Fiji Association of Women Graduates



The Fiji Association of Women Graduates is a voluntary and non-profit organisation of women graduates working to promote lifelong education, to improve the status of women and girls and to enable women to effect positive change for a peaceful world. 
FAWG is a full member of the International Federation of University Women.

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If you want to join us, click here to find out more and download our membership form.



Announcements

~ 2009 FAWG Triennial Conference 

FAWG TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE AND BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING
Theme: 'Women: Agents for Change Building Sustainable Futures  - Environment & Economy'
Sponsored by UNIFEM
Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th July 2009
USP Laucala Campus

Speakers for the conference include:
Dr Esther Williams, USP
Dr Akanisi Kedrayate, USP
Dr Wadan Narsey, USP
Sandhya Narayan, FRIEND
Dr Nur Bano Ali, Women in Business
Joshika Samujh, Consumer Council of Fiji
Tupou Vere, PCRC
Suliana Siwatibau, Transparency International
Dr Padma Narsey Lal, International Union for Conservation of Nature

The Triennial Conference will include a workshop and panel discussions based on the Conference theme and will include two specific topics   ‘Women and Economy in Fiji’  and ‘Women and the Environment in Fiji’  on Friday, 3rd  and Saturday 4th July. 

To this avail, FAWG wishes to extend an invitation to members, non-members, members of affiliated organisations or groups and any interested individuals. The registration fee for the two days is $50, or $25 per day. Students registered at any post-secondary institute receive a discounted registration rate of $25 for the two days.

More information, including the conference program and registration forms are available for download below. Confirmation of your attendance together with the completed registration forms must be received by Wednesday 1st July.

Please contact fawg.members@gmail.com if you require any information.

We look forward to your participation at this Conference. 


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~ FAWG Event: {a night of music, dance & poetry } Friday 3rd July 2009

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In association with FAWGs Triennial Conference and Biennial General Meeting we will be holding a night of entertainment at the USP's Oceanic Centre for Arts & Culture on Friday 3rd July from 6pm. Everyone is welcome. Entry is free for conference participants and $15 for non-participants. Tickets can be purchased from FAWG Council and Young Members as well as on the night.


~ 30th IFUW Triennial Conference - Call for Papers

CALL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR PAPERS

30th IFUW Triennial Conference
Mexico City, 5-9 August 2010
Education, Empowerment and Development

There is only going to be one call for papers for the 2010 Conference in Mexico. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 30 June 2009.  The abstract submission form and guidelines can also be found at: http://ifuw.org/ifuw2010/seminars/

For more details contact:

Leigh Bradford Ratteree
Secretary General
International Federation of University Women
10 rue du Lac, 1207 Geneva, Switzerland

Tel: (+4122) 731 23 80); Fax: (+41 22) 738 04 40

E-mail: lbr@ifuw.org Website:
www.ifuw.org

~ FAWG News

The FAWG News email circular is regularly sent to all FAWG members and can also be viewed on our blog.

~ Elsevier Foundation New Scholars Program 

For information on this program please see our blog.

~ UNESCO-L'ORÉAL Fellowships for Young Women in Life Sciences - 2010

 
For information on applying for these Fellowships please see our blog.

~ International Women's Day Free Film Nights

As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day on March 8th and in conjunction with various High Commissions and Embassies based in Suva and the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement FAWG organised a series of FREE film screenings.

The films in the series were:
Whale Rider - Sponsored by the New Zealand High Commission
Education Rita - Sponsored by the British High Commission
Looking for Alibrandi - Sponsored by the Australian High Commission

We would like to extend our gratitude once again to our sponsors and all those who attended our film nights. Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming events.

~ New Scholars

Here are the successful applicants for The Fiji Association of Women Graduates Scholarship Fund:
Ro Mereani Tuimatanasiga Galuvakadua – Diploma in Electrical Engineering Stage 3
Ema Anna – Diploma in Electrical Engineering Stage 3

CONGRATULATIONS to our new scholars!

Click here for more information on the Fund.


Mailing Address:
The Fiji Association of Women Graduates, P.O. Box 5008, Raiwaqa, Fiji

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