Alparti’s bee venture
25 November 2020
Despite having to overcome many challenges as a woman entering into entrepreneurship, Alparti continues to be optimistic about growing her bee farm....
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Soroptimists focus on empowering women with vocational and life skills training
11 November 2020
Soroptomist International Sigatoka providing agriculture-based training and support to women living in the more remote parts of the province. This will be followed by a market day where the women can showcase and sell their produc...
Network supports vulnerable members with livelihood and healthcare initiatives
09 November 2020
The Pacific Rainbow Advocacy Network (PRAN) is helping its members deal with the socio-economic fallout of COVID-19 through initiatives that focus on alternative livelihoods and access to healthcare services....
Income diversification to help build community resilience
16 October 2020
One of the biggest financial lessons from the COVID-19 crisis is to diversify and not rely on a single source of income. This is a business concept that underpins the way in which social enterprise Talanoa Treks has supported the ...
Business Continuity Plan helps mushroom farmer survive dual crises
21 September 2020
Fanny Fiteli, owner of Mama’s Mushrooms and Vice Chair (Western Division) of the Women Entrepreneurs and Business Council (WEBC), says that having a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) helped her respond immediately when tough decisi...
COVID-19 support: Understanding the lived realities of young women and girls
18 September 2020
Earlier this year, the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement conducted a small-scale rapid assessment on the impact of COVID-19 on young women and girls in Fiji. The assessment, conducted via an online survey and phone interviews, focuse...
Transcend Oceania helps build trauma-informed communities after TC Harold
27 August 2020
With Fijian communities still reeling from the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Harold and COVID-19, Transcend Oceania is working to provide psycho-social support to women and communities coping with trauma....
Psychiatric Survivors Association pilots new livelihoods programme for members
17 August 2020
Arising out of the recent hardships of COVID-19 and tropical cyclone Harold, the Psychiatric Survivors Association has piloted a new programme that would help reduce the reliance of its members on medication, promote food security...
Fiji’s disability sector learning to cope with the new normal
17 August 2020
In Fiji, the impact of COVID-19 and tropical cyclone Harold which both happened around March, brought unprecedented challenges to Fiji’s disabled citizens who represent 13.7%[1] of Fiji’s population....
Medical Services Pacific: Keeping us calm in these uncertain times
05 June 2020
During the height of the lockdown restriction, Medical Services Pacific (MSP) was one of the many organisations on the front-lines providing critical support to citizens coping with COVID-19. MSP manages the Ministry of Women, C...