Yes, finally something happening in Veisari, Lami!!! (my little home town in Fiji) NEW DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR VEISARI WOMEN 9/3/2014 New development projects are being pursued to economically empower the women of Vesari in Lami. This follows a meeting this week between the Minister for Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation Minister Dr Jiko Luveni and the women living in Veisari. “True development can only be achieved through equal participation of women into economic growth. Through the Ministry’s increased budget allocation of $1.3 million, we have been able to assist more than 1702 women’s groups in Fiji. I am glad to see that this multicultural women’s group is determined to work together with the Ministry to elevate their standard of living”, the Minister told the women. “The Ministry will assist by providing the women with skills-training to venture into income generating projects like baking, selling handicrafts and also tailoring. These women are very talented and all they need is a facility like women’s centre to bring them together to earn income for their families. “They will also be provided with workshops to build their leadership skills including awareness programs relative to elimination of violence, gender equality and women’s reproductive health. The government is ready to assist any individual woman or women’s group who are looking for opportunities to reach their full potential,” Dr Luveni said. The Veisari Multicultural Women’s Group spokeswoman Mrs Iaeli Kelesoma said the assistance from the government improve their livelihood. “The Veisari Women’s Group has 60 members from Kiribati, Tuvaluan, Banaban, Tongans and Samoan’s. Most of these women earn income through selling handicrafts and we are grateful that the Ministry has today given us two sewing machines that will help us to sew and sell school uniforms and pillowcases, bed mattress. We are grateful to the present government for reaching out to us and we are looking forward toparticipate in the new development projects for women. This would unite ourc ommunity, women with different backgrounds with a common identity, all recognized as Fijians to share their skills and map the way forward to improve their lives. “We are really grateful that government has thought of us and Dr Luveni’s visit here today is a demonstration of the commitment they have to develop the communities through empowering women. Projects like women centre and bakery will help us to become financially independent and support our families,” Mrs Kelesoma said.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:13:37 +0000
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