REACH Mobile Bus Offers First Service In Sigatoka
The REACH Mobile Service Delivery bus provided the first of its services to the Sigatoka Valley on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation bus provided social, economic and legal services to the people of Navosa.
Villagers from the district of Noikoro and Nasikawa gathered at the Namataku Primary School to take advantage of the opportunity.
Ministry officials and the Legal Aid Commission team were there.
The mobile team was also fortunate to have the company of the Fiji Sugar Corporation representative, the district officer and Roko Tui Navosa.
The mobile service delivery was made possible through the initiative called the Rights, Empowerment and Cohesion for Rural and Urban Fijians (REACH) Project.
The aim is to assist Government in providing an effective and efficient service delivery to all ordinary Fijians.
The bus conceptualises the model of an office. It aims to boost Government’s service delivery and link its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goal objective of leaving no one behind – reaching the furthest behind first.
Joana Gaso from Draubuta Village in the district of Noikoro said: “I am always in a dilemma when it comes to the role of the department of women and the channel that we can use to obtain the assistance from the ministry.
“Today’s session have provided me with vast information which I can use to reactive the dormant women’s group in nearby villages. I am also thankful to the Government for such an initiative to reach the women up in the interior of Navosa.
Ilisoni Nawaivivi from Nakorovou Village in the district of Nasikawa said: “We in the interior of Navosa especially the Tikina of Nasikawa due to geography and distance we are unable to reach the Government services in Lawaqa.
“With the availability of the Bus today it has made things easier for us and we are pleased and satisfied after being served. My appreciation goes to the Fijian Government for thinking of the people of Navosa who are in the interior”
Yesterday, the REACH Mobile Service Delivery Buses was again at Namataku Primary School.
The REACH initiative is funded by the Government of Japan with the support of the United Nations Development Programme.
Source: Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation
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