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 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 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 […]
Interview with Principal of Vanmamla Primary School The interview commences to a backdrop of all the books that were soaked by the Cyclone being placed on the school lawns to dry in sun. You can also hear the sounds of reconstruction in the background. The principal begins by saying that the cyclone caused a lot […]
Interview with Father Michael and The backdrop to this interview is one of the school’s classrooms that has been completely destroyed and a few skeletons of other damaged buildings. There is fruit all over the floor that has been blown from the trees. Father Michael begins the interview by stating that there has been a […]
Interview with Teacher from Atavtabanga Primary School Here we interview a teacher from the primary school, Nock Shelden. Nock begins by describing how they heard a warning about the cyclone on the radio. At that point the village evacuated to the school, where many remained for up to five days, as their houses had fallen […]
Interview with Ms Jane, Enkul Primary School You can see a fallen classroom in the background and a destroyed staff house. A makeshift kitchen has been set up. This view is a good representation of the whole village. The teacher is called Ms. Jane and she teaches at Enkul primary school. The school has been […]
Interview with Principal Here we interview the head teacher, against a background showing some of the damage to the school. The principal begins by saying that she has been teaching three years at the primary school having transferred from another school. She details the damage to the school: there has been damage to the roof […]
Ranwas, South East Pentecost Interview with Mr David Taback, Principal of Ranwas Primary School Ranwas was absolutely devastated by TC Harold. We spoke with the principal of the primary school (and host of our build project in 2019), who alks us through the impact of Harold on the village. Previously a picturesque and well-kept village, […]
