Making Fijian young women's voices count

On 17 September 2014 Fiji will hold its first national elections since the military coup of 2006. In the run up to the election the Fiji Women's Right Movement (FWRM) ran the I Am Voting social media campaign and worked with the Fiji Young Women’s Forum (FJYWF) to engage young Fijian women to actively discuss issues related to their citizenship rights. 

 

An outcome of the FJYWF is My Guide to Voting, a publication created by and for young Fijians to inform and empower them about their rights and responsibilities as citizens. 

 

Find out more about FJYWF on their Twitter page.

 

Watch a video produced by the FJYWF exploring the issues they are concerned about here.

 

Listen to youth activists in Fiji speak about what they are doing to support a peaceful transition to democracy here.

 

Read more about how Conciliation Resources supports the work of local civil society organisations in Fiji here.