Live and Learn Fiji has completed its annual Stakeholder engagement meetings in Vanua Levu highlighting the work undertaken in the last year and the work to be done this year. This meeting was met with gratitude from stakeholders as they learnt of the development work being undertaken in the three Provinces in the Northern Division.

Live & Learn Fiji Managers along with Government Heads of Department based in Labasa.

Speaking on the importance of engagement with stakeholders, Country Manager & Pacific Programmes Director, Ms. Doris Susau highlighted that throughout our continued engagement with local stakeholders and communities we acknowledge that the organization has the opportunity to further support development initiatives in the Northern Division through organizational programming.

In thanking the stakeholders for their support, Ms. Susau spoke of the importance for the organization to continue to build and strengthen the culture of working together. This will ensure that programs are aligned to government mandate and community prioritized needs and that Live & Learn is investing to support with relevant and practical interventions.

At present, Live & Learn Fiji has four projects being implemented in the Northern Division. These include the Kiwa EMPOWER Project, Gov4Res Project, Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) Project and the REDD+ Project which is focused on supporting the Drawa Block Forest Cooperative with their community owned carbon trading business.

The multi donor funded projects in 2025 has benefitted 43 communities in Vanua Levu through projects that are centered on building their resilience through food security as well as boosting the participation of women in sustainable livelihoods.

Live & Learn Fiji Managers along with Government Heads of Department based in Savusavu.

The Governance for Resilient Development in the Pacific (Gov4Res) Solarization of Women-led Rural Empowerment Initiatives projectfunded by UNDP SGI, is supporting women’s groups in the villages of Galoa, Yaqaga, Naiviqiri and Naivaka in Bua.   The Kiwa EMPOWER project (“Engaging Mobilization for Positive Outcome in Water, Ecosystem, and Resilience”) is a 3-year regional initiative funded by the Kiwa Initiative to strengthen climate resilience in Fiji, Solomon Islands & Tuvalu. In Fiji there are a total of 20 communities focusing on Nature-based Solutions (NbS), gender equality (GEDSI) and sustainable livelihoods.

The third project being implemented in the Northern division is REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) supporting the 5 communities of the Drawa Block Forest Community Cooperative conserve indigenous rainforests providing an alternative income stream through the sale of carbon credits rather than logging. The fourth Project is Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) programme is a NZ government-funded initiative strengthening 15 rural communities against climate change through nature-based solutions, traditional knowledge, and community-led disaster risk reduction to improve water, food, and ecological security

Live & Learn Fiji is a non-profit, locally registered NGO established in 1999 that works to empower communities through environmental education, sustainable development, and climate resilience initiatives.

Live & Learn Fiji Managers along with Government Heads of Department based in Bua.

Source: LLEE