FNU Alumnus works towards Community Development
Eroni Tuitubou was fascinated with airplanes while growing up and pictured himself as a pilot flying high in the skies. However, his ambitions changed as he grew older. After completing high school, he enrolled in Higher Education Diploma in Customs at the Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Studies (CBHTS). Tuitubou was born and raised in Suva with two siblings. He has paternal links to Lomaiviti, Koro, Sinuvaca Village and maternal link...Read More
Devi’s compassion leads her to become a Nurse
As a child, one of Radhika Devi’s favourite past times was playing the role of doctor and used her three siblings as patients and it came as no surprise that she followed her passion in medicine to become a Nurse. Devi, born and raised in a small farming community in Labasa, attended Navai Primary School before going to Labasa Sangam Primary School for Year 6 to 8. She completed her secondary education at Labasa Sangam College. Feeling strongly about health and well-being, Devi t...Read More
Working in a Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Being from a finance background, Elina Ranadi always imagined what it would be like working for a Non-Government Organisation (NGO).     Working as the Finance Officer for the Fiji Cancer Society, Ranadi has discovered that the daily financial operations are in ways  similar for all companies regardless of their nature of business.  After high school, Elina was enrolled in the Diploma in Accounting programme at the Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of Business, Hospit...Read More
From Fitter Machinist to Operations Manager
From humble beginnings as a youngster employed as a Fitter Machinist, Jimi Taniela today is the head of one of Fiji’s oldest and largest food production company the Flour Mills of Fiji Foods Limited. The jovial senior manager joined FMF in October 1994 and has served in various departments within the organisation. Taniela’s current role involves overseeing the operations of FMF from procuring prime Australian wheat, ensuring its proper storage and maintaining high-quality milling consiste...Read More
Village boy overcomes struggles to become a Dentist
Despite the difficulties Ifereimi Naiviqa was growing up with, he was determined to achieve the “Dr” title one day. His aim was to become a Dentist. Facing numerous hurdles along the way, he came out victorious when he graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in December 2018. His father was a labourer and cane cutter while his mother used to look after the family. She would collect goods from the sea and sell it at the market. Naiviqa was born and raised in Veivatuloa village in t...Read More