Gau High School Meke Group-LOMAIVITI
Program: Performing Arts Touring - Suva
Event: South Pacific Games (SPG) Cultural Program
$2000
Date: 12 Jul
No. Of Participants: 46 students; 12 adults

Purpose:
To assist in transportation costs for the young performing artists from Gau High School in Lomaiviti to showcase and exhibit their traditional meke's at the SPG Games cultural events. The policy of performing arts tour encourages the distribution of performing arts and participation of performing arts groups outside of Viti Levu.

Ai Vola ni Vula Vakaviti (Fijian language calendar) - Publication
Program: Literature & History
$4800
Author: Saula Telawa
Village: Tavualevu, BA
Date: Jun 6

Purpose:
To publish and print 1000 copies of the Fijian calendar written by Saula Telawa a prominent Fijian writer. The calendar describes and illustrates the climatic seasons and the traditional Fijian practices and activities undertaken during every seasonal variation e.g. fishing, deep-sea diving, agriculture, small-scale farming, and the presence of various floras and faunas for every season.

Femmes Funk Music Festival
Program: Music
$1500
Applicant: Alliance Francaise
Date: 22-24 May

Purpose:
To assist in sponsorship of the Femmes Funk Music Festival organized by Alliance Francaise for the promotion of local and overseas composers and musicians.

Dolly Rabuka Ministries
Program: Music

$2660
Applicant: Viliame Rabuka
Date: 18 Dec

Purpose:
To nurture and develop the talent of young aspiring composer, Dolly Rabuka, through a 2/3 funding of a musical recording equipment which will aid in the compilation of her songs.

Manoa Twisti Suguta
Program: Music
$1734
Applicant: Manoa Twisti Suguta
Date: 18 Dec

Purpose:
To promote live performances of Manoa's works and compositions as a means of income-generation by funding 2/3 of cost of musical instruments.