WOWS Kids Fiji’s 2026 Gala Fundraiser, held in partnership with Unit Trust of Fiji, raised $125,000 to boost care for children diagnosed with cancer and support their families across Fiji and the wider Pacific. Organisers described the haul as a significant uplift for the charity’s programmes, which provide medical, emotional and practical assistance to young patients facing cancer.
The gala brought together business leaders, community supporters and civic partners to focus attention and resources on paediatric cancer needs that often stretch beyond hospital walls. WOWS Kids Fiji said the funds raised on the night will be earmarked for direct care and treatment costs as well as vital outreach programmes designed to reach children and families in remote and under-resourced areas.
According to organisers, the money will bolster services that help families navigate the costs and logistics of treatment, and support community-based initiatives that identify and refer at-risk children earlier. While specifics on individual grants or disbursements were not released, WOWS Kids Fiji confirmed the funds will be used across its core areas of work: clinical support, family assistance and outreach education.
Unit Trust of Fiji’s role as partner highlighted growing collaboration between corporate entities and community charities in Fiji’s health sector. WOWS Kids Fiji publicly thanked Unit Trust of Fiji and other partners for their solidarity with young cancer patients, noting that private-sector support remains essential to bridging gaps in treatment access and continuity of care.
The fundraiser sits alongside other recent philanthropic efforts in Fiji that have directed resources to health and emergency services. In 2025, a high-profile charity golf event helped bolster funding for St John Ambulance services, underscoring a trend of corporate and community fundraising stepping in to complement public services. For organisations focused on childhood cancer, such injections of funding can translate into faster access to diagnostics, travel assistance for families, and expanded outreach into outer islands.
WOWS Kids Fiji’s announcement marks the latest development in the organisation’s efforts to scale up support for children with cancer in the Pacific. Organisers said they were grateful to all donors and supporters and reiterated their commitment to deploying the funds to where they will have the greatest impact for affected families.