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In September 2024, eight Australia Awards Fiji alumni travelled to the 2nd Regional Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Leadership Summit in the Philippines. The summit brought together 150 alumni delegates from 10 countries, fostering regional collaboration on...

Alumni, current awardees, and DFAT representatives came together in March for two Alumni Networking Events, celebrating connections and collaboration in Fiji’s Western and Northern Divisions.

More than 80 Australia Awards alumni, development partners, and Government leaders gathered at the Grand Pacific Hotel for the Australia Awards Fiji Alumni Dialogue & Networking Event, an evening of thought leadership, policy discussion and collaboration.

Sixteen newly returned Australia Awards scholars took part in an enriching reintegration talanoa in Suva, connecting with experienced alumni about navigating the next chapter of their lives, post-study.

Growing up in a rural community in Fiji, Veremo Muria witnessed firsthand the struggles and hardships of families living day to day trying to make ends meet. With limited access to education and basic services, his childhood was marked...

Inspired by a close family member’s lived experience with diabetes, Australia Awards alumnus, Shivaali Vanshika, dedicates her career to providing the best in preventive foot care to address Fiji’s increasing rates of amputations.