Cyclone Gita victims

Pacific artists band together for Cyclone Gita victims

Swiss and his wife Tree Vaifale were prompted to band together Pacific artists and use their talents to help out communities recovering in Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.

The cyclone that tore through the South Pacific last month left many people without homes and with limited water and power.

Swiss says the One For The Pacific concert is the least they can do to help their homelands.

"It just hits close to home with myself being Tongan and my wife being Samoan. The biggest thing for us was to try and help out in whatever way possible, whether it's $5 or $5000," he says.

Digicel provides more humanitarian aid to families in cyclone-hit Tongatapu

This week, a team visited Maamaloa Side School, Tonga Side School, St. Francis Catholic School, GPS Nuku’alofa and GPS Fasi in the central area of Tongatapu. 

School stationery and bottled Fiji Water were supplied to all five schools.

The Digicel team visited 34 homes of children with special needs from the Mango Tree Centre and provided them with food boxes and water today. 

Some homes have been completely destroyed and the occupants were given tents and relief aid to assist them.