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...
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...