Ministry of Women Children and Poverty Alleviation

Child, 6, Drowns During Family Picnic
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Child, 6, Drowns During Family Picnic

A six-year-old child is the country’s latest drowning victim. The incident took place at Mosquito Island, Lami, wh...

First Shelter For Street Dwellers, Homeless In Fiji
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First Shelter For Street Dwellers, Homeless In Fiji

$100,000- The amount that St Vincent de Paul Home will receive under the new Grants to Organisations Assisting Psych...

UNICEF’s Post-Yasa Child Help Locations
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UNICEF’s Post-Yasa Child Help Locations

“Children who don’t want to go to school because they have problems like stress and want to talk about it can vi...

Golden Age Homes Renovations ‘In The Pipeline’
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Golden Age Homes Renovations ‘In The Pipeline’

The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation's principal welfare officer senior citizens unit, Dilitiana ...

New Tanks To Solve Settlement’s Water Woes
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New Tanks To Solve Settlement’s Water Woes

Families in Bemana, Nadroga now have a safe water storage facility after Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Al...

Ministry Gives $200k To 4 Faith-Based Organisations
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Ministry Gives $200k To 4 Faith-Based Organisations

Dr Josefa Koroivueta said the grant was given in the best interest of children. A grant of $200,000 was given to fou...

Orphanage Closing,  Children To Be Relocated
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Orphanage Closing, Children To Be Relocated

  Four children of Saint Tabitha Orphanage and Safe Home in Saweni, Lautoka will be relocated. This was the res...

Fiji, Indonesia Convene Social Welfare Joint Technical Meeting
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Fiji, Indonesia Convene Social Welfare Joint Technical Meeting

A delegation from the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia arrived in Fiji on Wednesday, to atten...

REACH to Intensify Awareness in Rural Communities
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REACH to Intensify Awareness in Rural Communities

The REACH Project aims to intensify awareness in rural communities and in doing so, 73 officers from the Legal Aid C...

TRAINING : Five women for Barefoot College in India
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TRAINING : Five women for Barefoot College in India

Second batch of trainees undergo training in solar electric engineering The strengthened partnership between Fiji’...

$20.24m Assistance Payout  To Social Welfare Recipients Targeted Initiative By Government To Assist Those Affected By Cyclone Winston
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$20.24m Assistance Payout To Social Welfare Recipients Targeted Initiative By Government To Assist Those Affected By Cyclone Winston

Government will pay out a total of $20,246,790 million as a form of immediate relief assistance to 44,169 households...

Ministry Reaches Out To Street Beggars
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Ministry Reaches Out To Street Beggars

The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, through a co-ordinated taskforce, continues to reach out to...

Increase in Allowance for Kids in Residential Care
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Increase in Allowance for Kids in Residential Care

The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation has reaffirmed its commitment towards the development of chi...

Ministry devises strategic plans for 2016
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Ministry devises strategic plans for 2016

The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation will capitalise on a collaborative platform to broaden oppor...

How Violence Against Women Hurts Productivity And Profits
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How Violence Against Women Hurts Productivity And Profits

The cost of violence against women further generates substantive economic costs, which includes reduced productivity...

Praise For Fiji’s Child  Protection Programmes
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Praise For Fiji’s Child Protection Programmes

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Fijian Government for its continued commitment to ch...

Fashion Show For Rural Women
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Fashion Show For Rural Women

The event will be opened by the Indonesian Minister for Women Yohana Susana Yembise Rural women from around the coun...

Indonesian Minister  Here To Participate
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Indonesian Minister Here To Participate

The strengthened bilateral ties between Fiji and Indonesia will enable co-ordination of exchange of programmes betwe...

Skills Training For Welfare Recipients
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Skills Training For Welfare Recipients

In the quest to empower social welfare recipients in becoming self-reliant, the Ministry of Women, Children and Pove...

Australia Supports Fiji’s Gender Policy
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Australia Supports Fiji’s Gender Policy

The Australian government, through the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) Programme, is suppo...

Bua Women Applaud Government
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Bua Women Applaud Government

The women’s groups in Bua have thanked the Fijian Government for reaching out and recognising their talents throug...

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