Yesterday the committee has donated bags of clothes, mixed foods, cooking and eating utensils that would be shipped to Lata at available transport this week.
The committee in a joint statement said that hours after the tsunami hit Santa Cruz Island the committee have had collected $8,000 worth of clothes and was dispatched to Lata for distribution to people who needed most.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Clay Forau Soalaoi is instrumental to form the committee.
Fundraisings have been done, at minister’s resident and have raised $ 8,022 and last Saturday at the Telekom recreational area $24,000.00 was raised which is total up to more than $32,000.00
The committee has consulted the provincial government but is yet to give mandate to ensure all fundraisings done in Honiara must channel through the established committee.
The committee said they have met last week for plans to move into second phase particularly to rebuild the Luesalemba provincial secondary school.
Luesalemba was reportedly to have lost five staff houses and four classrooms.
“We want to do something though forth coming assistance in the future but as Temotuans we must be responsible,” the committee said.
Currently students were housed under tents as their classrooms that it’s not a conducive learning environment for them.
The statement said: “We are planning to host an Island night to raise funds as contribution to rebuild the Luesalemba school.”
By Elliot Dawea
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