Western Division Gets 2,000 Packs of Non-Food Items

MEDIA RELEASE | November 10, 2021.

SUVA- The Fiji National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is closely working with the four Divisional Commissioners as we continue to elevate our level of preparedness for the 2021-2022 Cyclone Season.

In the lead up to the start of the current cyclone season, the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, through the NDMO had been working diligently to preposition some key strategic assets and Non-Food Items (NFIs) at divisional warehouses in preparation for this new cyclone season. These included assets such as generators, water tanks, boats, chainsaws, and family and hygiene kits and kitchen sets.

To boost the preparedness status of the team based in the Western Division, the Fiji NDMO pushed out more than 2,000 NFIs to the Commissioner Western Division’s warehouse.

These NFIs included tarpaulins, blankets, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, kitchen sets, hygiene kits, solar lanterns, shelter kits, and collapsible water containers, to name a few.

Director NDMO Ms. Vasiti Soko said this exercise was part and parcel of our planning to ensure that the four Divisional Commissioners are equipped should a disaster occur this season.

“This is to also ensure that our Commissioners are able to deliver a swift and timely response during any disaster in the current cyclone season,” she said.

“We are thankful to our donor partners who have been assisting us over the years with many of these humanitarian supplies that are being prepositioned to our divisional warehouses.”

In addition to the prepositioning of key assets and NFIs, the Ministry is also progressively working on preparatory works as part of its Operational Readiness Check (ORC).