78 families residing in Newtown Hart receive assistance from Live and Learn Fiji
78 families living at the Newtown Hart in Suva have received assistance packages from the Live and Learn Fiji organisation. The assistance is funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Each family received food ration packs, hygiene and washing kits. One of the recipients was 67-year-old Sera Mataika Ratu and her […]
UN CERF Supports IOM Response to Tropical Cyclone Harold Devastation in Fiji
Date: 13 November 2020 Tropical Cyclone Harold caused extensive destruction after making landfall as a category 4 storm in the Republic of Fiji on 8 April 2020. Since then, International Organization for Migration’s partnership with the Fijian NGO Live and Learn has supported the ongoing rebuilding efforts by responding to the shelter needs of some […]
Report: MoneyMinded program significantly strengthened financial knowledge
AN independent impact evaluation report of MoneyMinded, ANZ’s financial inclusion program, has found the program significantly strengthened participants’ financial knowledge, skills and capabilities. According to the findings of the study, 96 per cent of the respondents reported the MoneyMinded program had improved their financial wellbeing – meaning their ability to meet financial commitments, feel financially […]
ANZ gives to Fijian charity Live & Learn
WOMEN in Drawa communities in rural Vanua Levu will benefit from an ANZ gift of $A10,000 ($F15,300) to Fijian charity Live & Learn. ANZ raised the funds through its “Five to Thrive” leadership challenge where staff members across ANZ globally were invited to commit to five leadership behaviours as daily habits. With every challenge completed, […]
Drawa landowning units receive carbon sale proceeds
MEMBERS of the eight landowning units that make up the Drawa Block Forest – a community cooperative – gathered at Drawa Village, Dreketi, Macuata in their bula colours today to celebrate the official handover of their carbon proceeds. The cooperative received a cheque of $20,700 as profit from the sale of carbon units stored in […]
Carbon trade pays off
AFTER waiting for seven years, the people of Drawa in Macuata had a reason to celebrate as they became the first in the country to trade carbon under the voluntary carbon market. The eight landowning units undertaking the project under the “Drawa Block Forest a Community Cooperative” (DBFCC) received a cheque of $20,700 in proceeds from […]