Jane Kennedy worked for the Fiji Red Cross Society when she fell in love with Fiji, especially the people’s ability to smile in the face of adversity and bounce back from hardship.  'a Girl & her world' was born when a friend in Fiji needed help getting her daughter to high school.
 
Jane's charity, started with five other girlfriends, focuses on education, income, health & well-being.  It helps girls in the Pacific Islands get back to school, as well as help their families create income generating projects like sewing machines and fabric for tailoring, veggies to eat and sell chicken coups for eggs and meat and honey bee boxes for harvest.  They also sell their products and assist with emergency funds when natural disasters hit.
 
Jane’s passionate talk showed her commitment to making a difference in the lives of girls & their families in the Pacific Islands.  Her stories from remote parts of Fiji, where 38% of girls under 18 are married as families can’t afford their education, and every extra year of education means a 10% increase in their income.  Removing simple barriers to education like travel costs & school equipment has a significant positive impact.
 
Jane successfully highlighted the need to ‘Break the Poverty Cycle’ by giving them the tools, and helping them with income producing projects. a Girl & her world is a very professional organisation, shown by the recent completion of a ‘’Child Protection policy’’, and it runs workshops on topics like ‘Staying Safe’ & ‘Cyber Safety’, and next year will be moving into vocational training.  It cost $300 per year to sponsor a girl.