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Announcing the 2nd Batch of BELUU Innovation Grant Winners!

Now in its third year of implementation, BELUU is thrilled to announce the second batch of Innovation Grant winners under the program! The six Innovation Grantees, from Palau, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, and Nauru, shall be provided with financial and technical assistance to initiate or scale projects to drive Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) and advance the Blue and Green economies in the Pacific region.

Grameen shall provide technical assistance, to enhance the grantees’ capacity to navigate and succeed in local business environments. This support includes facilitation of improved networks, knowledge exchange, market access, and close mentorship for both BELUU Innovation Grantees and the program’s broader stakeholder community.

Grameen’s Bankers Without Borders network shall provide project support through its roster of executive and professional volunteers, while the Digital Exchange Empowering the Pacific Region (DEEPR) platform shall serve as an online resource hub for available technical resources, tools, references, and best practices tailored to the Pacific region.

Join us in celebrating this year’s Innovation Grant winners!

Omung Association, Palau
Project Name: Omung Bung Project

Belau Wellness Center, Palau
Project Name: Omengusel a Ungil Klechad: Training Center for Change

CRIS Alliance, Palau
Project Name: Streamlining ecosystem-based adaptation through seasonal harvesting of key species in the informal market to increase income for women and youth in communities

Tuvalu National Council for Women, Tuvalu
Project Name: Tuvalu Handicraft Project

Women Empowerment Nauru Association, Nauru
Project Name: WENA Small Business Training Program

Fafine Tuvalu Mo Se Lei (Fatu Lei) Association, Inc. (Tuvalu Women for Change), Tuvalu
Project Name: Women Climate Resilient And Responsiveness Empowerment Initiative or WeCRRE

This initiative is co-funded and supported by the U.S. Department of State and Taiwan under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).