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As anyone who watches the news will know, Vanuatu was hit pretty hard by tropical cyclone pam.
I grew up on the island of Tanna, one of the hardest hit. I still don't know if my friends are ok. If you look online, you can find pictures of Tanna airport, and some of a few of the stores, e.g. Tafea coop. These are the best buildings on the island!!!
Everyone lives in huts with a stick frame, woven bamboo walls, and a thatch roof. (Talking about Tanna, not port Vila, although it's not much better)
People will all have their homes rebuilt writhing a month or so, they will all chip in, and the cleanup will be done quickly.
The real issue, however, is the long term. 95% of the Tanna population are sustenance farmers. All their gardens will have been destroyed. It will take months to grow their crops. In the meantime they have nothing to eat.
It's not like Aus, where we panic if the power goes out, or the Internet is down for a few days. The garden is their living, and it's all completely destroyed.
So please consider donating to the relief funds, through any agency (though preferably one that puts 100%of your donation through)
These are the friendliest people on earth, and while very resilient, they have limited resources.
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