In a region as dispersed as the Pacific Islands, airports represent more than a travel hub: they are links to the world, jobs, specialized health care, and a vital connection to markets for many businesses. The World Bank has supported the government of Vanuatu through the US$73.9 million Vanuatu Aviation Investment project to repair and rehabilitate the country’s three main airports. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/12/06/rebuilding-vanuatus-gateway-to-the-world

This project for the World Bank was a lot of fun. Who doesn’t like looking at footage of tropical islands all day? As with other work I have done for the World Bank, this project entailed looking through a large volume of footage and identifying the best stories to tell. I created one overall video outlining the broad scope of the Vanuatu Aviation Project. I also created vignettes highlighting individual, personal stories of people whose lives have been improved by the airport upgrades. It was great to ‘get to know’ these people – it’s one of my favourite parts of the job. I also got to learn a lot about airports. The wonderful thing about animation is it pushes to you to learn about all the things you need to represent. To create graphics for this project I had to research and learn about airports, runways and aviation equipment. I now know a lot more about what all those lines on the tarmac mean! All in all, this was another great project to work on with the World Bank.