Projects & Impact

By Faith Consultancy served as a co-facilitator in the delivery of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development's Outer Islands Formal Business Entrepreneurship Training Programme, supporting newly registered businesses across three island groups — Vava'u, Ha'apai, and 'Eua.

A total of 78 businesses participated across the three locations. The programme was delivered in Vava'u from 3–6 March (40 businesses), Ha'apai from 9–11 March (18 businesses), and 'Eua from 17–18 March 2026 (20 businesses).

Training covered four core areas: Strategic Management and Business Planning, Human Resource Management, Basic Financial Management and Record Keeping, and Marketing and Sales — aimed at strengthening the practical capability of newly registered businesses in operations, financial management, staff management, and market development.

By Faith Consultancy delivered a Women's Business Training Workshop in partnership with Tonga Power Limited as part of the Nuku'alofa Network Upgrade Project (NNUP) Area 5, an infrastructure initiative funded by the Asian Development Bank. The workshop brought together women entrepreneurs from the communities of Kolomotua, Hofoa, and Puke in Nuku'alofa.

The session was led by Tevita Vahai of By Faith Consultancy and focused on three core areas: Financial Literacy, Business Planning, and Financial Consumer Empowerment — equipping participants with practical skills to build stronger, more resilient businesses during and beyond the NNUP implementation period.

The initiative reflected a deliberate commitment to ensuring that major infrastructure projects go hand-in-hand with community empowerment — giving local women entrepreneurs the financial confidence and business tools to turn disruption into opportunity and thrive alongside Tonga's energy transformation.

By Faith Consultancy delivered an evening financial literacy training session for a group of women in Popua, Nuku'alofa, focused on building practical money management skills that benefit both individuals and their families.

Participants worked through budgeting fundamentals from scratch, each drafting their own personal budget during the session. By the end, every participant had a working budget ready to track and update regularly, with the group committing to hold each other accountable for ongoing progress.

The session went well beyond budgeting basics. Participants brought wide-ranging questions covering investments, the risks of pyramid and Ponzi schemes, and how stock exchanges like NASDAQ operate, reflecting a genuine appetite for deeper financial understanding within the community.

By Faith Consultancy's Tevita Vahai was invited as a Financial Literacy Facilitator for Langa Fonua 'a Fafine Tonga's Empowering Women in Handicraft Production for Economic Empowerment and Cultural Preservation programme. The session focused specifically on budgeting and business management for women operating small handicraft businesses.

During the session, participants drew up simple budgets for their businesses, many for the first time. For most, it was the first occasion they had seen their income and expenses recorded on paper rather than relying on memory. Some were surprised to see how much they collected in a month, while others discovered they had been spending more than they earned without realising it.

The training highlighted a clear need for more time and resources dedicated to developing financial literacy among small and medium enterprises, which are a driving force of Tonga's economy. Notably, this was the first time the training was delivered entirely in Tongan, including all presentation slides and materials, making the content more accessible and directly relevant to participants.

By Faith Consultancy contributed to the World Bank's B-Ready 2025 Project, providing detailed responses to a series of expert questionnaires assessing Tonga's business environment across multiple dimensions. The contribution covered key areas including labour regulation in Tonga and property transfer processes.

Additional questionnaires addressed critical aspects of Tonga's financial services landscape, specifically secured transactions and operation of collateral registries, electronic payments, and customer lending including customer due diligence requirements.

The B-Ready project represents the World Bank's updated approach to assessing business and investment climates across economies worldwide. By Faith Consultancy's contribution ensures that Tonga's regulatory environment and business conditions are accurately represented in the assessment, providing valuable data for policymakers and decision-makers both locally and internationally.