Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG)

The Survey is part of a larger research study led by the University College of London (UCL) and implemented in Samoa by the SVSG, the National University of Samoa (NUS) and the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS).

Over a two-day period in the village of Falefa, the survey reached a total of 180 participants, both men and women.

The theme “Sustaining the Momentum: Rise Up to Build Families & Communities” is to foster partnership and develop networks between village representatives (mentors) and the self-employed Nofotane women in creating a meaningful change in sustaining their income generating actions.

The workshop will support Nofotane women with training to foster creativity and innovations in order to gain better access to markets. This will enable the self-employed Nofotane women to grow their sales and generate a sustainable income to support their families with their small-scale businesses.

The funding assistance will empower ‘nofotane’ women through economic development initiatives such as capacity building through management skills development, improved accessibility to markets and fostering creativity and innovation through financial literacy training and support.