Surviving the Cyclone at 98
Meet 98 year old Ram Dumari, she survived cyclone Yasa by sheltering under her bed alongside her 65-year old son and daughter in law after their roof was blown off. They spent four long hours laying on the wet, cold floor waiting for the worst of the storm to pass. Ram lives in a farming […]
Ana’s Story
Ana was at school when she first found out about the Cyclone. She was practicing her handwriting when the school principal walked into her classroom. Her principal told the class that a storm was approaching and there would be no school tomorrow, they should stay home with their families. Ana remembers feeling sad about this […]
Dewi’s Story: Surviving the Indonesia Tsunami
My name is Dewi, and my husband’s name is Abyasa, my job is selling fish and my husband is an entrepreneur, we have 2 children. We used to live on in one of the villages in Central Sulawesi. It was 4.30pm, I had just finished selling fish on the market and we planned to go […]
Lunches for Medical Staff Fighting Measles in Samoa
The New Zealand High Commission and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Samoa have teamed up to get hot meals to the nurses working around the clock vaccinating the masses for the next two weeks. The measles epidemic continues to sweep the nation with 1174 cases of the highly contagious disease being contracted in […]
