Main area of focus in Caring for the Destination:  

Educating the young and assisting with developing local alternative incomes.

Detailed description of the Caring for the Destination Initiative: 

Lisa is convinced that the key to helping the islanders move from a purely subsistence and fairly isolated economy to being a part of the "modern world " WITHOUT LOSING THEIR TIES WITH NATURE AND THEIR PRECIOUS SENSE OF COMMUNITY, lies in educating their young people and creating small, ecologically sensitive tourist businesses for them to come home to own and operate. These, in turn, will help create small side businesses- village stores, bakeries, farm markets, health clinics, etc. that will provide further gainful employment without everyone having to leave home and go to the big city.

To that end, she has committed herself to improving the educational system in the area, which comprises the villages of Peava, Biche, Kavolavata, and Sobiro and Beka Beka Secondary School. "I am continually astounded at how much the teachers accomplish with little more than a chalkboard and dedication. Textbooks are few and generally outdated. Teachers still do individual lesson plans BY HAND. Everything is in short supply- pens ( biros), paper,- everything, " explaines Lisa.

As a part of their commitment, they have forming "Friends of Peava" for those who wish to contribute financially to their endeavors.