30 May 2016

School in Fiji gets funding to rebuild from China

1:58 pm on 30 May 2016
Debris strewn on the beach at a property in Vuaki village in the Yasawa Island Group in Fiji

Debris strewn on the beach at a property in Vuaki village in the Yasawa Island Group in Fiji Photo: Alex Perrottet/RNZ

A remote school in Fiji is set to receive almost $US300,000 for its rebuild, following Cyclone Winston.

Yasawa High School in Muaira on Naviti Island was badly damaged by the Pacific's worst cyclone, which stripped the walls and roofs off school buildings.

Fundraisers driven by school children in China and Hong Kong collected the money as part of the Adopt a School Programme.

The Friends of Fiji in China and Hong Kong worked with the Fiji Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and today they are set to hand over a cheque to Fiji's Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama.