User:Fencfiji

The Foundation for the Education of Needy Children in Fiji (FENC Fiji) was registered in compliance with the Charitable Trust Act (Cap.67) of Fiji, in early November, 2009. As a newly-established,voluntary,cause-oriented, non-political and not-for-profit organisation, FENC Fiji has a very specific target and focus, this being, the children of the poorest of the poor. FENC Fiji provides educational and related support to such children, with a view to enabling them, and their immediate families, to get out of the traps of poverty. Fenc Fiji supports these children in receiving an education to the levels commensurate wth their abilities and potential. They are committed to mentor each child as they proceed up the education ladder.

The Board of Trustees of FENC Fiji, its Secretariat, and various Committees have been established to ensure the overall efficient and effective operation of FENC Fiji. They are committed to making FENC Fiji, a leading, not-for-profit Foundation that will be trusted for its good governance, transparency, accountability and performance. The incidence of poverty in Fiji has been rising sharply, particularly over the past 22 years. From a low of less than 10% in the late 1970's, the total number of people living below the poverty line in Fiji is now close to 40%. Of the poor, the poorest are the most vulnerable, disadvantaged and amongst the weakest in our society.

PURPOSES AND OBJECTS
The purpose and objects of the Trust include but are not limited to the following:


 * serving, as a voluntary, non-political, non-profit, cause-oriented Organisation, by raising funds and through other ways and means, for the main purpose of providing educational and related support to children of the poorest of the poor families in Fiji;
 * providing, for the beneficiares of the programs and assistance activities of the Trust opportunities to improve their own lives and develop their own strengths as a community to obtain a brighter future through training, participation and linkages to other community support organisation;
 * promoting, awareness of the educational needs of the poorest of te poor needy children in Fiji through programs such as "Sponsor a Child" and other sponsorships;
 * enhancing,synergies and ensuring complementarity, by serving, as necessary and appropriate, as a national umbrella body and conduit, for facilitating the more effective delivery of education and related support to children of the poorest of the poor families within Fiji;
 * contributing, to a strengthening of the partnering relationship for the alleviation of poverty, involving key stakeholders such as concerned Government agencies, representatives of the private sector and civil society in Fiji and also philanthropic individuals and organisations both within Fiji and overseas; and
 * mobilizing, sustainable funding for FENC. Fiji as a charitable Organisation, through voluntary contributions from the private sector; the civil sector; the Government of Fiji as well as external sources and development partners and from individual Fiji citizens including Fiji people now living abroad.