The Coalition Government has reinstated school chaplains to mitigate the escalating social problems amongst young people in Fiji.
In a statement, Cabinet announced that funding for school chaplain positions in government schools will be made available through the Ministry of Education.
“Cabinet also agreed that chaplains in non-government schools be funded on a cost – sharing basis from the Free Education Grant (FEG),” the statement read.
“A school chaplain refers to a cleric (such as minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, pundit or imam) or a lay representative of a religious body, attached to a school.
“School chaplains will be guided by the School Chaplaincy Policy.”
