CYCLONE WINSTON DISASTER REBUILD EFFORT 2017

On 21st February 2016, Cyclone Winston left a path of devastation on the Fiji islands and its inhabitants. Not a single house could resist the destruction of the local village in Levuka. We have initiated a rebuilding project to support the local community by sheltering those in need and starting reconstructing what has been lost. We are already mobilising whatever minimal resources we have at our disposal at this time to help those in need. A small group of participants and local staff on the ground have already begun distributing necessities among the affected. We have joined hands with various agencies on the ground to begin distribution of aid and relief material. Medical Participants There is a great need of medical help from participants in the form of doctors and nurses to administer basic first aid and treat people who have suffered trauma and injury. We also need medical trained participants to travel to rural areas and project locations to treat people in need. Renovation and Rebuilding Several thousand people have been rendered homeless and there is also immense damage to public buildings, church, and also our projects. We also need you to help with rebuilding efforts, building makeshift accommodation and clearing of debris. Child Care and Support The children at the projects we work with and others around the island who have been through this terrible ordeal would have suffered a great deal of trauma and loss. At this point in time they need to feel safe and protected. We need you to work closely with these children and provide them much needed encouragement and hope. General Clean-up Activities Also, due to the nature of the catastrophe several areas are inundated with rubble and debris and require to be cleared up before any other work may begin. There is also a tremendous need for participants to carry out general clean-up activities in and around the islands Vitti Levu (Nasautoka) and Levuka to help remove roadblocks that may impede other teams and agencies from efficiently carrying out their operations. Aid and Relief Material We also request all incoming participants to carry whatever possible aid and relief material they are able to in the form of water, food, clothing, first aid, medicine, and much more. The aim and objective is to help bring back normal life and help as many people as possible in the remote villages by providing medical aid, constructing new homes, providing relief materials, and general clean up activities.