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Sixty women and young people from the province of Cakaudrove will be trained to improve their entrepreneurial skills by the Soqosoqo Vakamarama iTaukei Cakaudrove.

Member Sereana Kubuabola revealed this when she received an economic stimulus grant of US $ 22,740 (FF 47,046) yesterday from the US Embassy in Fiji.

She said the grant would help them organize training in villages in Cakaudrove province to help women and young people develop their entrepreneurial skills and knowledge.

“We will develop the entrepreneurial skills of women and young people.

“In order for them to run a business, they have to know what they want to market, so we are going to encourage the teaching and development of how things are made, whether it is crafts or agriculture,” she declared. .

“We hope that this money will enable them in particular to manage their businesses in the village.

She said they would also help find overseas markets for manufactured products such as masi, tapa and mats.

Women in the villages, said Ms Kubuabola, were generally left behind and the skills learned through the training would help them earn a living and that of their families.

Another recipient, President of the Fiji Beekeepers Association, Nilesh Kumar, said they would organize training for people in beekeeping around Fiji with a grant of over US $ 36,000. (74 480 F) supplied.

“Since the pandemic has affected farmers and there are people who have lost their jobs, most of them resort to the agricultural sector and there are a lot of people who also come to beekeeping.

“We will use this money to train these people before they invest in beekeeping,” Kumar said.

Total funding of $ 258,615 has been announced for four recipients of the U.S. Embassy’s Economic Stimulus Grant program.

Chargé d’affaires Elise Tokumasu de Silva said the U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the recipient of the Economic Stimulus Grants for the second year in a row.

“These civil society organizations have focused on developing innovative solutions to mitigate the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are grateful for their work and hope the public will benefit from their efforts, ”she said.

The Embassy awarded grants to four civil society organizations, including the Tasty Kitchen collective, Langfonaua Fafine A ‘Tonga, Soqosoqo Vakamarama i-Taukei Cakaudrove and the Fiji Beekeeping Association.

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