Western Port Uniting Church

13/08/2025

Lovely update of Vanuatu girls wearing our dresses. Heartwarming.

We’re so proud to share a beautiful story of community and kindness!

👗🪡A group of women from a church in Hastings craft dresses as part of an initiative called "Dress a Girl around the world" . These dresses are distributed to girls who are five to seven years old on remote islands in Vanuatu.

This is just one example of the grassroots work we do. We pick up where people can't and do things people think are impossible.

Your support helps us continue these vital projects, like providing a handmade dress to a girl who might not have one otherwise.

🤲 Help us continue our grassroots efforts. Donate today!
👉 https://progresspikinini.org/help/donate/

09/07/2025

Another update from Progress Pikinini in Vanuatu. Don't the girls look lovely?

Some of our beautiful dresses made by Sandra and the ladies from Dress A Girl Around The World have made it to North Pentecost. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to spread the love to the remote islands of Vanuatu.

09/07/2025

Lovely update from Progress Pikinini in Vanuatu. Don't the girls look lovely?

Some of our beautiful dresses made by Sandra and the ladies from Dress A Girl Around The World have made it to North Pentecost. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to spread the love to the remote islands of Vanuatu.

02/07/2025

Our last batch of dresses arrived in Vanuatu - and these pics show that the girls love them. Thanks to all for their great sewing over the past few years.

10/03/2025

Our annual Craft Expo is coming up on 12th April and one very popular attraction is our raffling of baskets/boxes of goodies. If you have any unwanted Christmas or birthday gifts and would like to donate them, we would be most grateful. Phone me, Sandra, for more information - 0459 791 116.

02/03/2025

We have loved sewing the dresses and I love having Tracey and Mark come to Hastings Church to collect them - and especially having coffee and a lovely catch-up at Pelikan Societe down by the jetty. In the years since our group of ladies began sewing the dresses, we have made just over 300 and very pleased that they are so well received in Vanuatu.

I love getting to visit Sandra from Dress A Girl Around the World. Their sewing groups makes the most beautiful dresses that Progress Pikinini get to distribute around Vanuatu. During the week I was fortunate to be given another 70 dresses that I have ready to take to Vanuatu on my next trip! These dresses are simply stunning and hand made with so much love. The work these ladies do is inspirational and I love how much joy it brings to a girls face! We appreciate the work it take and we are glad to work with your group! Tankiu tumas

22/12/2024

Christmas service times -

19/04/2024

All in readiness for our annual Craft Day tomorrow. Everyone most welcome. A wonderful lot of entries in our Toy Competition.

25/03/2024

Ben, our friend from Vanuatu, played and sang beautifully in French "Praise the Lord" last Sunday at Hastings Uniting Church. Beautiful and heart warming. Hastings member, Matai, assisted.

20/02/2024

Two months to go! Toymakers are invited to enter our Toy Making Competition (with prizes!). More details soon.