ILISAPECI TUIVALE “Conserving trees means protecting our grandchildren.” These were the words of Lagia Mere from Navaga Village on Koro Island, one who survived and witnessed first-hand the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston four years ago. The 69-year-old...
ILISAPECI TUIVALE When Emosi Vivia saw Mere Tamoi, a stroke survivor, returning from the river, his heart sank as he walked her to her home because he saw the difficulty she encountered every day. This meeting encouraged him to build a house especially for her to fit...
ZAFIYA SHAMIM Road infrastructure can close gender gaps and the Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) is working towards supporting Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. The FRA’s priority issues are firstly the lack of women employed in road construction. Secondly,...
MEREANI GONEDUA A 34-year-old man in Ba who leads a group of young unemployed Fijians who trade work on the Barter for Fiji Facebook page has called on young Fijians not to wait around for Government assistance. Adriu Naisiroki, who runs his own small business of...
ILISAPECI TUIVALE Ten youth from the District of Cawa on the island of Koro received certificates of Plantation Establishment after a one-week training from the Ministry of Forestry as part of the Ministry’s 30-Million-Trees-in- 15-Years initiative. Presenting the...
