Young Vinnies

A few years ago, before I joined the SSVP a Young Vinnies (YV) group was established at Takuilau College at Lapaha. This was started by the late Polikalepo Kefu from Lapaha and our first National Youth Coordinator. Today this YV group is being established in the Parish of St Michael the Archangel where Takuilau College is situated. A couple of years ago under the request of the President to the Principal of Apifoou College a new YV group was established at the College. This year a new YV group h...

Storage for the Poor

After the severe Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018 and the Volcanic eruptions in 2022 and COVID19 pandemic, a much-needed donation of two forty-foot containers were received to store dry food, canned food, clothing, equipment, books, medical equipment, blankets, water, masks, before we distribute to the most affected areas and families. Society of St Vincent de Paul New Zealand donated these two containers and they been very useful to our work ever since.It’s now 6 years since 2018 and 2022 with n...