New beginnings: Harieta starts a pie business
27 November 2020
After spending 25 years as an airline cabin crew member, Harieta had to come up with an alternative source of livelihood when she lost her job....
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Alparti’s bee venture
25 November 2020
Despite having to overcome many challenges as a woman entering into entrepreneurship, Alparti continues to be optimistic about growing her bee farm....
Soroptimists focus on empowering women with vocational and life skills training
11 November 2020
Soroptomist International Sigatoka providing agriculture-based training and support to women living in the more remote parts of the province. This will be followed by a market day where the women can showcase and sell their produc...
17 grants awarded to women’s groups in Fiji
15 July 2020
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...
Medical Services Pacific: Keeping us calm in these uncertain times
05 June 2020
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...
Strengthening the resilience of rural women in COVID-19 times
04 June 2020
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 ...
Healthy choices transform lives
03 June 2020
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...
Overcoming gender stereotypes in rugby
28 February 2020
“The struggles and obstacles that women in sport face on a daily basis is often undocumented and only known by those within the fraternity. Our society and culture still wrangle with the reality that women can lift weights, tack...
Annual reflection: sharing experiences and solutions to support women’s organisations in Fiji
28 February 2020
At the third joint Fiji Program Annual Reflection event, several community-based women’s groups in Fiji expressed that through leadership and empowerment programs, they feel they are now finding their voice in their communities ...
An innovative approach to developing future women leaders
12 November 2019
The Young Feminist Rise Project: Young Women Lead Initiative, a two-year programme funded by the Fiji Women’s Fund aims to create an enabling environment for young women to take the lead in driving their collective advocacy acti...