By Kite Pareti Two years since launching their range of coconut based products, Fijian entrepreneurs Kylie Daunoco and Jojina Ah-Yuk have entered into a new partnership to further revive the tradition of making toddy. Initially known for their delicious home-made coconut ice-creams—a venture birthed during Covid lockdowns—the duo have launched […]
Over 200 emerging Fijian entrepreneurs have been selected into the 2023 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program. The AWE program is based on a model of peer-to-peer learning and local mentorship, which helps participants build their own businesses and seek innovative scaling opportunities. It has enabled an AWEsome community of […]
As a child from the Lau Islands growing up in Suva, Fiji, Eseta Nadakuitavuki dreamt of becoming a nurse. She may have ended up following a different path, but never lost her desire to overcome the barriers to women pursuing a successful career. Nadakuitavuki has just been appointed by the […]
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says Papua New Guinea has the largest gender gap in financial inclusion in the Pacific region, with 29% of women less likely to have access to formal financial services. Multiple factors contribute to this inequality, including a low level of financial management and digital skills […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti The lack of a market for Samoan rural business owners spurred now-iconic business leader, Adimaimalaga Tafuna’i and her team to venture out into agriculture, and the passion for helping vulnerable families is what has kept them going during challenging times. Tafuna’i, the co-founder and executive director of […]
By Angus Delaney Elisabeta Waqa founded her business, The Lovo Queen, during the pandemic with a few key principles – passion, faith, hope and love. Speaking to a full auditorium at The University of The South Pacific’s Entrepreneurs Fair this week, Waqa shared her experience as business owner and single […]
A new market for the women of Nui Island Community on Funafuti has officially opened. The Tuvalu Department of Trade had worked together with the Nui Island community through the Enhanced Integrated Framework TIPS project to establish the new market. Minister for Local Government and Agriculture, Saaga Talu, was in […]
Adimaimalaga Tafuna’i is the keynote speaker for Fiji’s second Women Invigorating the Nation (WIN) Convention. Tafuna’i is a Co-founder and Executive Director of Women in Business Development Inc in Samoa. Since 1991, Tafuna’i has led the organisation through several transitions, which included shifting from economic empowerment for urban women to […]
Fiji’s second Women Invigorating the Nation (WIN) Convention has filled up more than a quarter of its capacity, just a week after opening for registrations. The women-only convention brings together female entrepreneurs in one location to share experiences and empower them on their entrepreneurial journeys. Vice Chair of the Women […]
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