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Think Pacific Foundation (FIJI)
Background
Learn More About Think Pacific Foundation (FIJI)
Think Pacific Foundation (FIJI) is the locally registered Fijian charity and NGO behind Think Pacific volunteer projects.
The ‘TP foundation’ works year round to support sustainable development in Fiji’s rural communities. Under national strategies with the Fijian Ministry, we help communities achieve holistic health. We work in areas of education and advocacy, sports development, health promotion and infrastructure development and we support young people to foster leadership skills and become the agents of change in their communities.
We also work on numerous projects to add capacity to other local NGO’s, charities and community groups to enable Fijian’s to promote positive social action in their communities.
Our charity provides local monitoring and evaluation for the largest international volunteering project and student cultural exchange in the South Pacific Islands.
At a Glance...
- A non-for-profit NGO & Registered Charitable Trust in Fiji since 2014
- Works year round to support rural communities
- Achieves the ‘Towards a Healthy Fiji Islands’ program created by World Health Organisation & Fijian Ministry
- Focus areas include advancing education, facilitating sports development, increasing health promotion, developing infrastructure and enhancing access to opportunity, information and new skills for Fijian people, especially those in rural areas.
- Facilitates for Fijians to be leaders of the future
- Adds capacity and support to other NGO’s, especially grass roots Fijian community organisations
- Official partnerships with government ministries to advance their projects and programmes in rural areas
Mission, Vision & Values
The 'Why' Behind Think Pacific Foundation
Think Pacific Foundation works to empower rural communities and in particular, young Fijians, to expand their education, skills and opportunity.
We were created from the inspiration of Manasa Seniyasi and Waliki Satakala, Fijians who were working on projects for the Fijian Ministry of Health in the early 2000’s and together with two British Nationals volunteering in Fiji, Simon Darker and Harry Hunter, we created a program to achieve a local ambition to improve health and education a remote areas of the Fiji called the Lomaiviti Islands. From that success, we achieved recognition from the Fijian Government, expanded programmes nationally and created a local charitable foundation, the Think Pacific Foundation
Our Vision? Inspired young leaders, positively impacting local and global challenges.
Our Mission? Empowering Fijian youths to achieve the goals of the Fiji National Development Plan
What are your long term aims and vision for Fiji?
The TP Foundation’s long term vision is a Fiji where all communities may be self sufficient achieving holistic development, including access to improved infrastructure, quality and consistent healthcare, advanced education and training, employment and enterprise opportunities that empowers all Fijians to achieve their goals.
The empowerment of Fiji’s youth so they can realise their aspirations as Fiji’s next generation of leaders, both as traditional leaders and ‘national’ leaders.
A key component of this vision for Fiji would be that these opportunities and developments exist very much in the rural and remote areas of the country, as well as the urban settings, allowing all communities to prosper, whilst also seeing local customs and cultures for Fijians (iTaukei / Indian / Part-European) maintained and celebrated, and ensuring that Fiji achieves sustainable development practices (Via training / education / lifestyle health etc)
The Aims Behind Think Pacific Foundation
TPF Trustee, Manasa Seneyasi explains the Towards a Healthy Fiji Islands Programme
Providing Access and Opportunity
Learn More From Trustee and Co-Founder, Harry Hunter
Choose Your Action Project
International Development
How Can We Create a Not-For-Profit To Help Rural Farmers?
Action Project (51-01)
How do we create a not-for-profit that provides direct market access for turmeric farmers in Fiji?
Youth Opportunities Database
Action Project (51-03)
The Think Pacific Foundation would like help in developing a youth opportunities and skills development program and database.
Women's Empowerment
Action Project 51-05
Design women’s empowerment workshops to be delivered by TP volunteers and staff in rural areas
Resource Collation
Action Project (51-40)
Research and collate resources and texts on ‘ethical volunteering’
Fashion & Sustainable Fashion
Action Project (51-48)
Create simple cut-templates for Bula Dresses and Shirts
Action Project (51-49)
Design patterns for new Think Pacific Sulus
Action Project (51-50)
Research sustainable fashion in Fiji and map out the impact of Fast Fashion on the Pacific Area
Environment and Conservation
Environmental Awareness For Children
Action Project (51-02)
Could you design fun resources, activities and lesson plans that we can distribute to teachers in Fiji to teach about protecting the environment in Fiji?
Carbon Offset
Action Project (51-22)
Does carbon offsetting work and what are the alternatives?
Renewable Energy Research
Action Project (51-34)
Research renewable, alternative sources for power generation in a rural village.
Business and Enterprise
Young Enterprise Engagement Program Development
Action Project (51-04)
The Think Pacific Foundation would like help in creating and developing a Young Fijian enterprise engagement program.
Rural Business Innovations
Action Project 51-06
Create a report investigating what global rural business successes could be adopted in Fiji.
Creating Simple Business Resources
Action Project 51-07
Creating simple business resources to support business owners and business startups in rural communities
Creating an International Sales Business Guide
Action Project 51-08
Create a guide explaining how to sell Fijian goods and handicrafts internationally.
Micro-Tourism Business
Action Project (51-11)
Create a step by step guide to creating an effective micro-tourism buisness in Fiji.
Online Business Ideas
Action Project (51-12)
Create viable online business ideas for Fijians from scratch with limited capital or create a guide to support existing small businesses break into the online market.
Business Guidebook Creation
Action Project (51-35)
Create a guidebook for creating a start-up for young entrepreneurs in Fiji.
Excel Training Workshop
Action Project (51-39)
Create an ‘Excel 101’ training series that can be distributed to future interns
Policy Review- New Action Project!
Action Project (51-51)
Review and analyze the Think Pacific Emergency Response & Crisis Management Plan
Policy Review- New Action Project!
Action Project (51-52)
Review and analyze the Think Pacific Risk Management Policy
Policy Review- New Action Project
Action Project (51-53)
Review and analyze the Think Pacific Health & Safety Policy
Policy Review- New Action Project!
Action Project (51-54)
Review and analyze the Think Pacific First Aid Policy
Policy Review- New Action Project
Action Project (51-55)
Review and analyze the Think Pacific Equal Opportunity Policy
Global Health
First Aid Workshop Design
Action Project (51-36)
Design a basic first-aid workshop that can take place as part of our community projects
*Coming Soon*
Action Project (51-37)
Create clear and understandable NCD awareness content to be distributed to rural communities.
NGO Management
Data Visualisation - Impact Report
Action Project (51-41)
Create clear visual representations of TPF’s impact report
Data Visualisation - Impact Report
Action Project (51-42)
Create attractive and concise visual representations of data sources such as the WHO that relate to TPF’s goals and initiatives
Engineering Projects
Design a cyclone-proof home for a Fijian village
Action Project (51-26)
Natural disasters result in huge personal and economic struggles for Fijian people. Within this project, we would like you to design a Fijian house that could be built affordably within a village.
Design a waterless toilet system
Action Project (51-27)
For communities throughout Fiji, water is extremely precious and using this valuable resource to flush toilets can seem a huge waste. Therefore, we would like you to design a new system that could be implemented within a Fijian village that wouldn’t require any water to be used.
Design a water system for a village
Action Project (51-28)
For this project, we would like you to design a water system that could be implemented within a Fijian village. You have creative freedom to suggest how a community may obtain their water.
Design a shower system for a Fijian village home
Action Project (51-29)
We would like you to design a shower system that could be implemented within a Fijian home.
Create a model to relocate a village suffering from sea level rise
Action Project (51-30)
As a result of sea-level rise, many villages are stuck in a difficult situation. Do they stay where they are or do they relocate inland? Within this project, we would like you to create a model that would allow villages to relocate, should they wish to.
Research biogas projects that turn pig manure into energy
Action Project (51-31)
For this project, we would like you to design a biogas system that is able to produce a sustainable gas using pig manure, providing recommendations for how a community would be able to benefit and implement such a system.
Research & Design a chicken tractor for a village
Action Project (51-32)
We would like you to design a ‘chicken tractor’ or chicken pen that would allow people in the village to be able to gather eggs, saving money and also offering income opportunities.
Research effective sea walls to prevent the erosion of villages
Action Project (51-33)
We would like you to research the most effective ways of preventing the erosion of villages due to sea-level rise. Explore both natural options, such as mangrove planting, and also other options such as building using concrete etc.
Software Engineering
Chat Bot Creation
Action Project (51-43)
Create an FAQ Chatbot for the Think Pacific Website
Emotion Detection Software
Action Project (51-44)
Create emotion detection software (EDS) that can be used in schools in Fiji
Fraud Detection Software
Action Project (51-45)
Create a detection software that can be utilised to detect credit card fraud
Cyclone Detection
Action Project (51-46)
Design an algorithm that can analyse weather patterns to predict cyclones.
Cluster Profiling
Action Project (51-47)
Design a cluster profiling software that analyses customer behaviour.
Further Reading & Resources
Web Resources
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Video Interviews
Female Fijian Perspectives
Farming in Rural Fiji