Maintain your network, says Selai Korovusere. The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation director made the comment at the last meeting of the Rights, Empowerment and Cohesion (REACH) project recently.

It marked the end of its mission on the island of Rotuma over the past two weeks. She was chief guest for the REACH mission on the island.

“I will retire from being a civil servant next year and if there is one thing that I can advise you on, it would be to continue to build your network,” she said.

“There are over 20 Government and non-government agencies and organisations that have travelled on this trip, you all have been friends in the past two weeks. Maintain this network.”

She said moments spent on the island had impacted more than 50 people who were part of the team.

“Like I said during my closing speech, the moments we all experienced there is something and that what you do with it will determine your way forward,” she said.

The REACH project is an empowerment initiative by the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), funded by the Government of Japan.

UNDP’s REACH co-ordinator, Salesi Savu, said the mission was a success.

“Each and every stakeholder here made an impact. Thank you for your service on the island. We believe we have made an impact,” he said.

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