Viliame Ravai
11 May, 2021, 10:15 am
Nasigavou Semiti, 11, is selling rourou or taro leaves so that when school starts for term two, he won’t have to rely on his parents for stationery and school needs. Picture: VILIAME RAVAI
If there is one positive thing that COVID-19 has done, it is this.
The containment measures and lockdowns have motivated people to explore ways and means to earn and contribute towards their households. Nasigavou Semiti is a good example of this.
After observing his parents and elders from the village harvest their crops and transport them to the Sawani containment border to trade with middlemen, he decided to try his hand at it.