Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission 13
Alternative report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women on the fifth periodic review of Fiji
38(1) provides for the right to
health including reproductive
health care and state has allocated
$295,000 for 2017-18 fiscal year to
the Fiji Adolescent Reproductive
Health Programme under the
Ministry of Health & Medical
Services.
Social and Economic Benefits
Rural women, indigenous and minority
women
Women with disabilities
Ministry of Women, Children and
Poverty alleviation has various
social welfare schemes such as the
Poverty Benefit Scheme, Social
Pension Scheme and Food Vouchers
for Rural Pregnant Mothers scheme.
Government also provides Small
Medium Enterprise Grant and
Incoming Generating Grant.
7,209 women have been assisted by
the Ministry of Trade $1000 grant to
small enterprises to start small
businesses.
Awareness of their rights and access
to service delivery for rural women
has been significantly enhanced
through the REACH initiative.
Section 28 of the Constitution
guarantees the right of ownership,
and protection of iTaukei, Rotuman
and Lands. Land owvership is
registered under the “Vola ni Kawa
Bula” (VKB) and women also qualify
for land ownership. support
prosecutions
Fiji has ratified the Convention on
Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Section 42 of the Constitution
guarantees rights of persons with
disabilities and disability is also a
prohibited ground of discrimination
under section 26.
The Rights of Persons with