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 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 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 […]
Interview with Andrew Gray Andrew has been teaching at Ranwadi for several years after coming for a gap year nearly 20 years ago. The school behind him was revamped in 2006 by Oz-Aid and was one of the best secondary rural schools in Vanuatu. According to Andrew, this cyclone has been the worst to hit […]
