Photo: Raising Water Level at Naivaka Village, the conrete blocks pictured above are all that remain of one of the village houses
Following are ways that you can support the Navakasiga Tikina.
Naivaka
Seawall
This village has succumbed to result of climate change and the shoreline is slowly disappearing from the rise in sea level. The village.The seawall would need a through surveyor and an engineer to draw a very good plan that could help it sustain.
Resolution: Survey and engineering plan required
No evacuation centre
The village is hurricane prone and the last cyclone that visited this village caused 17 families homeless and during that period they were to stay with relatives because there were no Evac. Centre
Resolution: The Building would cost F$120,000.00 and this building could also be used as resource centre for the women and the youth of the village
TNK Office & Village Nurse Dispensary
There is no office for the Turaga ni Koro and dispensary for the village health worker. These are two officers in the village who do have a lot of responsibilities bestowed on them and they are point of contact of all visitors to the village from Government or Non - Government officers.
Resolution: The building will cost F$20,000
Nasau
Village Drainage system
This village do suffer a lot during rainy season because of the swampy area that surrounds it. The village do need a professional survey and assessment to be made and advice given on how this problem can best be addressed
Resolution: The drainage system should be done.
Flush Toilets
There is the need for an upgrade in the sanitation standard as most of the households are still using Pit Toilets 35 flush toilets
Resolution: The cost will be at F$900.00 per toilet and the whole project will cost F$31,500.00
TNK Office & Village Nurse Dispensary
There is no office for the Turaga ni Koro and dispensary for the village health worker. These are two officers in the village who do have a lot of responsibilities bestowed on them and they are point of contact of all visitors to the village from Government or Non - Government officers.
Resolution: The building will cost F$20,000