Making Fiji's schools safe from natural disasters

Tropical Cyclone Winston, the second most powerful storm on record, struck Fiji on 20 February 2016, killing 44 people and leaving a trail of destruction behind equivalent to 29 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product.

The Asian Development Bank provided Fiji with a $50 million loan, which was used primarily to build back better 495 schools.

Sakiusa Dausigatikoilau, a teacher from the Ra High School on Fiji’s northern coast, tells the story of how he made it through the cyclone and explains why he is now happy to call his new school building a home.

Original source: ADB
Published on 25 February 2019