Ratu Manasa Nai­kasowalu Vows to Take Effective Role In Improving Age Care Services

The Gone Turaga na Tui Drola, Ratu Manasa Nai­kasowalu, said he will take a leading role in ensuring that fam­ily caregivers in his community do what is right for their elderly.

His commented after a two-day training session on Community Training for Family Caregivers by the Australia Pacific Training Coa­lition in Yasawa this week.

This initiative was in partner­ship with the Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation and is an ongoing partnership to improve the quality of Age Care Services in Fiji.

Ratu Manasa said: “We thank Minister Mereseini Vuniwaqa for fulfilling the promises she made last year when she visited our communities, and for sending her team to conduct this much needed training.”

Seventy community volunteers from the Nacula District in Yasawa were part of the initiative.

The training is indicative of Gov­ernment’s commitment to older persons and persons living with disabilities. This is proclaimed un­der Fiji’s 2013 Constitution which provides a wide range of socio-eco­nomic rights.

APTC chief executive officer Soli Middleby said: “Achieving Pacific prosperity means working togeth­er and, ensuring that no one is left behind as communities develop the skills they need for a sustain­able future.”

Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Meresei­ni Vuniwaqa said: “Fiji’s National Development Plan, with the vision of ‘Transforming Fiji’, ensures that through inclusive develop­ment, no one should be left behind, regardless of geographical loca­tion, gender, ethnicity, physical and intellectual abilities, and this training ensures that it covers this area.”

Source: Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation