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SPBD CENTRE CHIEF OF THE YEAR 2020

ROSELINE NISHA

Congratulations to Roseline Nisha of Lakena
Centre, who is SPBD’s Centre Chief of the Year
2020.
The SPBD Centre Chief of the Year and finalists
are recognised as paragons of centre and
community leadership and entrepreneurship.
Roseline says despite the difficulties of 2020 and
COVID-19 related lockdowns, the Lakena Centre
members kept reaching out to, and supporting
each other.
“I want to dedicate my Centre Chief award to all
the very hard-working ladies. Without them I
am nothing. I thank them and I thank SPBD.
“Our members kept coming. They kept calling
me and telling me what they were doing to
keep their businesses going…even though the
time was slack, but they kept doing something.
They tried their best to sell something. We were
doing our best to keep our centre going.
problems and try and solve them together.
“The members were helpful, they tried their Because without our members we are nothing.”
best, whatever they did. We tried very hard Lakena SPBD members have tailoring
from the bottom to the top, and we did it.” businesses, run canteens, sell kava, farm, run
Roseline encourages other Centre Chiefs to mini stores and market stalls, sell food packs,
“talk to your members nicely, understand their and make jewellery amongst other ventures.

SPBD CENTRE CHIEF OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Congratulations to the two other finalists who are also recognised as paragons of centre and
community leadership and entrepreneurship.

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Alice Corrie Repeka Titila
Nuku Centre Kanakana Centre

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