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RAVENGA DISTRICT PROJECT TIKOPIA
Land conservation/Passage to close with netwire (Gabeon coated wire)
Contact: Fr. Luke Faka and Committee
Introduction
Ravenga District is located on the east part of the island of Tikopia in Temotu Province. Teava or passageway has been
caused by cyclone "Zoe" when the island was devastated in December 2002. The seawater flowed through the lake with
high waves destroying the villages of Sukumare, Posataumako, Posafaretapu, Posakafika, Posafangarere, Potifara and Asanga.
The high seas and waves break at the surrounding bottom hill and returned with strong force and broke a passage or drain known
as Taeva Passage in Namo Village at Ravenga District.
Ravenga District consists of the following villages: Sukumare, Posataumako, Posefaretapu, Posakafika, Posafangarere, Potifara
and Nuku, Asanga, Akiturue, Taeva, Nuaroki, Teroro, Utu and Ravenga.
The population of Ravenga District is located in Eastern part of Tikopia in Temotu Province.
Project Background
We want to address this problem to your office in order to have land conversation. We want the Gabeon coated basket netwire
to fill with stones and to fill the mouth of the passageway since after cyclone Zoe the Ravenga people carried stones to shut
but unfortunately beyond our human power and control. The high tide enlarged and extended the mouth and passageway to push
the sand graves and stone to sink into the deep lake at the back. Villages will be affected Akiturue, Taeva, Nuaroki and
Teroro.
As a result high tide will gradually wash out the rest through sea erosion. This is not the shore eroded by the sea the
passage that link or connect it with lake to close. We can't measure how long, wide and deep in meters the passageway. We
believe someone who is specialised in that area within your office will inspect our bad situation which we concern for our
human existence. As it is serious we submit to your good government for your consideration and not to any aid donors.
Project Objective
The aim of the project is to preserve the environment in order to survive the people of Ravenga District. We write to
submit to your office for financial assistance and support for funding. This project is an urgent requirement. It is affected
by nature which beyond our human control. This infrastructure project should be dealt with immediately after cyclone Zoe
but we experience the situation getting worse and worse and becoming too dangerous for our existence and lives.
Project Description
The people of Ravenga District or community all agree to seek for an urgent assistance to avoid the bad situation causes
worry and fear. As you aware and know human survival is very important. Our situation is land to limited and thus we appeal
to consider this special urgent need.
Our community will prepare to fill in the nets or basket or Gabeon coated wire with black stones without estimation how
long to take to complete.
Project Sustainability
Perhaps the external factors may affect the sustainability of the project would be tidal waves however the Gabeon coated
wire will be filled in with black stones which with more weight to ensure the project would be secured and sustainable. This
is our commitment to support and maintain the project. This will be against tidal wave and high tide to impact on our environmental
land source.
Project Implementation
District Priest, Maru and Elders who are automatically members of the project will cooperate the project. Both skilled
and unskilled will be implemented the project by filling in and fastening together with tie rods. This indicates that there
should be no training required for training and maintenance. All women, youth, men are involved in the implementation of
the project. Our committee will be responsible only for materials and not cash because we need only materials for the project.
Project Cost
Free labour will be provided by the people of District/Community as our contribution. The cost will be dealt with in
your office and inform us of the total cost together with freight. To carry the materials from the passage or port of call
will be the duty and responsibility of the community. This will be the input/cost of the community. We will contribute out
of the total project cost calculate as percentage community contribution to our infrastructure project.
Project Benefits
Once the project is done and complete in short term and long term the whole district of Ravenga will be secured and safe
as the result of your financial assistance and support. This will be direct benefit of saving human lives from natural disasters
rather than waiting for the last minutes.
Other Relevant Information
Perhaps you may compare this proposal project with others and see the need arises that this project is too dangerous for
human lives to survive. We need a survey on the concern area from your office in order to provide you exact information about
the situation that affected us.
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