FRIEND Fiji

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

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).

@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.

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

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: bit.ly/3A8UCSL

🌳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

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.

Join @poetcom1 at the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry for an Organic Farm Tour! RSVP via the link: bit.ly/3IKDpCW #ThePacificIsOrganic #PWAF2023 For more details, email neeman@spc.int

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: bit.ly/3kQKrOG #PacificNDCs

@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

@pal_vcp We look forward to welcoming you in Vitia 🙏

Skilling youth for employability in the Pacific region. A @COL4D partnership with @FriendFiji. Read more here: col.org/news/skilling-…

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! 🇫🇷🤝🇫🇯

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

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

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

Poverty statistics outdated.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

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

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

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