In 2025, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supported hundreds of humanitarian initiatives across the Pacific Area, strengthening communities through food security, health care, clean water, emergency response, education, disability support, and community resilience.
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In keeping with the Saviour’s two great commandments—to love God and to love our neighbour (see Matthew 22:36–40)—members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints try to follow Jesus Christ by helping others. We express this discipleship through compassionate, practical service that relieves suffering and builds resilience—clean water, strengthened health systems, education, mobility support, emergency aid, and food security—remembering that “when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God” (Mosiah 2:17).
Major Areas of Impact in the Pacific Area:
1) Emergency Response & Disaster Relief
Significant flooding, storms, fires, and earthquakes across the region prompted rapid mobilisation of food, supplies, and recovery support.
- Australia: Multiple flood‑relief initiatives in NSW, North Queensland, and the Mid North Coast; large‑scale foodbank responses.
- New Zealand: Continued post‑Cyclone Gabrielle assistance, emergency containers, food hubs, and relief for new flooding/landslide events.
- Pacific Islands:
- Vanuatu: Food assistance after the 2025 earthquake.
- Kiribati & Tuvalu: Clean‑up, desalination, and emergency water support.
- Papua New Guinea: Support for Sepik River massacre victims and emergency container refills.
2) Health
A major focus in 2025: upgrading hospitals, clinics, equipment, and outreach across the region.
- Fiji: CWM Hospital upgrades (sterilisers, surgical theatres, dental radiology, SOPD rooms), health‑centre refurbishments, mobility devices and prosthetics, HIV/school health programmes, and mental‑health facility improvements.
- Tonga: Surgical theatre upgrades, dental programme expansions, NCD education support, and equipment for Vaiola and Niu’eiki Hospitals.
- Samoa: Dental vehicles, prosthetics, mobile clinics, and dengue‑response supplies.
- Vanuatu, PNG, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands: Medical equipment, ward renovations, maternity and surgical facility improvements, prosthetics programmes, and transport for rural health services.
- Eye care (multi‑country): Partnerships (e.g., with the Fred Hollows Foundation) strengthening eye‑care systems, cataract outreach, and ophthalmic equipment throughout the region.
3) Clean Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
A large proportion of 2025 projects focused on safe drinking water and community resilience.
- Vanuatu: Multiple water systems across Tanna, Malekula, Efate and outlying villages.
- Papua New Guinea: Water projects in East New Britain, Central Province, Simbu, Eastern Highlands, and school WASH upgrades.
- Solomon Islands: Water systems for community schools and villages.
- Tonga & French Polynesia: School and village water projects.
- Tuvalu & Kiribati: Desalination installations—critical for drought‑prone islands.
4) Education
Support included learning environments, teacher housing, equipment, nutrition, and educational equity.
- School infrastructure: Classroom builds and teacher housing in Fiji, PNG, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands.
- Furniture for schools: Multi‑country Pacific Assist programmes in Kiribati, Tonga, PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Samoa.
- Nutrition programmes: “Success in Schools” and “Child Nutrition” pilots in multiple countries.
- Skills training: English language programmes (Australia), sewing programmes (Vanuatu), and self‑reliance workshops (Fiji).
- Refugee and migrant support: Welcome Wagon supplies and other education‑adjacent support (Australia).
5) Disability Support & Mobility
- Distribution of wheelchairs, walking aids, prosthetics, and training across PNG, Samoa, Kiribati, Fiji, Marshall Islands, and Solomon Islands.
- Support for disability‑focused organisations, such as Frank Hilton (Fiji) and Nanikai Community for the Disabled (Kiribati).
6) Food Security & Community Resilience
- Ongoing foodbank partnerships in Australia and New Zealand.
- Food‑sustainability initiatives across the Marshall Islands.
- Agricultural and food‑security support in the Cook Islands, PNG, and Vanuatu.
7) Community Development & Preparedness
- Emergency‑preparedness containers across New Zealand and PNG.
- Community hall/evacuation centre construction (Fiji).
- Support for local NGOs and partners such as Empower Pacific, ADRA, Save the Children, and Purple House.
- Solar Buddy programmes delivering solar devices region‑wide.
Collaborations that strengthen this work
The 2025 humanitarian programme in the Pacific Area also reflects the strength of working together with others. Many projects were carried out in close collaboration with valued partners such as UNICEF, ADRA, Solar Buddy, the Fred Hollows Foundation, Caritas, BBM Motivation, and numerous government ministries and departments across the Pacific. These partnerships help extend reach, build local capacity, and ensure support goes where it is needed most.
Overall impact
Across the Pacific Area in 2025, humanitarian work focused on:
- Strengthening national health systems
- Expanding access to clean water and sanitation
- Rapid, compassionate emergency response
- Supporting education and opportunities for children and youth
- Increasing resilience for climate‑vulnerable islands
- Helping individuals with disabilities regain mobility and independence
Together, these efforts offer practical help and hope—one person, one family, and one community at a time.
Read the Church’s 2025 Global Caring Report here.