nearly 1,000 islands

NEARLY1,000

ISLANDS

Learning about a new place

The sea is never far away for the people who live in

Solomon Islands.

Welcome – Welkom

Who lives here?550,000 people

People who work on big fishing boats.

People who travel on smaller boats.

People who set up and sell food at the morning markets.

People who buy from the markets.

People who live in the villages.

People who live in houses with woven grass roofs.

People who say Mass.

Let’s take a closer look.

Open your eyes and

visit some of our

neighbours in the Pacific Ocean.

Lunch for everyone after Mass... coconut, banana, fish, taro.

Children in the kindergartendancing to a song.

Playing in the school yard.

Running on the football ground.

Students at the rural training centre learning how to fix a boat engine.

Chopping the firewood.

The wood is not for keeping

warm.

What might the wood be used

for?

Inside a school room.

Everyone needs water.

• Washing• Drinking• Cooking• Cleaning• Growing

plants• What else?

Caritas has helped to replace an old piped water system.

Before ...Can you see the trickle of water

running into the white bowl?

Now ... Wow!

Reading from the Word at Mass.

Can you see the airport? Goodbye!

Photos by: Adrian Heke, Leo Duce, Nick Borthwick, Philip Gibbs

Talk about the people and the sights you saw.

What if you went to Solomon Islands?

What would you enjoy? What can we learn from our

friends in Solomon Islands?