Building of Resilient Communities in Ra , Fiji

On behalf of the local villagers of Nakorotubu District, Ra Province, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to GlobalGiving Donors for your generous support to our project.

In line with the goal of promoting resilient communities in Nakorotubu District, we organized a training in organic farming on November 18-20, 2019 involving the 30 local communities, including women, youths, and village elders. The training was designed to answer the request of the local communities to have healthy and safe farm production.

Other than vulnerability from natural disasters, the local communities have issues related to food security due to poor soil condition and lack of knowledge on crop production. To help address this issue, we helped constructed a vegetable nursery and trained the locals on how to manage it. We encouraged them as well to compost their household waste so they can use it to fertilize their farms.

Still at its early stage, we are committed to make this initiative to be successful.

On behalf of the local community from Nakarotubu District, Ra Province. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Global Giving Donors for your generous support to our community project.

On September 19, 2019, we organized a Talanoa Session- a discussion among the villagers on how to maintain and protect the mangrove forests. During the session, we encouraged the local communities to improve their coastal vegetation cover by continuously planting mangroves. We emphasized how mangroves provide them food source and protect them from disasters such as cyclones.

Organized in Nakarotubu District, the session was joined by 30 local villagers. A total of 1,255 mangrove seedlings were planted after the session.