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Figure 2: Disaster Support Type by householdFigure 4: Usual residence after Tropical Cyclone PamWaterTools/ machinery/ equipment2142363%FoodPlanting materials/ seedsMedical supplies/ medicine2666168Sameplace ofresidenceReside elsewhereClothing14Bulding materials/ tarpauline797%SOURCES OF DISASTER INFORMATIONAlmost all households in Torba received disasterinformation from friends and relatives. Other commonsources of information are by phone, SMS, radio andtraditional knowledge (see Figure 3).Figure 3: Disaster Information source by householdFrends/relativesPhone call9831,307KEY FACTS‣ 1 out of every 10 households in Torba haddwellings completely destroyed by Cyclones.‣ Most support item supplied is water.‣ The common source of disaster information isdisseminated by Friends/relatives.‣ 3% of Torba population moved after TC PAM.SMS830RadioTraditional knowledge523637Internet/social mediaOther7344RESIDENCE AFTER TROPICAL CYCLONE PAMAfter the event of Tropical cyclone (TC) Pam, 97% ofpopulation lived in their usual place of residence while3% have moved elsewhere.2016 Population and Housing Mini CensusFacts & FiguresTORBA PROVINCE
RegistrationTable 1: Registration indicators by Province (%)ProvinceBirth VNPF ElectrolVanuatu 85.1 23.1 87.7Torba 67.4 7.8 90.5Sanma 83.0 19.7 89.5Penama 79.0 7.6 91.4Eight out of every ten people are registered in Gaua andMotalava while all other area councils had over 30%(Three in every ten people) of its populationunregistered (Figure 3 & Table 2).Figure 3: Birth Registration by Area Council (%)Malampa 78.3 9.7 93.1Shefa 94.4 41.5 82.0Tafea 81.1 8.2 91.4TorresMotaVanua Lava53.654.759.546.445.340.5BIRTHBirth Registration is expected to be high in Vanuatu. In2015, the Vanuatu Government, through theDepartment of Civil Status in partnership with theUnited Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) had conducted amass birth registration campaign in response to loss anddamages suffered after Tropical Cyclone PAM.Registration remain relatively low in Torba, one third ofthe population do not have a birth certificate (Figure 1).Slight higher number of men than woman had their birthregistered (Figure 2.)Figure 1: Torba Birth Registration, 2016Ureparapara 61.938.1Merelava 68.231.8Motalava 78.421.6Gaua 79.620.4TORBA 67.432.60% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%Registered UnregisteredTable 2: Birth Registration (all age)Total PopulationRegisteredArea Council Total Male Female Male Female %TORBA 9,867 4,979 4,888 3,486 3,162 67.4Gaua 2,529 1,304 1,225 1,048 966 79.6Motalava 1,572 725 847 574 658 78.433%Merelava 588 279 309 204 197 68.2Ureparapara 454 237 217 163 118 61.9RegisteredUnregisteredVanua Lava 3,070 1,594 1,476 999 827 59.5Mota 673 353 320 213 155 54.7Torres 981 487 494 285 241 53.6Figure 2: Registered Birth by Sex67%VNPFSince all islands in Torba Province are categorised underrural, the likelihood of people registering or havingaccess to Retirement pension schemes is uncommon.Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) registration isvery low in Torba Province that only 8% of thepopulation had VNPF (Figure 4 & Table 3). VNPFregistration is only tabulated for the population aged 15years and over.48% Male52%Female2016 Population and Housing Mini CensusFacts & FiguresTORBA PROVINCE
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