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Women’s Empowerment Programs Tag

Empowering Women in Fiji: Supporting Community Through Every Pack of Maleka Garden's Dried Banana, Cacao and Coconut Products!   Maleka Garden is Fiji's first dried fruit company that produces sugar-free natural snacks.   Maleka is a Fijian word used when the five senses are satisfied. When you eat delicious food, When you see a beautiful scenery When you hear a good sound , When you feel or smell something wonderful, Fijian’s say "Maleka!" Founder Yu established Maleka Garden to create "a place where mothers can work happily and can work with their children with peace of mind." In Fiji, it literally takes a village to raise a family, as childcare centres do not exist.  As more families move to the city for work, the reliability of relatives looking after babies fade. Some can afford babysitters, though, for others, the expense and uncertainty of leaving their child with someone unfamiliar become