Five organisations benefit from US Embassy funding

Five organisations benefit from US Embassy funding

Fiji Times 19 August 2020 – “The grant funding for these organisations range between $25,000 to $40,000, supporting economic resilience and recovery.

“With a special emphasis on tourism, NatureFiji–MareqetiViti will receive $85,000 to work with five local tourism operators to support the development of income-generating opportunities while Corals for Conservation’s Teitei Livelihoods Centre will use their $53,000 to implement an entrepreneurial training program to facilitate a network of local homestay and village stay businesses with women and youths in Sigatoka.

“The Soqosoqo Vakamarama iTaukei will use their $53,000 in funding to establish two commercial incubator/growth centres in the existing premises in Suva and Savusavu while the Rotary Club of Savusavu will use their $85,000 grant to develop a tourism facility situated between Labasa and Savusavu.”

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