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𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 - 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐔𝐌𝐔 For more than three decades, Anare Somumu has used illustration to communicate stories, ideas and knowledge. Now, his drawings will help bring 20 new short stories in Vosa Vakaviti to life for Fiji’s children. Anare is the official illustrator for the Volau ni Volavola/Talanoa BookLab project, which is developing a collection of 20 iTaukei short stories earmarked for the literature curriculum for Years 7 and 8 in Fiji’s primary schools. An illustrator since 1991, including around 15 years with the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) of the Ministry of Education, Anare believes a picture can do much more than decorate a page. “Drawing or illustration is a way of communicating. It is a powerful communication tool.” For iTaukei, he says, learning has traditionally happened through what we see and hear. Long before knowledge was extensively written down, stories and oral traditions helped pass values, behaviour and indigenous knowledge from one generation to another. Today, Anare sees illustration as another way of strengthening that connection, helping young readers understand and engage with stories written in Vosa Vakaviti. He also sees his talent as his own small contribution to something much bigger. “I illustrate. I am not a writer. But that is my contribution to making our country better.” His message is for all of us: whatever our gift or talent may be, we can use it to contribute to our communities, address the challenges around us and help build a better Fiji. For Anare, that gift is illustration. And through the Talanoa BookLab, his drawings will help a new generation see, read and connect with stories told in their own language. #TalanoaBookLab #VosaVakaviti #iTaukeiLanguage #LanguageAndCulture #IndigenousKnowledge #FijianLiterature #TTFB

𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄: 𝐅𝐈𝐉𝐈 𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐒 What was happening behind the scenes as Fiji moved towards independence? Tuimacilai: A Life of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara by Deryck Scarr takes readers into a defining period in our history - when Fiji’s future was being debated, negotiated and shaped. Even the Prologue makes compelling reading. It takes us to London in 1965 and the constitutional discussions at Marlborough House, where competing ideas about Fiji’s political future came face to face. Indo-Fijian leaders, including A.D. Patel, were pressing for political change and independence, while Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara was navigating the concerns of the iTaukei people and the complexities of a country made up of different communities, histories and aspirations. What emerges is not a simple story of Fiji becoming independent. It is a story of negotiation, disagreement, personalities, competing interests, and the difficult question of what kind of nation Fiji would become. The book also takes us much further back, exploring Ratu Mara’s Lauan and chiefly inheritance, his upbringing, the world that shaped him, and ultimately the paramount chief who would become Fiji’s first Prime Minister. For anyone interested in Fiji’s history, leadership, politics and the journey to nationhood, Tuimacilai offers a fascinating read. 📖 TUIMACILAI: A Life of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara ✍🏽 Deryck Scarr Available from the iTaukei Trust Fund Board, Veivueti House, Draiba, Suva. #Tuimacilai #RatuSirKamiseseMara #FijiHistory #FijiIndependence #OurHistory #iTaukeiTrustFundBoard #TTFBPublication #FijiBooks

𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐏𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐒𝐄𝐓! Once a teacher, now an entrepreneur, Rupeni Rokoratu, owner of Perfume Fiji, encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to dream big, and act on those dreams. He says succeeding in business also requires a shift in thinking: adopting a business operator mindset, making deliberate decisions and taking responsibility for growing your business. His message: Dream big. Take action. Think like a business owner. #iTaukeiEnterpriseStories #PerfumeFiji #iTaukeiBusiness #Entrepreneurship #TTFB

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𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗨𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦! 𝗡𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗩𝗔 𝗡𝗔 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗜 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗘? iTaukei Trust Fund Board, in partnership with the iTaukei Institute of Language and Culture, is running the Vosavosa Vakaviti Campaign, an initiative to promote and revitalise the iTaukei language - Vosa Vakaviti. Our language is more than the words we speak. It is a repository of our knowledge, our indigenous wisdom and the way our people have understood and passed on lessons about life for generations. Vosavosa Vakaviti or iTaukei idioms carry much of this wisdom. Through this campaign, we will share these expressions, their meanings and the knowledge behind them. The campaign supports TTFB's mandate of Language and Culture Preservation, helping to keep our language alive, understood and used by future generations. E cicivaka tiko ena gauna oqo na nomuni Tabana ni Lavo Maroroi ni Itaukei (Itaukei Trust Fund Board) kei na Tabana ni Tovo kei na Vosa e dua na sasaga ni kena vakavabulabulataki na kena vakayagataki na noda vosa na Vosa Vakaviti. Dua na kena sasaga oqo ena wasei yani na vosavosavaka Viti e so ka umani tu kina na noda vuku vakavanua kei na kilaka eso eda kilai kina na kawa iTaukei. Na noda vosa. Na noda kila. Na noda iYau. Interact with the post, define what this iTaukei idiom means. Ni vakaraitaka mai na nomuni nanuma me baleta nai balebale ni vosavosa vakaviti e tabaki toka qori. #VosavosaVakaviti #TTFB #iTaukeiLanguage #LanguageRevitalisation #iTaukeiCulture #OurLanguageOurHeritage