Group of women to be chosen from Expo to travel to Indonesia

Group of women to be chosen from Expo to travel to Indonesia

By Sharon Diptika
Thursday 15/10/2015
Women of Macuata showcase their homemade 'Kuta' at the Women's Expo 2015

A group of Women taking part in the National Women’s Expo will be selected to travel to Indonesia.

While speaking at the opening of the Indonesian booth at the National Women’s Expo, Indonesian Minister for Women empowerment and child protection Professor‑Dr Yohana Susana Yembise says her government looks forward to working with Fijian Women in enhancing their economic development.

Meanwhile Minister for Women, Rosy Akbar says she is looking forward to selecting budding women entrepreneurs from this expo and will look for ways to send them to Indonesia.

She says she will also try to get some Indonesian women to Fiji which will allow transfer of knowledge to take place.

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