Transcend Oceania (TO) discussions with Fiji TV this morning (09.06.20) on the possibilities of creating a dialogue visibility space to engage community groups and leaders to be part of the JustPeace Talanoa Bure@COVID 19 Program. TO’s Executive Director, Director Programs and Research and Communications Officer met with Fiji TV Production and Sales team this morning. More updates in the…
Transcend Oceania’s Scoping work has started for the OMBE (Oceania Men & Boys Engage) Project. The aim of this project is to actively engage men and boys in the prevention and reduction of violence against women, girls, children and other vulnerable members of societies. This is a 3 year project and one of its activities include Scoping and Baseline, which…
Transcend Oceania’s engagements and also as the Pacific Regional Secretariat to GPPAC Pacific with the Civil Society Forum this week is to reinforce the importance of collaborations and dialogue during this Novel COVID19 pandemic, It brings greater complexity to the work of Pacific Peacebuilders already dealing with issues including the complexities of the climate crisis as well as the progressing…
During and in the current time of transitioning away from COVID 19 in Fiji, a strategy that Transcend Oceania is co-creating with community leaders is a safe talanoa space and in local context the Talanoa Bure where we talanoa dialogue and taking into account the how this is done in our local context. Important in this setting is being mindful…
JustPeace Talanoa Issue 1 May 2020 – Transcend Oceania is excited to bring you the first edition of “JustPeace Talanoa”. This is the first Newsletter since the inception of the organization in 2014. The main objective of this edition is to capture the vital role Transcend Oceania plays in advancing sustainable peace and development in Fiji and the region.
For Transcend Oceania, Facilitation is not just something that we do or get invited to fulfill for someone else who needs assistance in guiding groups towards a desired goal. For us, Facilitation is a state of being ! We see opportunities to facilitate human interactions all the time in both informal and formal situations where people interact with each other. In…
Transcend Oceania believes and promotes training and education in peace, justice and development as a strategic and non violent, prevention and intervention peacebuilding strategy to the many conflicts and social issues people in Oceania increasingly face today. Through many years of experience in Fiji and Oceania, TO personnel have engaged with communities, civil society organizations and institutions, churches , security…
Our role has been to provide the basic framework for healing and recovery Traditional systems of living and sharing affirm recovery and healing for those affect by TC Winston in villages in Bua and Taveuni. ‘Solesolevaki’ a system of working together in villages have helped rebuild their lives as a community. Story telling around the yaqona bowl are spaces for…