The 4th National Women’s Expo will be held from 21st to 23rd June this year.
This has been revealed by the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa while officially opening the Northern Divisional Craft-Show in Vanua Levu.
A total of 120 women artisans, 40 from each of the provinces in Vanua Levu are taking part in the 3 day craft show held at the Savusavu Market foreshore.
Vuniwaqa says 80 women exhibitors will be selected to participate at the National Women’s Expo in Suva based on their ability to meet market demand and the quality of their products.
She says that the Divisional and National Expo will also help to keep our traditional handicrafts alive.
Vuniwaqa reiterated that the purpose of the Divisional Expos is for women artisans to produce quality products that are a level up from previous years National Expo and to build a new business culture amongst rural women artisans.
She adds that their products can connect to the growing market in Fiji and abroad and in so doing women can enjoy a financial uplift to meet their own needs and in pursuing a better livelihood for their families and communities alike.
