SUVA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,000 women vendors in Fiji have benefitted from the United Nations Markets for Change Project, which supports the improvement of market infrastructure in nine markets.
According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation on Friday, these women have received training in financial literacy, business management and customer service, leadership, and communications.
The United Nations said that there is increased recognition for the need to improve market safety for all, particularly for women and children. This is a requirement for strengthening the economic and social lives of women.
The project team and police have marked a milestone in an ongoing partnership with the handing-over of soft furnishings and ICT equipment on Friday to further help these women.
The Markets for Change (M4C) Project in Fiji is a United Nations Women Project in partnership with the United Nations Development Program.
It is a six year initiative aimed at ensuring that marketplaces in rural and urban areas in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are safe, inclusive and non-discriminatory environments, promoting gender equality and women's empowerment.
In targeting female market vendors at marketplaces, the M4C Project will contribute to the broader Pacific Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) result of secure, productive and sustainable work opportunities for women.
