The current state of the school in Dreketi Village.
The Rotary Club of Frankston Peninsula 2.0 contributed $5000 towards improving the school in Dreketi Village on Qamea Island near Fiji which was damaged during Tropical Cyclone Winston in December 2016.
Peter and Helene Brown, both former Presidents of RC Chelsea, are managing this project. They recently provided some great news - the school will now have solar power, provided and installed by IITime, a project of Rob Shephard in Sydney which install solar systems in schools across the Pacific. This is a significant bonus for a village which runs on diesel generators.
Frankston Peninsula 2.0 were approached by RC Taveuni Island in Fiji last year to assist in making an application to RC Balwyn’s Centenary Grant and donated $5,000 AUD (Fiji $7,500 FJD). Nepean Cluster Presidents have also been asked to take the project back to their clubs. The organisers hope applications for District grants will help them get over the line as they have raised 70% of the final cost. They need $45,000 FJD to start ordering and shipping materials from Suva which is a two/three day barge trip - Bunnings isn’t just down the road!
Frankston Peninsula 2.0 were approached by RC Taveuni Island in Fiji last year to assist in making an application to RC Balwyn’s Centenary Grant and donated $5,000 AUD (Fiji $7,500 FJD). Nepean Cluster Presidents have also been asked to take the project back to their clubs. The organisers hope applications for District grants will help them get over the line as they have raised 70% of the final cost. They need $45,000 FJD to start ordering and shipping materials from Suva which is a two/three day barge trip - Bunnings isn’t just down the road!
