Help Cecilia help child poverty in Fiji

Aim

Make a difference in Fijian children's quality of life by improving their literacy, confidence, access to fresh water, building schools etc.

Next summer I’ll be volunteering with Fijian Charity Think Pacific Foundation, who are in partnership with the Fijian Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports and Health, to work with children in some of the poorest rural villages of Fiji. Many people are not aware that over 1/3 of children in rural Fiji live below the poverty line. Schools in remote areas of Fiji have a severe lack of teachers and teaching resources and many families struggle to meet their daily needs. A cyclone, which took place in February left over 200 schools damaged or destroyed entirely, and without any teaching resources. Communities have lost their farms and sustainable livelihoods. Hearing about the needs of the children in Fiji and the great work of the Think Pacific foundation to address these needs,  I have a huge desire to assist and feel I can make a difference on this project by volunteering and using my summer to teach and deliver youth programmes. I have a desire to challenge myself and my skills and abilities -  to take on an experience that will be testing, culturally diverse and put me out of my comfort zone, as I will live at the heart of a Fijian village and see how people live in more fragile and remote environments. My aim is to deliver basic education lessons, create an early years programme and introduce sport for the first time to uplift children with the Think Pacific Team. We’ll be aiming to increase literary rates by at least 40% and provide fun and engaging activities for children who have been through so much during the cyclone. A large amount of the money I raise will be used directly to provide long term support to children, from purchasing books, stationary and school resources to sports equipment and helping the charity fund teacher training for locals, and achieving building projects in areas most badly impacted by the cyclone. Please give generously as your kind support will help me achieve my target to volunteer with the charity and take part in training to deliver the project aims effectively. 

This project successfully funded on 15th February 2017