The FSPI Network is
an independent group of like-minded NGOs who work at the grassroots
level in nine Pacific countries.
In addition, FSPI has three metropolitan partners:
Australian Foundation
of the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific (AFAP), Just World Partners (JWP)
and Counterpart International, USA who offer a range of project services
that extend beyond the Pacific. The community work undertaken by FSPI
affiliates varies from country to country and from sector to sector.
Community development remains the core business of our network, which
includes various types of awareness programs and advocacy work. As a
network, FSPI is committed to increasing stability and reducing poverty
throughout the region.
Our work at the FSPI Secretariat is derived from needs identified by
our affiliates and their constituencies. Each affiliate has a representative
on the FSPI Board of Management, which meets annually and appoints an
Executive Committee to oversee the functions of the FSPI Secretariat.
FSPI is now the largest, most experienced secular civil society network
in the Pacific with affiliates in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, East Timor, United Kingdom,
Australia and the United States.
As the Secretariat for the
FSPI network, the focus of all of our work is encapsulated in the
following vision and mission statement.
Our Vision
Together we build communities in the Pacific.
Mission Statement
We work with Pacific communities through people-centered programs
to foster self-reliance within a changing world.
This mission statement is translated into action on the ground through
the work of our country affiliates and community partners.
The focus of our work at national and regional level is the local
community. The overarching aim is to encourage community members to
take responsibility for their own development. This involves assisting
them identify self-determined priorities and goals and to assert their
right to influence and access public services and decision-making
processes.
