Amit and his 72-year-old mother live in a remote island in the North of Fiji. Since his fathers’ passing, Amit has become the sole caregiver to his elderly mother. Before the first wave of Covid-19, Amit used to cater...
39-year-old Aneeta has been living in the Northern Island of Fiji with her husband, three children and mother-in-law for 20 years. Their home is located in a sugarcane field, 25 minutes away from the nearest town. Aneeta and her...
Mereseini is a 57-year-old widow. She lives in the province of Macuata in Vanua Levu with her youngest of four daughters and six-year-old grandson. During the height of the pandemic, Mereseni’s eldest daughter passed away from Cancer. She left...
Suva Fiji, 30 March 2022 – The plight of children on the COVID-19 impact was brought to the fore in a Children’s symposium organized by Save the Children Fiji in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Medical...
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 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...
Helping families recover from disaster After a crisis – like a flood, cyclone or a pandemic – people need a helping hand to get back on their feet. Thanks to our kind supporters, Save the Children provides food and household items...
SUVA, Fiji, 22 January 2022 – The race is on to get life-saving supplies to children and families in Tonga as water and food supplies dwindle following the volcano and tsunami disaster which struck nearly a week ago. Save the...