FRIEND Fiji

FRIEND is a homegrown NGO based in Fiji, working toward poverty alleviation through social and economic empowerment

[FRIEND Fiji @FriendFiji]

Happy Fiji Day 🇫🇯
May we celebrate with a spirit of unity and culture and freedom ✨ and reflect and honor the sacrifices of those who paved the way for our freedom and prosperity.

Lovos down, banner blue up 🇫🇯 Happy Fiji Day 🎉 #HappyFijiDay #53yearsofindependence

[FRIEND Fiji @FriendFiji]

Today, 21 years ago, Founder, former CEO and current Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Hon. @SashiKiranMP founded the Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development (FRIEND).

[Community Food for Planetary Health @GlobalCFaH]

@FriendFiji @NIHRresearch Introducing the @FriendFiji #GlobaLCFaH team, who will be working closely with the @UniSouthPacific research team and communities in #Fiji's Rewa, Tailevu, Naitasiri areas to explore the links between human #health and small-scale #ecological #food production.

[Community Food for Planetary Health @GlobalCFaH]

Introducing the @UniSouthPacific team, led by @ElisabethAnnHo2 alongside Dr Vili Iese. Based in the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development this team will be working closely with @FriendFiji - we're thrilled to have them as part of #GlobalCFaH

[FRIEND Fiji @FriendFiji]

We’re excited to be a part of a new 2.9 million @NIHRresearch - funded international research partnership working with communities to improve #foodsecurity & #ecological health in the #Pacific, #Carribean and #Philippines
Read more: https://t.co/4AzrYknLAr

[Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community @PoetCom1]

🌳March 21 | World Day of Forests
Organic agriculture can contribute to the health of trees by promoting soil health & biodiversity, reducing the use of synthetic chemicals and pesticides, and enhancing nutrient cycling.
#HealthyTreesForHealthyPeople #ThePacificIsOrganic @spc_cps

[Pacific Community @spc_cps]

JOIN US 📅 This #InternationalWomenDay, join us for a 🆓 #Organics Webinar on Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (@PoetCom1). 👉 Hear the most influential voices in the world of #organicagriculture discuss achievements and challenges for #genderequity in organics.

[Pacific Community @spc_cps]

Join @poetcom1 at the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry for an Organic Farm Tour! RSVP via the link: https://t.co/CZPUGwFg7Q #ThePacificIsOrganic #PWAF2023 For more details, email [email protected]

[Regional Pacific NDC Hub @PacificNDCHub]

We are excited about joining the 2023 Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry in Nadi this week! Join in on Wednesday for the side NDCs and Pacific Agriculture by registering on the link below!

To register for the event and watch it live: https://t.co/CwG2alrslN

#PacificNDCs

[Ronny Wavu @avea95]

@RichardKNaidu My favorite potrait of the year and still Feb. Marama kainoqu @lenoraqfj, you are no doubt the embodiment of the strength and grace of a Pacific Woman. Wouldn't have it any other way! #NaSaucaOqo #WomenInParliament #WomenInLeadership #MelanesianWomen

[FRIEND Fiji @FriendFiji]

@pal_vcp We look forward to welcoming you in Vitia 🙏

[COL @COL4D]

Skilling youth for employability in the Pacific region. A @COL4D partnership with @FriendFiji. Read more here: https://t.co/3SIkjfwOz1

[France in Fiji @ambafrancefj]

Meet the first panelist of our Roundtable "Innovative #Food 🥬 Practices and Fight against #NCDs": Ms Margaret Seruvatu, Media Officer at #FRIENDFiji. Join us on the 16th January at 3pm via livestream 🔴 on our Facebook page franceilesfidji to be part of the discussions! 🇫🇷🤝🇫🇯

[FRIEND Fiji @FriendFiji]

Thank you for your faith in @FriendFiji we are grateful that you stood by us when #Fiji needed this assistance 🙏 Vinaka Vakalevu @AusHCFJ ❤️

[Peter Roberts @AusHCFJ]

🇦🇺 funded @FriendFiji Innovation Fund helped close to 90 hotel workers like Litia Muavesi, affected by the #COVID19 pandemic, to start microenterprises. Litia opened a small tea stall @ Nadi market & received baking equipment to help grow her business.

[Ashis Basu 🇨🇦 ashis.bluesky.social @BasuAshis]

Sashi Kiran, founder of @FriendFiji - the Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development – talks about how this can be addressed.

Superbly produced by @beatricepickup

[FRIEND Fiji @FriendFiji]

Cancer awareness and screening of our team, vinaka Vakalevu @FijiCancer

[Fiji Women @CommsFWCC]

Poverty statistics outdated. In today's @fijitimes @FriendFiji

[Fiji Women @CommsFWCC]

Push for ethnic data in today's @fijitimes @FriendFiji

[Fiji Women @CommsFWCC]

The front page of today's @fijitimes
"Having access to ethnic data is critical because it helps develop effective interventions to issues facing Fijians at the grassroots level" #Fiji @FriendFiji

[Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community @PoetCom1]

Excited to launch the ground-breaking Gender and Organic Value Chain Assesment Toolkit this morning in Suva! Keynote address from Chargé d'affaires Mr John Williams
@AusHCFJ POETCom Chair Sashi Kiran @FriendFiji and @spc_cps LRD Manager-Operations Florence Rahira