Donations to Caring for Kiriwina have made this urgent humanitarian mission possible: 300 ten-kilogram bags of rice and 100 cartons of drinking water are travelling from Alotau aboard the MV Lana to communities on Kuyawa, Munuwta, and Tuma.
Your support is also providing a ten-kilogram bag of rice to each Kiriwina Village Birth Attendant and covering the boat charter needed to deliver this essential aid.
This help comes at a critical time. Prolonged drought is drying the yam and kaukau gardens families rely on for food, while fresh water is increasingly difficult to access. Water dug from the beach is salty, and medical workers have reported that babies are dying amid the worsening conditions.
To everyone who has donated: thank you. You have helped turn an urgent community call for help into food and water now on their way.
Families still face serious hardship. Your continued support will help Caring for Kiriwina respond to this life-threatening crisis.
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