Accountability Program benefits Cakaudrove
Three years ago, people from the village of Koronatoga in the coast of Cakaudrove East, were vulnerable to water-borne diseases. Their water supply was contaminated and they were exposed to diseases while bathing, washing, drinking water, or by eating food exposed to the only water supply in the village. They have had many reported cases and some required hospital admission because of its seriousness. This […]
$1.8m EU Investment Benefits Cakaudrove through ADRA
The Yadrayadravi Accountability & Monitoring Project, an investment of $1.8million by the European Union that was implemented by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), officially ends today with the final Exit Strategy Meeting held at the Holiday Inn in Suva. Officiating at the meeting today were the Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the iTaukei […]
Leaving No One Behind (CVA)
Rigieta Kaleka, 69, sat quietly inside her partially damaged home in Buliya, Kadavu, listening to passersby discussing incoming relief to her village following Tropical Cyclone Harold which hit the island in April this year. Ms Kaleka, a widow, knew she qualified for TC Harold assistance but was worried that her disability might restrict her movements, […]
Water Scarcity in Vatulele
It’s just a little after 2pm and the students’ voices could be heard getting off the island’s only school bus. It’s in the middle of the day, the sky is blazing hot and the heat is quite unbearable in Lomanikaya village in Vatulele. A few minutes later, the children are seen heading towards the village’s […]
Fiji Pro Resilience Project Ends in Macuata
The Vakarau Wai Fiji Pro Resilience Exit Program participants at the Labasa Civic Centre
17 years drought ends
Walking more than a kilometre through the rugged terrain to fetch drinking water was a norm for the residents of Naravuka Settlement in the province of Macuata in Vanua Levu. In fact, this has been the case since 1993, when the first settlers arrived at the outskirts of Labasa, just outside of Tabia village. Life […]
