Latter-day Saint Charities, the humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has provided tents, tarpaulins, hygiene kits, chain saws and rope to communities in Vanuatu following Cyclone Harold, which impacted several Pacific islands earlier this month.
Men clean up a yard after Cyclone Harold. Vanuatu April 2020.
Men clean up a yard after Cyclone Harold. Vanuatu April 2020. © 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Church representatives continue to assess needs, in consultation with national disaster management offices in both Vanuatu and Fiji.
COVID-19-related restrictions have slowed down the processes of evaluating needs and getting supplies to where they are needed.
Latter-day Saint Charities representatives have been in active communication with government offices and NGO partners such as ADRA and Red Cross to express a desire to assist where needed.
Local Latter-day Saint leaders have been assisting families and individuals with food and other support in the hardest hit areas.