A little over three weeks has passed since severe flooding was experienced in Fiji, however help for those affected continue to pour in.
AusAID has provided funding of 388 thousand, 440 dollars to assist with the repairs to school infrastructure and the provision of resources to flood-affected schools.
Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole said these funds will go through the ministry adding that AusAID is also willing to discuss options regarding assistance for subsidising school fees, lunches and transport costs.
The Fiji Sevasharam Sangha is in its 3rd phase of relief help and they have assisted more than 1,200 students with educational supplies.
Assistant Secretary, Akhilesh Prasad said they have covered schools in Ba and Tavua and are concentrating on Sigatoka area adding they have identified through the school principal that 600 students in sigatoka need assistance.
Also, Air Pacific CEO John Campbell said Wings of Hope, a charity initiative by Air Pacific, will tomorrow be giving $15,000 to Ba Andra School for a school pump as well as for building materials to help repair the school.
He said Wings of Hope is funded mainly by the foreign money people do not want which is given to them on their flights home.
Campbell adds so far they have transported over 50,000 tonnes of goods that have poured in from overseas for those flood affected people and are expecting more.
Help For Flood Victims Continue To Pour In
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