Response Updates

Convoy of Hope Responds to Cyclone Winston

Fiji Reported by Convoy of Hope

March 2, 2016 | 8:30 a.m.

Volunteers assembled 750 hygiene kits to be distributed across the islands. They also installed water filters to prepare for distribution. More than 100 volunteers have helped our Disaster Services team get supplies to survivors of the storm.

February 29, 2016 | 4:30 p.m.

Our Disaster Services team and in-country partners have served nearly 500 families by distributing much-needed hygiene kits and water filters.

February 26, 2016 | 5:30 p.m.

Today, our team met with partners on the ground to discuss plans for relief operations. Volunteers helped bag more than 1,000 hygiene kits.

February 22, 2016 | 9:30 a.m.

Convoy of Hope is sending the Disaster Services team to Fiji after Cyclone Winston caused major destruction and killed residents in the Pacific Island nation. The storm is the strongest cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere.

“We are sending a team to assist our in-country partners,” says Kary Kingsland, Senior Vice President. “We will identify the hardest-hit areas and ensure that no communities are overlooked.”

It is reported that 80% of the population is currently without power and families have been left without shelter, food and emergency relief supplies.

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