{"id":3076,"date":"2022-03-18T21:35:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T21:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/?p=3076"},"modified":"2022-03-20T22:57:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T22:57:04","slug":"case-study-%e2%94%82-saimone-rewa-province-in-fiji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/case-study-%e2%94%82-saimone-rewa-province-in-fiji\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study \u2502 Saimone, Tailevu Province in Fiji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Saimone and his wife Marica live in a small village outside of Suva, Fiji\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saimone explains that opportunities to generate income are limited in the village and his family lives a very basic life. \u201cHere we can\u2019t even plant anymore because the soil is mixed with the sea. Just a little bit we can plant cassava, just for us to eat,\u201d he says. \u201cThe main source here is from the sea, which is fishing. But when it\u2019s bad weather then we have to stay [home].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Covid-19 hit and the village went into lockdown, Saimone was no longer able to travel to sell the extra fish he catches in local markets. While he was happy for the chance to spend more time with his young family, Saimone struggled to make ends meet as the pandemic worsened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n