Fiji Girmit Foundation of NZ is a Charitable Trust established in 2013 and some of its key aims and objectives is to celebrate the unique identity of Fiji Indians living in Aotearoa New Zealand; maintenance of language and heritage; to reconnect and restore the foundational history of our ancestors who arrived from India and the acknowledgement and tribute to the indigenous people of Fiji with whom people of Indian descent co-existed with since arrival in 1879. The intergenerational stories of migration journeys of Fijian Indians to Aotearoa New Zealand, in contemporary times, to celebrate the culture, cuisine, success, and language of Fiji Indians reflecting the evolution and integration with fellow Fijians and wider NZ society.
Nidhi Chetty is a 16 year old, passionate young girl, who coordinates the OBR Flashmobs in Auckland. She is a youth member for Fiji Girmit Foundation NZ and is passionate about standing up for her rights and identity.