Growing a feeling of home in a new city

Vanuatu’s capital city, Port Vila, is growing rapidly as people migrate from one of the 83 islands that comprise the archipelago nation.

The city can be a big contrast for these migrants, known in the local Bislama language as man kam. Port Vila is busy, chaotic and full of many things largely unavailable on the outer islands like universities, hospitals, imported goods and more opportunities for waged labour.

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