Adelene Mereoni Chung

Mereoni works as a project support officer for the Citizens’ Constitutional Forum (CCF) an organisation which advocates for leadership based on democratic principles and human rights. Mereoni’s role within CCF involves promoting active citizenship, good governance and multiculturalism by assisting various programs and advocacy campaigns focused on leaders and the youth. She also writes reports for internal and external stakeholders and assists with monitoring and evaluation procedures for CCF projects. Mereoni has a keen interest in advocacy for human rights and civil rights, particularly concerning the youth, and has been involved in projects such as Fiji Youth for Democracy- Civil Rights for Young People, and Civic Education on Constitution Making. She views this program as a great opportunity to gain awareness of effective practices from the Asia-Pacific region and around the world concerning sustainable development and human rights-based governance. She also believes that skills and knowledge gained from the program will benefit her work in project planning, activities and monitoring. She intends to share knowledge gained with young advocacy leaders and to contribute to the development of a Youth Advocacy Agenda in the lead up to Fiji’s 2014 elections.