| Most ni-Vanuatu live on their home islands, although the population of the two towns has increased significantly since independence. |
| As such, ni-Vanuatu are disadvantaged as banks will not lend until leases are officially registered. |
| Under the Act, a foreign woman married to a ni-Vanuatu man is entitled to automatic citizenship, whereas a foreigner married to a ni-Vanuatu woman does not have automatic rights to citizenship. |
| Most ni-Vanuatu are subsistence farmers who do cash cropping on the side. |
| Over the past 4 years, we have successfully lent more than Vt 0.5 Billion in small loans to rural ni-Vanuatu businesses. |
| Though I do not live in the country, I felt concerned by some of the issues facing the ni-Vanuatu people, such as the high rate of school drop-outs. |
