12 January, 2026, 9:46 am Central - 26°C Rain

MEET THE YOUNG PACIFIC CHANGE MAKERS!!!

MEET THE YOUNG PACIFIC CHANGE MAKERS!!!

By fijivillage
14/09/2021
Change Maker #9 Isireli Vuadreu Varia and Change Maker Sheemal Kumar #10. [Image: Supplied]

Change Maker #9 - Isireli Vuadreu 

Isireli Vuadreu Varia is 29-year-old and hails from Dakuibeqa Village in Beqa.

He was formerly incarcerated and has since turned a new leaf and is helping Co-Found the Cleaning Wizard Service.

This is a cleaning business company that was established to help provide employment to underprivileged individuals who do not have the educational qualifications to attain stable employment.

Through this, Isireli hopes to help address and impact the high crime rate in our communities by employing youth school dropouts and those unemployed, giving them a chance to improve their living standards.

Change Maker #10 - Sheemal Kumar

Sheemal Kumar is from Naitata in Navua. The 21-year old has an academic background in Human Resource Management & Employment Relations, and Tourism Management from the University of the South Pacific. 

She is currently a member of First Responders, an NGO based in Pacific Harbour.

The organization focuses on helping needy people who have been affected by natural disasters.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, they have also been providing food items, cooked meals, baby diapers and many more basic necessities

Sheemal is passionate about helping those who are less fortunate, and her goal is to start a program to encourage Fiji’s youths to come forward and support those who are vulnerable in society.

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