Baby steps for Rabi [Fiji Island] women
Kuini Waqasavou – Fiji Times – Wednesday, 18 July 2012 (originally published 16 Jul)
Beren Teresia, 23, at a rice demonstration farm in Nuku Settlement, Rabi. Image: SUPPLIED/MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
WOMEN on the island of Rabi are very fortunate to have a group specifically looking after their needs bearing in mind the fact that they are also great role models in their families.
The Women’s Interest Group or the Banaban Women’s Organisation has been running successfully over the years since its establishment through the councillors of the Rabi Island Council.
According to group officer, 50-year-old Arariki Ka’ake, members include women from all the villages and settlements on the island who have been meeting on a weekly basis to discuss the way forward and how best they can help improve the lives of their individual families . . .
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