Success Stories
19 October 2010
[By: Shobhna Decloitre, Communications Associate, UNDP Pacific Centre]
When someone mentions the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, images come to mind of a tourist brochure depicting smiling women and happy children playing on palm fringed, white sandy beaches with blue skies and bluer lagoons.
As in other Pacific Islands countries, behind these images there are sometimes hidden stories of br..more...
4 October 2010
[By: Shobhna Decloitre, Communications Associate, UNDP Pacific Centre]
Microfinance is about providing financial services to people who would otherwise not have access to it through the formal financial sector. In Fiji, specialized microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide small loans to microentrepreuners who need more capital for their businesses. Ideally, the borrowers invest the money and th..more...
10 September 2010
[By Shobhna Decloitre, Communications Associate, UNDP Pacific Centre]
The vast Pacific Ocean, with island countries dotted across it, has many similarities with the Caribbean, where similar small island countries populate the Caribbean Seas. Their geographical similarity also brings with it similar challenges, especially when it comes to adapting to climate change and preparing to better ..more...
19 April 2010
By: Shobhna Decloitre, Communications Associate, UNDP Pacific Centre
Metuisela Moto, a semi-subsistence farmer, his wife and two children have seen dramatic improvements in their life over the last few years. Together they have been able to save part of their household earnings, deposit them in a joint bank account and pay for improvements to their home and farm – things which were much nee..more...
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