Singh chooses courage over comfort

FICAC

Singh chooses courage over comfort

By Semi Turaga

Thursday 09/12/2021

Jessica Singh won the Years 9 and 10 FICAC International Anti Corruption Day essay competition.

A Natabua High School student says learning about anti-corruption and integrity has taught her to choose courage over comfort.

Jessica Singh won the Years 9 and 10 FICAC International Anti Corruption Day essay competition.

A student of Xavier College in Ba Asenaca Naliva won the essay competition for Year 11.

She says the essay competition helped lessen her boredom during the lockdown.

Naliva says she has learned a lot about integrity and anti-corruption through the competition.

There were categories for children and civil servants in the essay competition.

128 students from 58 schools and 39 civil servants took part in the essay and poster competition.

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