29-year-old Naomi lives with her family in an informal settlement just outside of Suva, Fiji’s capital. Naomi is a stay-at-home mum while her husband is unemployed, having lost his job due to the impacts of the pandemic. Together, they...
Lusiana lives in an informal settlement in one of Fiji’s most heavily populated suburbs on the outskirts of Suva, the nation’s capital. She lives in a modest home with her husband and her four children. Before COVID-19 hit, Lusiana’s...
Saimone and his wife Marica live in a small village outside of Suva, Fiji’s capital. The couple provide for their daughter Maraia (4) and son Saula (11 months) by fishing in the estuary a few steps from their home....
These case studies are part of the evaluation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) – funded Disaster Response Partnership (DRP) Project. The entire DRP project was implemented between April to December with the main activities conducted...
Kiniviliame is a single dad to five children, all under 12. They live together in a single room in a public housing block on the outskirts of Suva, Fiji’s capital. Before the pandemic, Kiniviliame worked as a bartender. “When...
Suva, Fiji – Save the Children Fiji (SC Fiji) says that it is unacceptable that children in Fiji continue to experience violation of their fundamental rights. Reports particularly on child abuse and neglect top the number of cases of...
In the lead-up to this year’s International Women’s Day, it is important to remember that every woman and girl deserves to feel safe – online as well as in real life. In December last year, Save the Children and...
Direct cash transfers from Save the Children to vulnerable Fijian families successfully enabled them to manage the impacts of COVID-19, with a new report showing 85% of households used the funds on food and other basic needs such as...
‘Save the Children Fiji takes safeguarding seriously. We are concerned for the safety and well-being of all children and adults that we work with and it is our goal to ensure that during our teams interactions with our beneficiaries,...
Save the Children Fiji has successfully reached its target of assisting 39,000 vulnerable households through its Fiji Cash Assistance project. More than $23million FJD was directly transferred to these families using M-Paisa and mycash wallet. This is a milestone...