UNDP GEF SGP Fiji

The UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme Fiji office was established in 2003 and has since provided 160 grants worth US$5,366,963. It currently manages 50 projects.

[UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji @UNDP_Pacific]

☔Heavy rain hit, but #ParametricInsurance kept farmer & #MSME owner Alesi Vidrali’s business on track, covering her reinvestment, daily needs, & savings.

🛡️Building on stories like this, @ADB_HQ, @UNDP, @UNCDF, & @UNUniversity are scaling tailored #ClimateInsurance in Fiji.

[Small Grants Programme @GEF_SGP]

Kudarikilu, home to just 300 people, is an island so small you could walk across it in an hour.

The sea is always close. And yet, unexpected bursts of green appear.

With @UNDPMaldives @theGEF we support home gardens & fruit trees to elevate island life: https://t.co/AwNz1EBVMK

[Small Grants Programme @GEF_SGP]

Seeds are life, identity and autonomy🫘

This #DesertificationandDroughtDay see how local communities in Mexico’s Mixteca region are working in partnership with @ppdmexico @thegef to transform a desert landscape into forest.

https://t.co/QYHRkXiE15

#ForPeopleForPlanet

[Alfred Ralifo @aralifo]

Kauwai Comminique - a call to action from 30 community representatives from all over 🇫🇯 who convened for a 3 day national symposium on community led initiatives on environment sustainability with theme #shareyoustory #communityvoices

[UNDP GEF SGP Fiji @GEFSGPFiji]

Vinaka vakalevu Cagimaiwai Women's Club. Your efforts are worthy to be on the @fijitimes Women's Empowerment page! https://t.co/nviQ5dlctt
@UNDP_Pacific @YokoW_SGP @akisi_vb @LosFiji14 @WFuakilau @laveti_mere #cleanenergy #CommunityActionGlobalImpact

[Midori Paxton @MidoriPaxton]

Earth is losing wetlands 3X faster than natural forests according to @RamsarConv. The 4th largest wetland surface in the world is found in China.

With support from @UNDPChina & @theGEF, communities are exemplars to #ActForWetlands

https://t.co/6JLrzM2Bj3

#WorldWetlandsDay

[UNDP Maldives @UNDPMaldives]

.@GEF_SGP's mangrove project in Haa Alif Kelaa has concluded with the opening & handing over of “Kelavaki” Park to @Kelaacouncil by Kelaa Youth Forum. This project is part of GEF-SGP's work with Kelaa Youth Forum to raise the public's awareness about the #mangroves on the island.

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

With #COP26 fast approaching, we can't turn a blind eye 👀 Now is the time for ambitious #ClimateAction and to envision a sustainable, resilient future for everyone 🍄🦒🐝🦎🐳🐙

Join @Connect4Climate and fix your #EyesOnCOP26: https://t.co/vsRJzcNTQz

[@UNDP_Bhutan @UNDP_Bhutan]

People of Jagathang in Paro shows how teamwork can improve community vitality and resilience. The community provides labour to construct the @GEF_SGP & UNDP supported tank for uninterrupted supply of water for household and farming needs. Read more https://t.co/fs0VI3JTKH

[Carlos Manuel Rodriguez @cmrodrigueze]

How the future of oceans my look like depend on today’s decisions!

[Vickie Remoe @VickieRemoe]

The Tawaleh Women Farmers’ Association converted 70 acres of degraded community land into production landscape with improved tree varieties such as Oil Palm in Bombali Shebora Chiefdom, with funding from the @gef_sgp.

#sierraleone #InclusionInnovationImpact #smallgrantsSL

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

The Plaine Hollandaise-Pasquière wetlands in #Seychelles have been steadily degrading due to human activities 📉👫

A project w/ @theGEF & @UNEP support aims to rehabilitate the #wetland, starting with restoring the degraded foothills.

📖https://t.co/imhH2WGZVQ

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

#Forests, critical to the economy & health of the Gambian people, are under-managed & being depleted by human activities 🌳

A new @UNEP -led & @theGEF -funded initiative aims to protect the valuable #ecosystems found in this West African country.

https://t.co/aEifnaB5pQ

[UNDP GEF SGP Fiji @GEFSGPFiji]

Save the #mangrove forests 🌳
#LivingInHarmonyWithNature

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

How do #mangrove forests support people & the planet? They...

🐠Are #biodiversity hotspots

💧Reduce water pollution

🏝️Stabilize shorelines

🌏 Store ~24 million metric tons of carbon per year

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Aileen Lee is the Chief Program Officer leading the Environmental Conservation Program at @MooreFound.

In a #GEFvoices interview, she offered advice to young people considering careers in environmental conservation 👫🌏

📖Read more: https://t.co/rXtZtsmt8M

[UNDP GEF SGP Fiji @GEFSGPFiji]

Grantmaker+ roles @GEF_SGP
Providing insights to interested OP7 Grant proponents @akisi_vb @LosFiji14

[Lavenia Rokovucago @LaRokovucago]

🗣 #Opportunity #HappeningNow @GEF_SGP dynamic duo doing a live Q&A on 💰 grant opportunities available..there's a planning one, regular and a strategic. If you're supporting community based orgs. etc. you might want to get in touch with 👉🏽 @akisi_vb @LosFiji14

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

In the rural areas of #Peru, 42% of women do not earn an income, barring them from having their own property, credit, & independence 🇵🇪👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏾

@theGEF and @UNDP are empowering women to start their own clean #energy businesses.

📖Learn more: https://t.co/jDl3kjuODK

[UN Development @UNDP]

Indigenous communities are guardians of 80% of the 🌎 biodiversity. Yet their rights are not being recognized.

@SorengArchana, a young Indigenous climate activist and researcher from India, shares her perspective on the climate crisis: https://t.co/8Yv6AnP4mN #YouthLead

[Small Grants Programme @GEF_SGP]

Because the informal sector is Vietnam’s largest contributor towards the recycling & reuse of waste, the project worked to meaningfully engage & recognize them as key players, communicator, & agents of change.

#LocalAction to stop #PlasticWaste: https://t.co/9dPV43XiDY

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Around the world, indigenous peoples & local communities are safeguarding the #biodiversity we all depend on 🌿🌏

@theGEF CEO @cmrodrigueze emphasized the need to support these communities to enhance climate resilience.

#WeAreIndigenous #IndigenousDay

https://t.co/YQXYtr1jqG