In the June 2006 Bulletin of  the Vincentian Solidarity Office (VSO),  Br Peter Campbell CM announced the awarding of a number of grants in response to Micro-Project Grant Applications for assistance with different Vincentian Missionary  Projects around the world.  Among these grants was one for Natovi, Fiji, a region of the Australian Province of the Congregation of the Mission.  

Fr Filimoni Vosabalavu CM and Fr Alan Gibson CM applied last year for the grant through the VSO, and the Vincentian Mission in Natovi  received FJ$8600. for a local project.  The aim of the project is to set up a farm to assist in the operations of   St Vincent's College Hostel at Natovi which houses some 250 young people aged between 6 and 18 who board in the hostel so they can attend school, as well as provide the children living there with a balanced diet. With the finance made available by the VSO,  and under the direction of Fr Filimoni Vosabalavu CM, the land that used to be farmed by Br Brendan Tanner CM  many years ago was cleared, fenced and ploughed..  The cleared land  is now being used for growing pawpaws, capsicums, cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelons and eggplants.  Some of this produce will be used for food in the Hostel.  The rest will be sold to help in managing the Hostel and upgrading  facilities there.  The parents of the young people are subsistence farmers who can only afford to pay nominal fees for their children to live at the hostel.