‘We want every daughter in Fiji to grow up in a country where she can believe in herself, believe in her future, and follow her heart and realize her dreams.’
This was highlighted by the Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Veena Bhatnagar while addressing the Active Women’s Group Forum in Lautoka.
Bhatnagar says when women are not paid well, fifty percent of the population is not paid well and when women are disrespected, humiliated or exploited, a major chunk of the world population is disrespected, humiliated or exploited.
Bhatnagar stresses that there are lots of empowerment programs offered by the Ministry to assist women with Income generating projects with capacity building training, financial literacy training and technical training for sustainability of the projects.
The Assistant Minister highlights that their current projects are poultry, bee keeping, nursery, piggery, bread making, canteen and others.
She adds that the fight for gender equality and equity is an everyday battle.
