UNICEF iyaqhubeka nokusebenza ukwenza ngcono izimpilo zabantu ababencishwe amathuba kakhulu emhlabeni, ngenxa yalo msebenzi ongakhathali inhlangano engenzi nzuzo isanda kufinyelela esivumelwaneni nohulumeni IRiphabhulikhi yaseVanuatu, iqembu leziqhingi ezise-Oceania, ukusungula nokwethula iphrojekthi lapho bazozama ukuqala ukuletha imithi eziqhingini ezahlukahlukene besebenzisa ama-drones.
Sibonga ngqo le phrojekthi, njengoba kuvezwe yi-UNICEF, kunezindawo eziningi zokululama ezizokwazi ukuqala ukuthola imithi yokugoma nemithi. Ukwenza lokhu, okungenani okwamanje kuze kube kunabasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe e-Oceania, bavumile ukuthi inkampani IMartek Marine, ezinze e-United Kingdom, ephethe ukuqala iphrojekthi nokuqala ngokulethwa kokuqala.
IMartek Marine yinkampani ezoqala iphrojekthi entsha ye-UNICEF e-Oceania
Elinye lamaphuzu athakazelisa kakhulu kule phrojekthi, yingakho iRiphabhlikhi yaseVanuatu ikhethwe njengekomkhulu layo, ukuthi lezi ziqhingi zikulungele ukuqala ukuzama lolu hlobo lobuchwepheshe njengoba sikhuluma nge iqoqo leziqhingi eliqukethe iziqhingi ezingama-83 behlukanisiwe, kwezinye izikhathi, ngamakhilomitha angaphezu kwe-1.600.
Inkinga enkulu kule ndawo, yize kuneziqhingi ezingama-83 kunezi-18 kuphela ezihlala abantu, ukuthi ukusuka kwelinye idolobha kuye kwelinye, abasebenzi baphoqelelwa hhayi nje ukuhamba imizila enzima kakhulu, kodwa futhi nokuthwala yonke imishini edingekayo yokugoma. Phakathi kwethimba asinayo imijovo kuphela, kodwa nemithi yokugoma, ngenxa yezici zayo, evame ukudinga ukuhanjiswa ngokucophelela eziqandisini ukugcina izinga lokushisa.