The initiative - known as STOP - promotes a good lifestyle and also the importance of knowing about non-communicable diseases, doping and environmental schemes.

Coordinator Jeegar Bhasvar was invited to be a part of the diamond anniversary celebrations at St Joseph's Secondary School, which held a week of festivities to celebrate its milestone.

"We were invited by Pauline Morris who is an old scholar and is a strong supporter of STOP, and we had strong backing from our chief executive Lorraine Mar who is also an old scholar," said Bhasvar.

"STOP uses elite athletes that have represented the country and some of these athletes have been a part of our programme and are usually called champions.

"One of our current champions is Team Fiji hockey representative Tessa Harman."

The work at the school, which is in the capital Suva, involved 160 people across two days.

Other "champions" involved included women's footballer Laisani Mataele and cricketer Joana Lesi.

Fijian sport is currently on a high after the country won Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016 in the men's rugby sevens tournament.

There were high hopes that Fiji would triumph as the sport debuted at the Games and they topped the podium after beating Britain 26-7 in a one-sided final.

It was not only their first Olympic gold but their first medal of any colour. 

The team subsequently received a hero's welcome on their return to the country.