Fiji: Girls mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

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"The GIRLS, performed at the John Wesley Primary School this morning and will showcase their talents again this afternoon at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Primary School."

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By The Jest | November 24, 2013

The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, with two theatre performances.

Time to Tell, a play inspired by a collection of sixstories shared during a two-day storytelling session with 25 participants of FWRM’s GIRLS project. GIRLS – Grow, Inspire, Relate, Lead, Succeed, is a yearlong theatre project, designed to empower 10-12-year-old- girls and strengthen their knowledge on the rights of the girl child.

“The GIRLS, performed at the John Wesley Primary School this morning and will showcase their talents again this afternoon at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Primary School. Excitement was high this morning as many of the girls are students of these schools and were looking forward to performing in front of their teachers, classmates and friends,” said FWRM’s Executive Director Virisila Buadromo.

“For this year’s campaign, we felt it was important to focus on the girl child. Time to Tell has themes related to the impact of child sexual abuse, emotional and physical violence; the importance of parental support and recognition of children’s rights and issues of identity and coping – all very relevant to the 16 Days of Activism Campaign.”

Following successful performances earlier this year (including a public performance at the University of the South Pacific), undertaken in collaboration with Women’s Action for Change and supported by the International Women’s Development Agency, FWRM’s has noticed a marked difference in the GIRLS.

“Participants are more confident and vocal. Many have forged strong friendships and are able to better relate to each,” said Buadromo.


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