Projects
Past Activities of FAWG
For the last 22 years FAWG has been actively involved in various programmes and activities which ranged from research and publications to facilitating workshops and conferences on gender and women's issues. To date we have published a number of books, some are distributed free to schools. FAWG has also facilitated successful science workshops for teachers and students from rural and outer island schools.
July, 1999 - Hosted inaugural meeting of Pacific Graduate Women's Network, PGWNet-Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Marshall Islands.
August 2000 - International Women's Day Panel discussion on Challenges for Women in the 21st Century.
May, 2000 - 6th Triennial Conference held at the Parliament of Fiji Complex, Suva. Theme: Women in Leadership.
2000-2001 - Conference attendance by FAWG Council Members, AFUW, NZFUW, SAWG and IFUW.
2002- Contributed to NCWF Submissions to Economic Summit Meeting, Family Law Bill and conducted Gender Training Workshop.
Recent Projects
Scholarship Fund
This project supports young women studying in non-traditional fields. Our aim in this project is to promote gender equality and leadership. In particular, we support girls who come from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds who are studying in non-traditional disciplines at the Fiji Institute of Technology. FAWG believes that if women are to be empowered and contribute effectively to leadership and decision-making in society, they need to be supported in education, particularly in areas where there is low female participation.
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Quiz night
On June 13, 2008, the young members organised a quiz night at the Noble House restaurant in support of the Scholarship fund. There were many kind sponsors who helped us and it turned out to be most fun and successful!
Woman, In Celebration of You
On March 6, 2008, the young members organised a night of art, poetry and music in celebration of women in lieu of the International Women's Day that week. Artists, poets and performers were invited to share their work and talent at the Oceania Arts Centre at the University of the South Pacific. All proceeds went to the Scholarship Fund.