Naifaru Juvenile has just signed a contract with a local construction contractor, Mr. Hassan Mohamed. The construction will begin immediately and we have agreed on a fifteen day period to complete roofing, plastering and the floor for one room. The Naifaru Community Youth Centre Complex (CYCC) is a joint project between Naifaru Juvenile, Naifaru Island Council and Evolution Events, Dubai. Previously another NGO’s property, the half-finished building

Career guidance sessions at the local community school held by a Male’-based facilitator, Mr. Saneel Mohamed (Sannu), have just been concluded. The sessions were arranged by Naifaru Juvenile and the National Career Guidance Centre, Male’. There were a total of six sessions. Three sessions were for school students from grades 9, 11, and 12. There were two sessions for unemployed school leavers and one for the parents of the island. The aim of

On Tuesday the 18th there was a ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of local preschool, Nooraanee Preschool. The ceremony took place at Naifaru Multi-purpose building and saw the participation of several prominent community members, including the president and members of Naifaru Council, president and members of the atoll council, Mr. Mohamed Karim from the Lhaviyani Atoll Hospital management, and the commander of the Maldivian National Defence

The community came together to help clean up the island on Saturday the 15th of September for the annual Clean Up the World event. The event was carried out between two local NGOs, Naifaru Juvenile and Eco-Youth, divers from Prodivers at Kuredu resort and two divers from the MNDF. Prodivers from Kuredu initially took the initiative and invited NGOs from Naifaru to a meeting discussing the prospect of doing a day of cleaning on the island. They agreed

A lecture of reproducion and contraception is held for young women at the local community school, Madhrasathul Ifthitaah. The lecture was held by three medical students from the UK, Hajra, vaishali, and Sophia. The lecture was held in the afternoon and was conducted as part of Naifaru Juvenile’s ongoing project, Reproductive Health Awareness and Family Planning Advice for Youth and Women, which is funded by the United Nations through UNFPA. The

The workshop was conducted over two nights (6th and 7th Sept.) and twelve local women participated. The women were mothers to children from two of our community’s preschools. The workshop was organized by Naifaru Juvenile and conducted by UNFPA instructor, Fathmath Waheedha. The workshop took place at the Lhaviyani Atoll Hospital conference room.