oane Patolo, the CEO of the Mainstreaming of Rural Development Innovation (MORDI) Tonga Trust, has been recognized for his exceptional work in empowering isolated rural communities to fight against poverty. Patolo will be the first Tongan awarded the Lincoln Alumni International Medal for 2023 in...
2023/05/11 - MORDI Tonga warmly welcomed a delegation from the Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee (FADTC) on Wednesday, May 10th. Led by New Zealand MP Hon Jenny Salesa (Panmure-Ōtāhuhu), the committee members included MP Todd Muller (Bay of Plenty), MP Golriz Ghahraman (Green Party),...
2023/04/13 - The Houma community is nestled in the Western District of Tonga. The community is steeped in rich history and is home to one of the greatest natural attractions in Tonga – the Blow Holes known to the locals as the Pupu’a Puhi or...
For many years in Tonga, the community has long relied on fruit production as a means of sustenance. The lush tropical climate provides ideal conditions for a variety of fruit trees to thrive, including mangoes, papayas, and bananas. However, in recent years, the community has...
2023/02/02 - The global pandemic, economic crises as well as the Ukrainian-Russian war heightened food security risks globally, but even more so for the Pacific Islands. Increasing disruptions to domestic and international food supply chains continue to exacerbate issues as smaller economies are neglected by...
2023/01/30 - A five-year project in Tonga that addressed the country's high rates of obesity and health issues by promoting the use of traditional food resources, particularly breadfruit has come to an end. The project, which is being implemented by the Government of Tonga, Tokyo...
PIRAS is regional initiative made possible through the collaboration of the Government of Tonga, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s and the Australian Government. The stimulus was initially aimed to assist rural farmers recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19 through improved income generation, food security...
I was mowing my lawn at home when the first eruption happened, I couldn’t really tell what was going on at the time except I saw people looking up at the sky. I saw them pointing to the sky so I knew something was happening,...
2022/02/21- Saturday evening 15th January I was sweeping at home when I heard the first explosion. I ran to turn on the radio and I heard the tsunami emergency for everyone to evacuate. I called my neighbors and children for us to run to our...
Mr Felisiano Molī Town Officer of Tungua Island Ha'apai sits down for a quick interview with us during our visit to the island. An aerial view of Tungua Island showing how far the tsunami reached across the island On Saturday I woke up my phone was...