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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

AS many as 51 students from 12 schools in Lautoka are spreading peace and goodwill in the community. The project, an initiative of NGO Live and Learn’s environmental education, involves students spending two days beautifying Lautoka Hospital’s children’s ward. They also painted the veranda and tables and helped with the installation of a peace garden. […]