AUSTRALIAN-owned Suva-based business Vuvale Outsourcing handed over $1.5million worth of brand-new children’s clothing for 30 schools in Fiji.
Yesterday, it handed over the package to Ro Camaisala Memorial School in Namosi as the first school to receive this gesture.
This initiative is part of the company’s broader corporate social responsibility program in partnership with iconic Australian retailer Lowes Menswear.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Manoa Kamikamica received the gifts and said businesses like Vuvale Outsourcing contributed to the growth of investor confidence in the country that benefitted the economy heavily.
“These investments and partnerships bring employment opportunities to our people, allowing us to tap into global industries while ensuring sustainable growth at home,” Mr Kamikamica said.
“This is an example of what can be achieved when businesses and community come together for a common good.”
Vuvale Outsourcing founder Miles Blok said the project was part of their firm’s interest to impact local communities outside of doing business in Fiji.
“Our client Lowes generously agreed to provide these clothes and so our role is to facilitate in getting that donation out to the communities here in Fiji with Ro Camaisala being the first,” Mr Blok said.
“By the end of this year, we will see a total of over $3million in donations from Lowe’s to Fiji, including 26,000 pairs of industrial pants for farm workers and 15,000 metres of fabric to assist single mums affected by the slowing of the garment industry in Fiji.”
The d package comprises 40 shipping pallets of a wide range of children’s clothing like pants, shorts, T-shirts, formal shirts, sporting clothes and raincoats.
NOTE: This article was first published in the print edition of the Fiji Times dated FEBRUARY 21, 2025.
