Our Background
We bridge the divide of understanding and resource sharing between rural village communities, local government and the private sector in the South Pacific to impact the lives of women and children.
We believe South Pacific Islanders and their cultures are vibrant, warm, and creative. Islanders are resourceful and resilient by nature. Indigenous rural communities have lived off the land and dealt with unique challenges for centuries, innovating with few material resources. Their knowledge of natural science, for example, is vast. Leveraging resources as a means of capacity-building in rural communities is central to our work. Our projects will mimic the synergy of the communities it seeks to serves, but with a wider pool of resources to support ALL members of the community.
Our goal is to work in partnership with rural communities to help identify ways in which they can address the cycles and barriers they face. Women and children are at the heart of our work because they are the most vulnerable in rural, isolated communities. We work alongside villagers to identify ways to leverage their resources while supplementing funds, volunteers and educational materials, with the goal of creating a sustainable model. We will use education as the entry point for creating and delivering health and safety resources and economic development opportunities for women specifically. Through mutually beneficial exchanges of ideas and shared experiences, volunteers can gain a unique and valuable perspective about their role in a global society while greatly broadening Fijian students’ sense of possibility.
