Build Back Safer construction training offered in Ra

Habitat for Humanity in partnership with the FIJI Water Foundation, is offering Build Back Safer construction training in Ra to community builders from 15 communities.

They confirm that this is along with housing assistance for families severely affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston.

A representative group from each community will participate in the three‑day training which covers theory and hands‑on instruction of basic construction techniques that include foundations, strong joints, strapping, bracing, roofing and reducing the vulnerability of homes by choosing safe building sites.

The training will result in the construction of a Habitat core house of which close to 200 previously built houses performed remarkably well at the height of Winston’s fury in the Rakiraki‑Ba‑Tavua corridor.

Habitat for Humanity Fiji National Director Masi Latianara says there is an urgent need for rebuilding efforts to ramp up in cyclone affected areas and this is a priority for the Government.