Recognising the capacity of women to change their communities from the ground up, and supporting women’s groups to transform gender roles, the Fiji Women’s Fund has announced that it has awarded 18 grants to nine women’s org...
There’s nothing quite like the feeling you get witnessing what women can do when given the support that they define for themselves, especially for rural and remote women’s groups. ...
In this May edition we will profile the work of Medical Service Pacific and Rise Beyond the Reef who have been at the forefront of COVID-19 and tropical cyclone Harold recovery and response efforts. We also marked our 3rd Annive...
During the height of the lockdown restriction, Medical Services Pacific (MSP) was one of the many organisations on the front-lines providing critical support to citizens coping with COVID-19. MSP manages the Ministry of Women, C...
Social enterprise Rise Beyond the Reef (RBTR) reflects on the importance of maintaining ties with the 350 rural women artisans (from 23 villages from Ba, Ra, Macuata and Nairai) that her organisation has partnered with over the ...
MSP’s services go beyond women’s health and family planning, it also offers counselling and legal services to women and youth especially those who have experienced sexual assault, violence, disaster conflict and other forms of...
The Fiji Women's Fund welcomes Susan Naidu and Sainimili Tawake to its Grants Committee. The women are both feminists who have made immense contributions to gender equality and social inclusion, especially for women’s and disab...
A tribute to the late Anand Loshni Pillay by guest writer Shazia Usman. Anand, a retired teacher and community leader was well known as the founder of Ra Naari Parishad - a community based organisation formed to improve the lives...
May always holds a special place for the Fund, it is the time of year when we commemorate our inception anniversary and highlight our gratitude for the many things that we have been able to achieve over the past three years...
At the Fiji Women’s Fund, we know that this isn’t business as usual. As a women’s fund, now more than ever, we must be empathetic, flexible, and adaptable to support the work of our grantee partners in responding to COVID-19...
