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Covid-19: Fijians harness the fundraising power of social media as their government struggles with the pandemic crisis

Our research has found that same independent approach has seen Fijians reinvent the age-old tradition of solesolevaki – working together for a common cause – for the digital age. As Seattle-based Fijian Taniela Tokailagi explains, social media has enabled support networks to reach beyond the usual geographic or professional borders: “Solesolevaki in the digital era […] is about how deeply we are connected, regardless of where we are in the world.” Dashed hopes While these initiatives are positive, the fact they are necessary has been a blow to Fijians who had been optimistic after a year of being Covid-19 free since the first case was recorded on March 19, 2020.

Fijians harness fundraising power of social media as their government struggles with COVID-19 crisis

Lorena de la Torre Parra Lecturer/Pūkenga, Institute of Development Studies, Massey University Regina Scheyvens Sophie Auckram Research Assistant, Massey University With tourism stalled and the state seemingly unable to resolve the unravelling crisis, there has been a sense of deepening distress in the Pacific nation. Instead, it has placed its faith and the fate of its population of 900,000 in the vaccination programme, a policy that has seen it accused of putting commercial interests ahead of the health of ordinary citizens. Some village chiefs have been so dismayed at government inaction they have instituted their own 14-day mandatory lockdowns.

Fijians harness the fundraising power of social media as their government struggles with the COVID-19 crisis

The current serious outbreak of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Fiji is pushing already stretched health and community resources to the brink. With tourism stalled and the state seemingly unable to resolve the unravelling crisis, there has been a sense of deepening distress in the Pacific nation. Instead, it has placed its faith and the fate of its population of 900,000 in the vaccination programme, a policy that has seen it accused of putting commercial interests ahead of the health of ordinary citizens. Some village chiefs have been so dismayed at government inaction they have instituted their own 14-day mandatory lockdowns.

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