UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji: Rural Women Help Early Recovery Efforts in Fiji...
Yakete, Ba Province, Fiji: When an extreme weather event such as Sever Tropical Cyclone Winston hits communities in remote, almost intractable highlands of Fiji, just what does it take to deal with the sudden loss of household incomes as farm produce stands mutilated by the storms and crop failure stares you in your face? A group of women in Yakete district of the Ba province have decided to step up to the plate and be counted. With some good-old artisanal skills, the women are working overtime, creating marketable ‘green’ artefacts from the green gold in their local farms.