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News & Highlights

Announcements, initiatives and tips from the cooperative.

Members at the 2026 AGM, Cooperatives area, Manples, Port Vila

12 Jul 2026

Milestones

Members launch new Navara uniform and seal

At the 2026 AGM, members launched the official uniform and adopted the new logo as NSCL's seal.

NSCL members in the new uniform outside the Co-operatives and MSMEs Training & Business Incubation Center

12 Jul 2026

Milestones

NSCL unveils its new uniform

A fresh, professional look for NSCL officers and members.

NSCL members at our usual meeting place – the Cooperatives area, Manples, Port Vila

11 Jul 2026

Governance

2025 financial statements presented at the AGM

Members received the completed 2025 financial statements and the Chairman's report.

NSCL members at a meeting

11 Jul 2026

Governance

Members gather for the 2026 Annual General Meeting

Members received the 2025 financial report and approved the Chairman's report.

Navara Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Ltd logo

Jul 2026

Governance

Department of Cooperatives approves NSCL's audit

An important governance milestone for the society.

NSCL boardroom meeting during Green Climate Fund stakeholder engagement

27 Nov 2025

Partnerships

NSCL joins Green Climate Fund stakeholder engagement

NSCL took part in a GCF proposal engagement organised by NGEF and SPC.

Signing of NSCL's new General Manager

Oct 2025

Milestones

Six months of progress under NSCL's General Manager

Non-member lending, a new Investment Policy, partnerships and accounting training.

NSCL Executive Committee at its 5th meeting of 2025

4 Oct 2025

Governance

NSCL holds its 5th EXCO meeting of 2025

The Executive Committee continues its regular governance cycle.

Training and awareness session on the Digicel cash app

18 Sep 2025

Training

Digital payments training with Digicel and NGEF

NSCL learned how mobile money can make payments faster and easier.

Navara Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Ltd logo

11 Jul 2025, Port Vila

Partnerships

Three new partnerships launched to grow Navara's impact

NSCL and NFSL signed partnerships with MBC, Health Specialist Vanuatu and the Vanuatu Backyard Gardening Empowerment Association.

NSCL training session in the meeting room

10 May 2025

Governance

NFSL Credit Committee holds inaugural meeting

NFSL's Credit Committee met for the first time and adopted its credit policies.

Navara Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Ltd logo

2025

Milestones

NICL and NFSL registered and licensed

NSCL's two subsidiaries were registered with the VFSC and received their business licences.

Australia Awards Project and Risk Management workshop at the Melanesian Hotel

16–17 Apr 2025

Training

NSCL joins Australia Awards Project and Risk Management workshop

Two days of training at the Melanesian Hotel, Port Vila.

Signing of NSCL's new General Manager

4 Apr 2025

Milestones

NSCL signs its new General Manager

A new chapter in NSCL's management.

NSCL Executive Committee at its first meeting of 2025

27 Feb 2025

Governance

First EXCO meeting of 2025 approves the Business Plan

The Executive Committee set NSCL's direction for the year.

NSCL at the Transforming Energy Access Forum in Kigali

12–14 Mar 2024

Partnerships

NSCL speaks at the Transforming Energy Access Forum in Kigali

Invited by the Carbon Trust to share Vanuatu's cooperative approach to energy access.

Navara Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Ltd logo

Mar 2024

Community

Over 100 reap benefits of NSCL's Solar Home System Project

Vanuatu Daily Post reports on the project's reach.

Navara Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Ltd logo

2024

Partnerships

SPC evaluates the Solar Home System Subsidy program

A three-day evaluation of the program NSCL helps deliver.

Navara Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Ltd logo

11 Oct 2021

Partnerships

NSCL secures VT6 million from SPC for renewable energy entrepreneurs

Funding to support rural renewable-energy businesses, and loans opened to non-members.

Partners & supporters

Organisations we have worked with on solar, finance, health, training and enterprise programs.

Pacific Community (SPC)PCREEEUK AidThe Carbon TrustVanuatu Department of EnergyDigicel VanuatuXeroNational Green Energy Fund (NGEF)Department of Cooperatives & Business Development ServicesAustralia Awards Vanuatu
Health Specialist Vanuatu (HSV)
Vanuatu Backyard Gardening Empowerment Association (VBGEA)
Power Communication and Solution (PCS)
eTech Vanuatu
Island Group of Companies (Fiji)
MBC Consulting