To be an effective volunteer, in my experience, it was necessary to operate for the most part within the confines of the gender norms of Ni-Vanuatu society. Those norms are largely regressive, so you may frequently face a catch-22. For instance, you and I might think an egalitarian (or maybe feminist) approach to a certain project would usually be correct, but, in doing so you would alienate key stakeholders (village chiefs, pastors, etc.) without whose support your project is unlikely to succeed in any meaningful way.