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Phase 2: Stakeholder Presentations 24th February 2017 (Korotu Community Hall, Namoli Village) Participants: 24 young mothers Stakeholders: District Office (Lautoka/Yasawa) – Ruth Atu Department of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation – Tavaita Daku Ministry of Youth and Sports – Samisoni Mateyawa Department of Social Welfare – Seruwaia Rauluni National Employment Centre – Kelera CCOHSI team facilitators: Dr. Swaran Naidu Mosese Baseisei (Project Manager) Seremaia Koroi (Health Promotion Officer) Amelia Vugakoto (Womens Empowerment Officer) Warsha Prakash (Health Educator) Rusiate Sovasova (Social Worker) The second workshop aimed to present the mothers with… Read more >>

Phase 1: Reproductive Health and Empowerment 18th January 2017 (Korotu Community Hall, Namoli Village) Participants: 15 young mothers Stakeholders: 3 Zone Nurses The first workshop was facilitated by VSHC and CCOHSI team members.  These included: Dr Swaran Naidu Professor Gyaneshwar Mosese Baseisei (Project Manager) Seremaia Koroi (Health Promotion Officer) Amelia Ake (Project Nurse) Jenny Naidu (Research Officer) Rusiate Sovasova (Social Worker) The facilitators introduced topics on sexual and reproductive health, family planning, healthy relationships, empowerment, self-awareness and child feeding/nutrition.  The VSHC team also presented to the group, the results of… Read more >>

The Young Mothers Project began in 2015 with over 30 young mothers involved from Viseisei Village and neighbouring areas. This initial project was so successful that further funding was sought to continue the program in other communities. A grant from IWA (International Women’s Association Fiji) allowed this to occur, with the larger scale Young Mothers Project commencing in 2017. The 2017 project is facilitated by Viseisei Sai Health Centre with support from team members from the Collection Community Ownership of Health and Social Issues (CCOHSI) Project. Read more >>