Fiji

Continuous heavy rain lashed the Pacific Islands of Fiji for three weeks in March 2007 causing wide spread flooding.  Thousands of families lost their belongings as the floodwaters swept through their homes destroying food, clothes and household items.  ACT, through the World Council of Churches Office in the Pacific, provided basic needs of food, shelter, sanitation, water and temporary housing to the most severely affected families.

ACT in Fiji

Organisations funding work in Fiji
About Fiji
  • Population: 849,000 (UN, 2009)
  • Capital: Suva
  • Area: 18,376 sq km (7,095 sq miles)
  • Major languages: English, Fijian, Hindi
  • Major religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam
  • LIfe expectancy: 67 years (men), 71 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Fijian dollar = 100 cents
  • Main exports: Sugar, clothing, gold, processed fish, timber
  • GNI per capita: US $3,930 (World Bank, 2008)