This site is the sister site of our main website – www.tanbokproject.org, for the purpose of housing the vast amount of research material we have compiled (and are continuing to compile) in the wake of Cyclone Harold. These resources are intended to inform, and they are here to be used. Getting the message out about the extent of the disaster is the first step in securing the aid necessary. Please use them. Please help us to spread the word.
The Tanbok Project is a UK registered charity working with communities in Vanuatu. We are currently fundraising to support the […]
Interview with head nurse at Ranmawot Dispensary Ranmawot Dispensary has an interesting history, established initally during colonial times as a […]
1) Interview with Prescilla Olul, SIO for South Pentecost Here we speak with Prescilla Olul, who’s the schools’ officer for […]
The Tanbok Project is a UK registered charity working with communities in Vanuatu. We are currently fundraising to support the recovery effort on Pentecost Island in the wake of the absolutely devastating Cyclone Harold, which destroyed up to 95% of buildings and crops on 6th April 2020. This video gives an indication of impact of […]
Interview with head nurse at Ranmawot Dispensary Ranmawot Dispensary has an interesting history, established initally during colonial times as a hospital. Despite being built in the circa ~1970s purportedly from zinc, it was in remarkably good condition for its age, prior to Cyclone Harold. Now, as you can see, the whole development has been reduced […]
1) Interview with Prescilla Olul, SIO for South Pentecost Here we speak with Prescilla Olul, who’s the schools’ officer for South Pentecost. She gives an overview of the situation of the schools in her administration – quite simply, they have all suffered major damage. She says that in her 11 years in the job, they […]
Interview with Principal, Bwatnapni School In this interview, the principal of Bwatnapne Primary School, Bal Hudson, explains that Cyclone Harold is the worst cyclone the area has ever seen. The problem here was twofold as there was the damage caused by the wind and the damage caused by ocean swells. Wind caused damage to the […]
Interview with Pastor John, Tanbok Village In this interview , Pastor John in Tanbok Village (where we plan to build our next library/classroom), discusses how the village people were able to use the school for shelter during the cyclone. He says that many people are still sleeping at the school, as their houses are destroyed, […]
Interview with Chief of Londar Village In this harrowing interview, Michele Clement, a local chief and the chairman of the Community Disaster and Climate Change Committee (CDCCC) discusses the immense challenge faced by the evacuation officers to keep the community safe, when all around them the buildings were being blown to pieces by Cat. 5 […]
Interview with Principal of Melsisi College Melsisi is Pentecost’s largest town, with an almost ‘urban’ feel. It is estimated that around 95% of all buildings in Melsisi have been destroyed by Cyclone Harold. Crops, too, are utterly devastated. Due to the terrain, experts believe that Melsisi may have been the hardest hit place of anywhere […]
Interview with Chief of Bunlap Kastom Village Bunlap is the largest traditional Kastom Village on Pentecost, with an estimated population of upwards of 600 people. In this exceptionally isolated part of South East Pentecost, people live as their ancestors did for thousands of years, rejecting all western influence. We wanted to find out what life […]
Interview with Chief and CDCCC coordinator in Baie Barriere Just a few kilometers north from Bunlap, on Pentecost’s rough and rugged south eastern coast lies Baie Barrier. With wide white sand beaches, and crystal clear rivers, it’s one of the most scenic spots on the island – even in Vanuatu. But following the destruction caused […]
Interview with Principal of Latano Primary School Here we speak with the Principal of Latano Primary School, Masten Garae. He has been at the school for 13 years; however, it is his first year as principal. The cyclone came in the evening on the Monday. They did hear a warning but it was very late […]
