Women-led activist group, DIVA for Equality is providing 800 meals to students in three high-need Suva based schools every week through their Love Meal School Food Programme after receiving cash, groceries and vegetables from people.
Group founder Noelene Nabulivou has thanked those that have come forward and helped them provide meals to these students and is also urging people to continue to assist the organisation as they also want to provide meals to students in two other schools in Sigatoka.
Nabulivou says the students in Sigatoka schools need assistance because there are a lot of parents who were working in the tourism industry and are now out of work. She says it is a big commitment and they have to make sure that they can afford to continue doing this which is why they are planning a fundraising event at the end of this month.
Nabulivou has also highlighted that if they get enough funding, they want to provide meals to students in schools in Labasa as well.
She says this program is also assisting women who are providing the catering services as these women have been unemployed, live in the informal sector or are marginalised lesbian, bisexual or transgender women who need employment for their household.
Nabulivou adds they want to continue to provide students with meals until the end of the school term.
If you want to come forward to assist children needing lunch for school, please contact Noelene Nabulivou on noelenen@gmail.com.
