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TSLS. The Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Service ( TSLS) is a statutory body in Fiji that provides funding through scholarships and loans for Fijians to undertake studies in tertiary and vocational education. [1] It was established in 2014 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education funded by the Government of Fiji.
Fiji. Fiji has long been a multi-ethnic country, with a vast majority of people being mixed race even if they do not self-identify in that manner. The indigenous Fijians are of mixed Melanesian and Polynesian ancestry, resulting from years of migration of islanders from various places mixing with each other.
Fenc Fiji is a non-political, non-profit, cause oriented, and voluntary organization with a mission to provide education and related support to the underprivileged children of the Fiji Islands. It is a locally based, national NGO founded in 2009 to address the issues of poverty reduction through the provision of education and related support to ...
Education in Fiji. Primary school education in Fiji is compulsory, and subsidized for eight years. [1] In 1978, the gross primary enrollment ratio was 113.5 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 97.7 percent. [1] As of 2009, attendance was decreasing due to security concerns and the burden of school fees, often due to the cost of ...
t. e. The topic of racism is an ongoing and controversial issue in Fiji, especially in Fijian politics. Racism has been cited as one of the main reasons for the occurrence of coups d'état in Fiji in the past, with Fiji having had four coups, more than any other country in Oceania .
t. e. Fiji 's fourth constitution, the 2013 Constitution of Fiji, was signed into law by President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau on 6 September 2013, coming into effect immediately. [1] [2] It is the first to eliminate race-based electoral rolls, race-based seat quotas, district-based representation, the unelected upper chamber, and the role of the ...
Almost all Indo-Fijians are fluent in English. According to the 1996 census (the latest available), 76.7% of Indo-Fijians are Hindus and a further 15.9% are Muslims. Christians comprise 6.1% of the Indo-Fijian population, while about 0.9% are members of the Sikh faith. The remaining 0.4% are mostly nonreligious.
The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume, belief system, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance, and sports will be discussed in this article to give you an indication of Fiji's indigenous community but also the various communities which make up Fiji as a modern culture and living.