PICAN Membership

350 Pacific is a youth-led grassroots network working with communities to fight climate change from the Pacific Islands and diaspora. It is part of the global 350.org, an international environmental organization and movement addressing the climate crisis by fighting for an end to the use of fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy.

ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice, with 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organisations, on a range of development issues.

Adventist development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief.

Alliance for Future Generations (AFG) is a young people led network on sustainable development, working to build a more fair, equitable and sustainable future for all. Recognising the interconnectedness of the issues that young Fijians face, AFG takes a coordinated, intersectional and human-rights-based approach to identify and address the root causes of social, economic, and ecological challenges.

Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM) is a church of the Anglican Communion and includes nine dioceses in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Campaign for Justice is established as a for-the-people, Vanuatu-based, Natural Rights activist organization with its mission to actively confront and expose those who obstruct natural Justice with impunity.

CARE Vanuatu is a national node for CARE International, a 75-year-old global confederation working to fight poverty and social injustice in the world, with a specific focus on the empowerment of women and girls.

Climates is a non-profit organisation that is building a network of volunteers, supporters, communities and businesses across Australia and the Pacific Islands region, working towards an empowered Oceania collaborating for the region’s sustainable future in the face of climate change.

Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) is a department under the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management, with a vision of "Leading Vanuatu to a clean, resilient and sustainable environment".

DIVA for Equality is a feminist national collective and network of high need and marginalised lesbians, bisexual women, trans masculine and gender nonconforming and intersex women and people working from local to global, on issues of human rights and social justice, including gender and sexual, social, economic and ecological justice, prioritising work in Fiji and Pacific Island states.

Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu (EKT) is the largest Church Based Organisation in Tuvalu and aims to foster the spirit of ecumenism by working closely with other religious bodies on the island to shape the spiritual and physical lives of all citizens.

Elang Etas Association is a non-profit organisation that works towards community inclusion in urban governance and infrastructure planning.

Farm Support Association (FSA) is a leading farmers organisation in Vanuatu providing extension support for hundreds of farmers facing issues like increasing commercialisation, natural disasters and climate change.

Further Arts is a charitable association based in Port Vila, Vanuatu – furthering Vanuatu music, media, dance and culture whilst creating and providing an alternative view of development.

Greenpeace Australia Pacific is the regional office of the global environmental organisation Greenpeace, a leading independent campaigning organisation that uses peaceful direct action to fight for a green and peaceful future.

Green Wave Vanuatu (No Plastic Plis) is an association for environmental protection that was founded following the «No Plastik Bag Plis» petition and movement to ban single use plastic items in Vanuatu.

Honiara City Council (HCC) consists of the elected Councillors from Honiara’s 12 wards, Honiara Members of Parliament from East, Central and West Constituencies, and four more Appointed Councillors as appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs or a total of 20 members.

Honiara Youth Council (HYC) is a voluntary urban youth-led governing body representing the voice of young people of Honiara city. Its vision is to encourage young peoples’ participation in the development of the Honiara city.

Human Capacity Development International (HCDI) is a Vanuatu-based NGO aiming to empower people and build their capacity through projects and services that focus on collaborative, participatory, consultative, and sustainable practices and processes.

Kastom Garden Association (KGA) works with Solomon Island communities to improve their food security through encouraging self reliance and sustainable organic food production for families and local markets, supporting farmer to farmer extensions and networks and family nutrition, and providing training and assistance in setting up and managing community-based seed and staple food crop planting material production/ distribution networks.

Description of Organisation

Live & Learn Environmental Education (LLEE) is a network working to educate, mobilise people and build partnerships to support the communities we work with to move towards a fairer, more resilient future.

Live & Learn Environmental Education (LLEE) is a network working to educate, mobilise people and build partnerships to support the communities we work with to move towards a fairer, more resilient future.

Mama’s Laef is a village-based project, which facilitates conversations about menstruation and provides a locally made, eco-friendly alternative to disposable (plastic) hygiene products as a way to increase local economic empowerment among ni-Vanuatu women.

Nasi Tuan Christian Service is a non-profit community development organisation, founded in 2009 by a local Christian group passionate about social justice and care for vulnerable groups in society.

Okeanos Vanuatu is part of the international Okeanos Foundation for the Sea, and promotes sustainable sea transportation, ocean stewardship, and reviving traditional voyaging through its Vaka Motu vessel and crew.

Otepaina Tribal Forest Conservation (OTFC) is a community based conservation initiative to conserve local forest and preserve and showcase local natural, cultural and social heritage. OTFC is formally registered under the Charitable Act of the Solomon Islands Government.

Oxfam in the Pacific is part of an international confederation of 18 organisations working with partners and local communities in 65 countries around the world. Oxfam in the Pacific’s vision is one where Pacific Island peoples are leading and shaping their own development and where their voices are heard and acted on by those in power.

Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) is an ecumenical organization representing Christian churches in the Pacific region. It seeks the visible unity of the church on issues of justice, peace and integrity of creation, initiatives on capacity building, and solidarity with its members during times of natural disasters and internal social upheavals.

Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) is a youth-led organisation campaigning to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on climate change and human rights.

Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) is a regional organisation seeking to act as a multipartite platform for government leaders, the private sector and civil society, to create dynamic partnerships in which leaders and representatives of Pacific countries take ownership of the decisions and actions implemented to meet their specific development needs.

PaCivic Initiatives aims to create practical and innovative solutions to current issues and provide project management and implementation support to private and government sectors in areas such as Conservation and Protection of the Environment, Social, Political, Economic and Business sectors.

People with Disability Solomon Islands (PWDSI) is the National Disabled Peoples’ Organization in Solomon Islands. It is a registered organization under the Charitable Act and its mission is to promote and advocate the rights of persons with disabilities.

Project Survival Pacific is a non-governmental, youth-led environmental organisation in Fiji that works to safeguard the survival of the Pacific island people facing the impacts of climate change and promote sustainable development in the Pacific Island region.

Red Cross Society is a community-based non-profit that provides communities with skills and services in first aid, health and sanitation, disaster preparedness, humanitarian law and emergency response. 

Santo Sunset Environment Network (SSEN) is an Indigenous network of community environmental champions, working together for the protection of biodiversity, sustainable development, customary governance, gender justice and climate/disaster resilience.

Save the Children Australia is an aid and development agency dedicated to helping children. It is an independent, not-for-profit and secular organisation, and Australia's largest aid and development agency dedicated to protecting and supporting children.

Save the Children Vanuatu is an aid and development agency dedicated to helping children in Vanuatu. It is a non-profit and secular organisation, dedicated to protecting and supporting children.

Sista is a feminist, women’s rights organisation working to facilitate change through arts, media and communications to empower the women of Vanuatu, integrating learning, capacity building and collective care in their work.

Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership (SICCP) supports community level conservation initiatives, engaging a network of community based partners, customary leaders, Government and Non-Government Stakeholders.

Solomon Islands National University (SINU) was established in 2013 by the Government of the Solomon Islands to provide quality and affordable education. SINU now has five faculties namely Faculty of Business & Tourism Studies, Faculty of Science & Technology, Faculty of Nursing, Medicine & Health Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry and Faculty of Education & Humanities.

Te Kopu Pacific Indigenous & Local Knowledge Centre of Distinction was established to assist in mainstreaming Indigenous and local knowledge into the Intergovernmental Policy-Science Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and in monitoring and implementation of the Platform’s work.

Tuvalu Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO) is the umbrella body for NGOs/CBOs in Tuvalu. TANGO is a registered National Liaison Unit under the Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO).

Tuvalu Health Family Association (TuFHA) is the Pacific Islands’ leading non-governmental organisation (NGO) promoting and providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services.

Tuvalu National Youth Council (TNYC) is an NGO that overlooks youth affairs in Tuvalu, providing help for the promotion and development of youth. It currently has 16 members and 1 observer.

Tuvalu Red Cross is part of the International Federation of Red Cross, working to build resilience in vulnerable communities in Tuvalu. Red Cross brings assistance without discrimination to the wounded, helps prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found, and aims to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being.

UNELCO is a public utility company with the mission of ensuring the continuity of electricity supply to your homes and businesses, ensuring energy efficiency and improving the country's energy autonomy by promoting renewable energies. To provide drinking water.

United Nations Association (UNA) Fiji is a non-governmental organisation working to enhance the relationship between the United Nations and Fiji as a member state, and focuses on creating international consensus around the climate emergency as well as a shared plan for saving the planet’s most exceptional places.

Vanmel Community Association (VCA) consists of villages on the island of Pentecost, namely Letor, Nokobujuka, Nokonbok, Onlap, Nokonkaop, Savat, Vanbok, Salevakal, Levaka, and Lewuk villages.

Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC) is a sub-committee of the VCCI and provides a coordination mechanism for the private sector to engage with government and partners on resilience building, response and recovery activities.

Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) is Vanuatu’s National Private Sector organisation, aiming to contribute to a stable and prosperous economy, encouraging trade, investment and providing economic opportunities for all members of society throughout Vanuatu.

Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC) is a non -government organisatiion, that is made up of her seven member churches, the Presbyterian, Catholic, Church of Christ, Apostolic, Aglican, Assemblies of God, and the seventh Day Adventist, including her para churches, the Bible society and the Scripture Union.

Vanuatu Disability Promotion Advocacy Association (VDPA) is the national Disabled People’s Organization (DPO) of Vanuatu. VDPA is a registered charitable organisation first established on 4th April 1999 with the mandate to advocate for rights and promote abilities of people with disabilities in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu Environmental Law Association (VELA) is a non-government, not-for-profit, public interest environmental law organisation.

Vanuatu Environmental Science Society (VESS) is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to promote science and fill knowledge gaps in the fields of conservation, environmental protection and sustainable development within Vanuatu.

Vanuatu Internet Governance Forum (Vanuatu IGF) is part of the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a multistakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the internet. Vanuatu IGF exists to foster dialogue between all local stakeholders from the government, private sector, civil society, technical community and consumers on internet governance issues. 

Vanuatu National Youth Council (VNYC) aims to serve as a forum in which issues relating to the needs, problems and aspirations of young people can be discussed; to encourage and promote active participation of young people in the political, social, economic, cultural and religious development of their communities and the country. 

Vanuatu Skills Partnership (TVET) is a co-investment between the Governments of Australia and Vanuatu for the development of the national skills system.

Vanuatu Society for People with Disability is a nationwide NGO that assists people with disabilities to participate as fully as possible in community life in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu Women's Center (VWC) is a women's rights organisation in Vanuatu, which provides services and support for women who are survivors of domestic violence. 

Vunausi Environmental and Conservation Organisation (VECO) is a local non-governmental organisation based in South Santo in SANMA province in Vanuatu, working with communities to establish integrated farming approaches, improve farming, sustainable land management and food security and reduce pressure on natural resources.

World Vision is a Christian relief and development organisation, dedicated to helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.

World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) is an international non-governmental organisation that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. The WWF Pacific Solomon Islands office has a strong focus on Community Based Resource Management which is a critical and central strategy of the Solomon Islands government for securing benefits of marine and terrestrial resources under their National Plan of Action (NPOA).

Youth Challenge Vanuatu (YCV) is a registered charitable non-governmental, non-religious organisation, delivering programmes that seek to up-skill and empower youth in leadership, employment, education and small business development.