News from Figi
Bula,
I am sending some photo's of the house being built for Jone's Family. As you know Jone, a young Fijian man in his 30's, was paralyzed when he fell out of a tree while picking fruit for his wife and 2 young children. The village chief came to the Rotary club in Savusavu asking for help for this man and his family. Jone and his family live in a one room hut with dirt floor, no running water or bathroom. The bathroom facilities are located far from their small ramshackle hut and it is difficult for Jone to get to these facilities during the night and during storms do to his condition. The Rotary club in Savusavu, on the island of Vanua Levu, made building a home for this family their number one priority and project and, were willing to commit all their funds (which was not enough) When we contacted them about what we could help them with, they suggested the building of a home for Jone and his young family.
I am also including a Photo of a school. We are planning a day of work with one of the schools. The Rotary over their has some ideas of how we can help.
I will let you know what we may be able to bring for the school kids.
More to come, Thanks for joining this worthwhile project and representing America over in Fiji. Please let me know some things you would like to do while there. Some of us will be diving, some playing golf and perhaps some of you would like to sail out on the bay. I will e-mail everyone with some ideas and the cost and see who is interested. We have a visit to a waterfall for swim, followed by a Meke (dance) by the children of a village, followed by a barbi on the beach at the home of the president of the Rotary club along with the other Rotarian' and their families. (the president is from Santa Fe New Mexico).
Venaka vaka levu,
Mark and Alison Payne