Here in Port Vila it's been a crazy day as I've hit the ground running with briefings and assessments.
Less than half an hour after I arrived, our team returned from Tanna Island with their findings. These include data on three villages (about 1000 people) that are yet to receive assistance in an area that The Salvation Army has some contacts. We are consider an immediate response to get water in tomorrow and then a longer term response to help with water security.
There has been some good news today as the food supplies delivered by various military agencies (Australian, French and Kiwi) have arrived and are being distributed by government agencies out to the islands. This helps the NGO sector concentrate on other areas.
Tomorrow we are meeting with key donors and also attending three coordination meetings (one for heads of agencies, one for food security and one for shelter). I'll also be meeting with two other NGOs that we are partnering with (potentially) while the team look at flying the water to where it needs to be.
On a personal note, the team seems great. We have obtained two rooms to work from at a hotel (which includes our current sleeping accommodation), but it has power and wifi, so we're pretty happy with the set up. At the moment we are sitting near the seaside working on our various laptops and planning for tomorrow.
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