FIJI | Wednesday, 26 June 2013 | Views [1182] | View Larger Image
On the east side of Wayalailai, we are met by Mark Black - a retired Fijian rugby player. He returned to his Wayalailain village to help give back to his community. Mark told us that the vital knowledge he gained while travelling as a Fijian rugby player helps his village manage with modern times.
Mark travelled to modern countries whilst playing rugby, thus experiencing first world living. He used this as an opportunity to implement his knowledge into his community so that they could sustain their environment whilst enabling Wayalailai Island a tourist attraction.
As we walk with Mark and his wife they tell us about their village and how the Wayalailai Eco-Haven Resort is necessary for the survival of their village. Both the village and the eco-resort boast a harmonious balance between the environment and the people living in them. The islanders use the eco-resort as a means of financial income and sustainability, in an economically dominating world. Yet at the same time they manage the eco-resort in a traditional Fijian way by upholding the environment as the most important factor.
