The Dabu cooperative, with a total of 38 members, started its first business enterprise in January 2016 after receiving a start-up fund of 2,500 Kina (£600).
With that money they invested in an oven, baking trays and ingredients to make rolls, cakes and coconut scones which they sell at the local market in Gadaisu. Amazingly, the Dabu bakery has now tripled its profits, from 40 Kina (£10) per day in 2016 to now, earning up to 120 Kina per day (£30).