Inaugural Resource Owners Forum Meeting
The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, Culture, Heritage and Arts, iTaukei Affairs Board, iTaukei Land Trust Board, iTaukei Trust Fund Board, Fijian Holdings Ltd, and the Centre for Appropriate Technology and Development, will jointly host the Minister for iTaukei Affairs’ “Inaugural Resource Owners Forum Meeting”, from 30 to 31 March 2023, at the Harbor Point Convention Centre in Lami.
TTFB Welcomes New Board Members
The two new board members are Mr. Jovilisi Suveinakama and Dr. Amerita Ravuvu. They bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise in the field of legal, social and medical science respectively.
TTFB Awareded Grant For rotuma Creative Arts Project
The ACP-EU recently announced the recipients of grants last week at their office in Suva. Amongst these recipients was the iTaukei Trust Fund Board (TTFB), whom like the others was greatly appreciative towards this assistance.
Vuvale Relationship to Positively Impact Grass Roots Farmers in Fiji
Fiji Kava has established a supply chain model that involves the establishment of a collection hub at Tutu on Taveuni. The hub utilizes nursery equipment received from the Australia and New Zealand funded Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus) in a long-standing partnership to strengthen the supply of high-quality noble varieties of kava and support the expansion of high quality exports.
Namosi Province Commences Leadership And Good Governance Training
The province of Namosi has become the sixth province to take up the traditional leadership and good governance training titled Vuli ni Sausauvou. The Vuli ni Sausauvou training programme is a collaboration between the iTaukei Affairs Board (TAB) and the iTaukei Trust Fund Board (TTFB). Participant trainees to this training programme are Sausauvou or traditional […]
Remesio Qarau’s Labour of Love
Retired Police Officer Remesio Qarau runs a small bakery business in his village of Dranikula in the province of Serua, about one and half hours from Suva city. Married to Metuera, a retired nurse, and together they have four children, two boys and two girls, the eldest being 32 years and youngest 25 years. “I […]
Training and upskilling contributes to the resilience and growth of business: Hon Faiyaz Koya
“There is no doubt that continued training and upskilling contributes to the resilience and growth of businesses, whether it be a large entity or an MSME. As trainers, your knowledge and direction will greatly boost business development and ultimately our economic recovery efforts. so you’ll need to make the most of every opportunity you get […]
Budding Linguist Is A Village Boy At Heart
Wainibuka lad Waisake Raliwalala, who hails from the Naituvatuvavatu, Wainibuka, in the province of Tailevu is one of six children and is the second youngest of the family. For much of his life, Waisake lived in the western part of Fiji, raised around the Sabeto area in the township of Nadi.
Fijian Language Studies at the University of the South Pacific
The Fijian Language Studies Programme is offered at the University of the South Pacific’s (USP’s) School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education (SPACE), Laucala Campus. In 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between USP and TTFB to support this initiative. TTFB has since been funding the Bachelor of Arts in Pacific Vernacular – Fijian, […]
iTaukei Animations Project
TTFB has been supporting the production of comics on animated itukuni, traditional folktales in collaboration with iTaukei institutions. The objective is to revitalize myths, legends and folktales in a more interactive and meaningful way. iTukuni animations are published as supplementary resources or reading materials for primary schools. Theatre Nai Lululu Na iLululu, written by Dr. Apolonia Tamata and directed […]