500 rural women will be represented in the 2017 National Women’s Expo that will be held in June.
Minister for Women Mereseini Vuniwaqa says the Ministry has finalized the provincial craft shows from where they select women who will represent the communities and provinces at the Expo.
Vuniwaqa says the selection of these women was done by the Fiji Arts Council and the Ministry of Health.
She says they are now working with the stakeholders preparing for logistics.
Vuniwaqa says the main aim of the expo is to economially empower women and connect them to markets.
