By combining local knowledge with modern strategies, these disaster plans aim to strengthen preparedness and response capacity, while ensuring that priority risk reduction actions reflect the needs of all community members, including women fishers.
The Women in Fisheries Network – Fiji, successfully delivered a two-day Basic Seafood Safety and Handling training on 29th–30th October 2025 for 14 participants from Viwa Island, generously funded by the Geoff Bamford Foundation.
WiFN-Fiji firmly believes that women fishers have an essential role to play in the nation as well as the global economy and building the foundational strength of economic literacy is a steppingstone in this journey of economic empowerment.
After four powerful years of amplifying local voices and championing inclusive change, partners came together to celebrate and reflect on the journey of the Shifting Power Shifting Voices (SPSV) project.
Over two days of rich reflection and collaboration, DRCC partners came together for the Year 3 Write Workshop under the Disaster READY 2.0 Program to capture our shared progress, learning, and impact.