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 […]
Bid for savings culture
A LEADING bank in Fiji has announced its partnership with a dynamic learning network of locally registered organisations operating in the Pacific to deliver its flagship financial literacy program. The ANZ Bank in Fiji has partnered with Live & Learn to deliver ANZ’s flagship financial literacy program, MoneyMinded, to drive a savings culture in communities […]
Fiji: Food security projects give remote island communities long-term disaster resilience – UNDP
Remote island communities in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands will be better prepared to have food supplies in times of disaster, even if their crops are destroyed. A new Food Bank project will help villages have a ready supply of food and water, with risk-resilient crops and farming techniques being introduced to help the communities become more […]