Generating a positive future for health literacy in Papua New Guinea: Lavau Kwalam Ngaluc
PNG Health Project was founded in 2017 by Eve Golma to address an ongoing gap in health literacy. Each year, a group of medical students travel to Papua New Guinea and reach out to over 2000 students to provide a foundational understanding of various facets of...
One year on: Broderick Mervyn’s journey to the 6th Asian Pacific Youth Parliament
In 2017 we featured Broderick Mervyn, a proud Rotuman man representing at the 6th Asia Pacific Youth Parliament. Since then Broderick has continued to work in youth activism and community decision making. He recently represented Fiji at the 11th Edition of Young Diplomats Forum (YDF) in...
Ma’e na ma’e: Rebuilding Ra after Tropical Cyclone Winston
The province of Ra is one of the strongest, most ethnically and linguistically diverse communities in all of Fiji, with over 86 villages and a population of 29,464 (2007 census). And it is also well recognized for keeping keeping traditional Fijian values like vei lomani – directly...
Vunisavisavi: Rising tides for one of Fiji’s most sacred communities
Vunisavisavi is not, at first glance, what you’d expect to be the home of a King. Perched below steep hills, on the south-east coast of Fiji’s second largest island of Vanua Levu, Vunisavisavi is relatively unassuming. Tucked quietly into the landscape, wrapped on both sides...
A Mother, A Teacher, A Climate Change Fighter: Meredani’s Story
Vunisavisavi, a small community on the south-east coast of Fiji’s second largest island, is tucked modestly into the landscape, surrounded by the sea. In the heart of this quiet community, is Meredani Koco. A 61-year-old mother, wife and retired teacher, Meredani is also, in many ways, a...
Elizabeth Kitè and the Queen’s Young Leader Programme
I really didn’t know what to expect when I walked out of the elevator of my office to wait at our designated meeting spot. I knew Elizabeth Kitè was Tongan, she’d recently been selected to represent Tonga in the Queen’s Young Leaders Programme, and that...
Finding My Fijian Identity Through The Ocean | Genisis Selina | TEDxSuva
From TEDxSuva – 15 year old Genesis shares her journey of reconnecting with Fiji and her identify as a Fijian through the ocean and a recent trip she made to her grandmother’s village. She challenges us all to discover more meaningful connections and greater sense...
Sharon Shyamni Narayan and The Genda Project
Tell us about yourself – who are you, where are you from? My name is Sharon Shyamni Narayan and I am equally known by both my first and second names to different people. This sometimes creates confusion that I am two separate persons! I am...
The Wind That Kills
In December 2012, my family and I lived in Sabeto below the hill when our tin house was destroyed by Cyclone Evan. We used to attend Masimasi Primary School which was close to our home. It was raining when we visited my aunty who was...
Lisa Jameson
My name is Lisa and I’m a proud afakasi, representing both sides of my heritage. I’m Samoan and Australian, born in New Zealand, and raised on Bribie Island, Queensland. My family villages are Sapapali’i, Lalomanu and Satalo. My culture is important to me and informs...
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