Live & Learn Fiji is proud to have been involved in the drafting of the country’s Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Policy. The Policy will be a guide for all future CBDRM trainings in the country and it also shifts disaster preparedness from a government approach to a framework that empowers local villages and settlements […]

Live & Learn Fiji is working with select communities along the Kings Road and Queens Road, in Central and Western Provinces in Fiji to harness natural systems to address environmental challenges and safeguard critical infrastructure from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. This is through the 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 […]

In efforts to boost their service delivery to target Project communities, Live & Learn Environmental Education Solomon Islands underwent a three-day Training of Trainers on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI). Undertaken by the Kiwa EMPOWER regional team, the training provided a chance for the participants to better understand how GEDSI plays an important […]

Written by: Litiana Dimaopa & Paradise Tabucala For generations, the women of the villages of Naiviqiri, Naivaka, Galoa and Yaqaga, in Bua, have depended on the sea for the livelihood of their families.  A successful day of fishing meant a plentiful catch to sell, but it also came with a challenge. Without access to cold […]

Indigenous Knowledge isn’t static – it lives through practice, teaching, and everyday life. Across 20 communities in Fiji’s Northern Division, Kiwa EMPOWER is partnering with Sauvaka Cultural Consultancy – Indigenous Knowledge specialists – to help communities document and strengthen their traditional knowledge systems. Kiwa EMPOWER works across Fiji, Tuvalu, and Solomon Islands, empowering communities to […]

Climate-smart agriculture training is empowering communities with knowledge, innovation, and traditional practices to adapt to a changing climate. The training was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Land Use Unit in the Northern Division. The Kiwa EMPOWER Project team successfully completed its first Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) training across twenty communities within the […]