Financial training helps Nadroga youtH BEComE sElF-suFfiCIEnt

FOR the young adults, a key component to growth is having the ability to understand and apply financial skills. The Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Kumar, while officiating at the Closing of the Empowerment Training on Financial Literacy held at Raiwaqa Village in Nadroga recently said financial literacy is one of the major challenges facing young Fijians in becoming self-sufficient.

“When we talk about financial literacy we are usually referring to a set of skills that allow people to manage their money wisely,” he said.

The three-day training saw a participation of 36 members from six youth clubs.

“This training was intended to assist the youth here in planning, budgeting and management of your respective projects and sales- to help you move from subsistence to commercial farming.”