Growing up on a sugar cane farm in rural Vanua Levu, 215km North of Fiji’s capital, Shalini Lata developed a strong sense of community from a very early age.

Even though her family moved to the mainland of Viti Levu over two decades ago, she has never forgotten where she came from.

This is Shalini’s story of how she found a way to assist those struggling to make ends meet, in settlements just like the one she was raised in.”

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