My Guide to Voting

"So how do you feel about elections and voting? Don't really understand how it works? Looking for more information? Maybe you think politics is boring or too complicated or not something young women should be involved in? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then this guide is for YOU!"

In advance of Fiji's first national elections (September 17 2014) since the military coup of 2006, the Fiji Women's Right Movement (FWRM) ran the I Am Voting social media campaign and worked with the Fiji Young Women's Forum (FJYWF) to engage young Fijian women to actively discuss issues related to their citizenship rights. An outcome of the FJYWF is My Guide to Voting, a publication created by and for young Fijians to inform and empower them about their rights and responsibilities as citizens. (A related video can be viewed below).

In order to support a peaceful transition to democracy, the colourful comic book is meant to provide "an election adventure" where the reader learns about her right to vote and how she will be able to participate in deciding the future of Fiji. There is a glossary explaining potentially unfamiliar words as well as checklists and other tools designed to help the reader make decisions.