The CSO Alliance for COVID 19 Humanitarian Response is comprised of 7 associations working across various areas in Fiji including the Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development (FRIEND), Fiji Women’s Crisis Center, Citizens Constitutional Forum, Social Empowerment and Education Program (SEEP), Rainbow Pride Foundation and the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement.
While talking during a joint public interview as agents of the Alliance, business person Phyllis Vatucawaqa says nobody is coming out and saying that they need more to eat as they are embarrassed.
Vatucawaqa says after COVID-19 there was the help given and at the publicity existing apart from everything else everything was going admirably however sooner or later, they began to feel the full impacts in the West.She says with every one of these issues confronted, it disappoints them to see that more consideration is put on a territory that isn’t helping them by any means, and there ought to be more clarity of mind than simply the movement bubble.
Then FRIEND Fiji Founder, Sashi Kiran says the 100,000 individuals who are presently jobless or are on decreased hours are additionally ignored.
Kiran says more focus right now is on the movement bubble.
She says they have been to the ground and have spoken with families who are saying that they are thinking that its difficult to cover bills as the cash they get from FNPF isn’t sufficient to try and take care of their families.
She says a few families have imparted to them that they told their youngsters that assuming there is no food, they won’t go to class.
Kiran has additionally approached the Minister for Education to mind the truancy rate for understudies from the West and the number of understudies are not going to class since they have no food.
We are presently attempting to talk with the Minister for Education and the Acting Minister for Economy, Tourism and Industry on the issues raised.
-Fiji Village
