The establishment of a Women’s Resource Centre in Bua will strengthen the Northern Division’s position as an emerging player in Fiji’s economic sector.
The Bua Women’s Resource Centre will be opened next week and is expected to benefit 58 women groups from nine districts within the Province. Once opened, it is expected to financially empower the women there to generate income from selling items including clothing and handicraft.
Bua Women's Group secretary Ana Ratuilaga says this new development, which was initiated by Government through the Ministry of Women, is an encouraging sign of Government’s commitment to women empowerment in the North.
"This $31,000 Women’s Resource Centre is a positive change for Women in the Bua Province".
“Too often, the women of Bua have been looked down on, but now this will not only be an income generating project but a way to show the rest of the world the talents and skills we still have.”
Ms Ratuilagi highlighted that this development will also encourage women from the province to create various handicrafts that are culturally unique to their own villages. She said the centre will also allow them to sew school uniforms as a form of income.
The centre will also help in the supply of school uniforms to 11 primary schools and four secondary schools in the Province.
"The project of sewing school uniforms will help parents save money from travelling to Labasa and also bring in some income for the Women’s Group".
The women’s group is expected to also receive sewing machines and a generator for the resource centre.
The centre which is located at Nabouwalu will officially be opened next week.
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