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        SPBD Fiji participates in financial                 it can also assess a person’s financial personality and

        competency pilot                                    creditworthiness.
                                                            SPBD Fiji members from Savusavu, Lautoka and Suva took
        One hundred SPBD Fiji members recently took part in   the online assessment over three days in May. On completing
        a project to assess their financial and entrepreneurial   over 30 questions, each member received a Financial and
        competency.                                         Entrepreneurial Personality report.
        The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF) invited   SPBD Fiji is grateful to the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) for
        SPBD Fiji to take part in the pilot alongside other institutions.  funding of $20,000 for our participation in the user-trials.
                                                            This demonstrates RBF’s commitment to enhancing women
        Global Psytech, a Malaysian AI tech firm specialising in human   empowerment and microfinance in Fiji.  SPBD Fiji is also
        potential assessment, developed the assessment, which can   thankful to FCEF for including us in the user trials.
        enable organisations and financial service providers, to assess
        the readiness and ability of a person to sucessfully run a   In time, SPBD Fiji will receive a full analytical report that
        business.                                           segments the different competency levels of members who
                                                            participated in the trials.  It will also provide a quantitative
        The tool also assesses what training and learning programs   insight into SPBD Fiji’s client base.
        are needed. With additional functionalities and data points,

































        The Bua Youth Festival was a                        across Bua’s nine districts who converged at the grounds for

        rewarding week for SPBD Fiji’s                      the festival, we were also invited to individual district stalls to
                                                            carry out awareness of SPBD Fiji’s  programs, products and
        Nabouwalu Branch.                                   services, and how we contribute to improving the quality of
                                                            life of many Fijian women and their families and communities.
        SPBD Fiji  participated throughout the festival, while also   Visitors to the SPBD Fiji tent included Minister of Youth and
        ensuring field work and Centre meetings ran as scheduled,   Sports Jese Saukuru and Tui Bua. Ra Makutu Nagagavoka.
        and without disruption.
                                                            The festival took place from 13 to 16 August 2024.
        While the SPBD Fiji booth was popular with people from







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