I AM WOMAN Magazine Fiji

29/07/2023

It is with great sadness and grief that we announce the sudden demise of
accountant and business woman, human rights activist, and owner and publisher of I AM WOMAN and I AM TEEN magazines Lorraine Alelia Foster(Aunty Lo).

12/07/2023

Go girl.....So proud of you....

Jale who plays for Australia’s Canberra United in the A-League was born and raised in Auckland to a Fijian father and New Zealand mother.

10/07/2023

Congratulations Mrs Biukoto

Vodafone Board Announces New CEOs for PNG and Fiji

Mr Pradeep Lal becomes the newly appointed CEO of Vodafone PNG. Mr Lal is a seasoned and experienced telecommunications executive serving the industry for over two decades. With Vodafone’s expansion into other Pacific Island markets, Mr Lal was promoted to Regional CEO with additional regional responsibility for the strategic oversight of several Pacific Island operations.

Vodafone Fiji is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Elenoa Biukoto as its new CEO. As the new CEO, Ms Biukoto will lead Vodafone Fiji's future strategic direction, seeking new areas of growth and innovation for the business whilst delivering exceptional value to its customers.

"I am most honoured and humbled by the trust and faith placed in me by the Board to lead this prestigious organisation. I am committed to ensuring that the organization is led with humility and in the interests of the organization and its stakeholders, including our valued customers. Vodafone Fiji has a strong reputation for delivering innovative solutions and exceptional service to its customers and I look forward to building on that legacy through the guidance of the Board and the ingenuity of a very dedicated and talented team by leveraging our collective strengths to continue driving the company's growth and success."

Read More: https://bit.ly/3NN85Gp

07/07/2023

How Nice......

29/06/2023

Women continue to progress....

​In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, we are celebrating the achievements of amazing Papua New Guinean women. Growing up in Mendi, Lydia Clancy watched planes take off and...

21/06/2023

Women breaking barriers....

Devon Rugby Union Referee Sara Cox has been named in the King's Birthday Honours List for services to the game. | ITV News West Country

17/06/2023

Apology given by the Board……let’s see if there is any improvement

Every single player that played under Fiji Rugby has either been misguided or mistreated, says Fijiana XVs captain to the World Cup, Asinate Serevi.

16/06/2023

WOW I am so proud of you Fay Volatabu. Congratulations from your ex employer I AM WOMAN MAGAZINE.....

Yes you do have challenges ahead......but you have been through these challenges before......Keep standing straight, strong and proud......

16 June 2023

femLINK announces new Executive Director.

femLINKpacific (femLINK) is pleased to announce its new Executive Director, Ms Fay Volatabu who will take office from Monday June 19, 2023.

Ms Volatabu has a Post Graduate Diploma in Education, and Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South Pacific and the University of Adelaide. She has more than 10 years of experience in the Social Sector in Fiji.

Fay’s work in the social sector include governance, civil society, stakeholder engagement and communications. She has over 5 years’ experience in media as Chief Editor of the IAM WOMAN and IAM TEEN magazines and as a women’s collaborative and leader as General Secretary of the National Council of Women Fiji. Fay has extensive experience in project management, policy and strategy development, grants management, monitoring and evaluation, diplomacy, communications, media, PR and research.
femLINKpacific focuses primarily on providing information and in advocating and raising awareness on women, peace and human security issues through our diverse rural women’s media network established in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga. It is in this regard that Fay’s work in the region and in particular with donor partners, international networks, government and regional inter-governmental organisations will be vital to ensuring femLINKpacific achieves its strategic outcomes and goals to better serve our diverse rural women.

Ms Volatabu’s appointment is most opportune as femLINK looks to review its strategic plans and policies and develop approaches to strengthen our current networks. Her experience will best compliment the work of the organization.

In-light of Fay’s appointment we look to our local and regional partners, stakeholders and donors for their continued support in the work that we do and how we can better serve our women.

06/06/2023

Two women as new Magistrates….Yay

03/06/2023

Awesome

Kirti Chand promoted to Guest Service Manager based at InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa.

Kirti joined InterContinental Fiji in October 2014 as a Duty Manager and was promoted to Front Office Manager in December 2021.

Kirti specializes in front office operations but has enhanced her expertise in other parts of operations in recent months which has been an instrumental factor leading to her promotion.

Kirti loves to work with her team to create memorable guest experiences. She is passionate about our loyalty recognition and drives this within her team and the resort.

As we continue to develop, introduce and expand our guests experience in order to drive higher guest satisfaction scores, Kirti’s role has become more instrumental to our operations with an added focus to our e Club InterContinental and recreational activities.

Wishing Kirti all the best in her new role.

02/06/2023

Congratulations

We are pleased to announce that Janet Anton has been promoted to Front Office Manager at Airways Hotel.

Janet has been an invaluable asset to the team since joining us in April 2021 as a Duty Manager. Her commitment to delivering quality service to our guests and her passion for her work is truly commendable. Her 8 years of experience in the hotel industry and Diploma in Vocational Education majoring in Tourism and Hospitality have prepared her well for this role.

We are confident that she will do an excellent work in leading her team to achieving their goals. We wish her all the best in her new role.

31/05/2023

YES two women are Permanent Secretaries for two important Ministries……wow Ministry of Women have high powered women leaders….Congratulations

Well known psychotherapist, Selina Kuruleca has been appointed Permanent Secretary for Education, top business executive, Eseta Nadakuitavuki has been

28/05/2023

And that’s why women make good leaders…..

She is no ordinary KLM flight attendant. This is none other than the airline CEO herself, Marjan Rintel. Spotted serving passengers aboard a flight from Los Angeles to Amsterdam, this hands-on leader is in her inaugural year as the CEO. Passenger David Elliot chanced upon her during the flight and shared her picture in the Facebook Group "Flying Blue Platinum."

Indeed, it's not an unusual sight to see airline CEOs and Presidents swapping their corporate suits for operational roles. Ricky Isla, AirAsia Philippines CEO, once experienced the work of a ramp agent. Similarly, Philippine Airlines President Capt. Stanley Ng donned his pilot 4-bar epaulets for a commercial flight from Manila to Perth, marking the airline's inaugural flight to that city.

This kind of initiative allows airline executives to feel the heartbeat of their organization - from customers to passengers to employees. It empowers them to make informed decisions about service improvements and enhancing the workplace environment.

📷: David Elliot | Flying Blue Platinum Facebook Group

28/05/2023

Gender equality

26/05/2023

Mainstreaming such jobs....Congratulations

25/05/2023

RIP Tina Turner

How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world? Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion, and freedom should look like. Her final words to me - for me - were "You never mimicked me. Instead, you reached deep into your soul, found your inner Tina, and showed her to the world." I shall hold these words close to my heart for the rest of my days. I am honored to have known Tina Turner. I am humbled to have helped show her to the world. So on today, while we mourn the loss of this iconic voice and presence, she gave us more than we could have ever asked. She gave us her whole self. And Tina Turner is a gift that that will always be "simply the best." Angels sing thee to thy rest…Queen.

25/05/2023

She is a woman entrepreneur that all of us can learn from

Sacrifices are a necessity to grow your business but they aren’t necessarily a “bad” thing🤓

When you start a small business there are many sacrifices you have to make. Some people are more disciplined then the rest of us. They list their sacrifices, set the rules, and they follow them religiously. For many of us, let’s just say we learn on the job.🤓

As you manage your own business, you will learn to make sacrifices for survival and growth. Even the simplest of things like you can’t entertain friends and family at your home if you’re using your home as your business office.

You sacrifice things like holidays, and eating out or treating yourself etc so you can put $ into growing your business. You swap comfort for make do so you save. You cut back on personal time so you could invest time in your business.

For me, its the use of our family home and family space. At some point we will get it back but right now it’s our headquarters, it’s our base, it’s my office, our sewing room, admin, storage and workshop. It’s where I spend many of my hours with 30 other people, where all things creative are made. ☺️

For the last eight and a half years, and four houses we’ve lived in, they have all been used as work spaces to grow the business.

Today, as I played host to bank officers, I can’t help but noticed how “normal” this setting has become for me, and even the family.

“Please take a seat, I waved my guests to the chairs at the dinning table.
“Can I get you guys anything to drink?
“Water, tea, coffee,” I offered as I turned on the jug in the kitchen, and called aunty Rachael to help with our guests.
I grabbed my tea from my desk and joined them at the dinning table. An opened packet of the dark chocolate next to my cup, my daughter’s sketch pad moved away and the place mats replaced with my note pad and we got on with our meeting.

Each morning when the family leave for work and school, the aunties come in to help me clean, spray, water the plants, turn on lights, aircons or fans and open the doors. Then the office guys come in, if we have meetings, it’s at the kitchen table. Through out the day, the whole place has movement and activities as we plan, work, sew, sell to customers and meet clients. Its a full on business operation between 8am and 5pm.

Each afternoon, the aunties help tidy up, sweep and clean, even the downstairs, things are put back in their places, and the premises all neat and tidy for the family. Kids get back, they make something to eat and go to their rooms to do home work. They don’t watch TV until after 5 when everyone has left.🙏🏻

As our meeting ended, and I’ve walked the guests outside, I realized that the sacrifice of giving up our family home for business had not only saved us on renting office space but it also forced us to be disciplined and to plan our lives around that routine. You always have to sacrifice something when you want something.

If you’re making sacrifices today, and you feel like it’s too much or you’re tempted to throw in the towel, hope this helps to keep you on. Things do not happen overnight, that’s for sure! We are nearing 9 years of sacrificing our home space to run a business. But they say if you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done. ✅

23/05/2023

Our deepest condolences

22/05/2023

Congratulations

19/05/2023

Yes women in leadership roles……

👏 The Pacific Community is pleased to announce that Coral Pasisi has been appointed as the Director of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability.

🍃 Coral Pasisi is underpinned by a and development education, informed by over 25 years of experience in the region at community, country, regional and international level. 🌏 She aims to contribute positively to the sustainable development, resilience, and security of Pacific Island Countries and Territories based on for their and integrity.

👉 Read her interview here : https://bit.ly/3WhH4hZ

17/05/2023

So so proud of yet another Fijian woman doing well in sports overseas….

13/05/2023

Congratulations

“FRCS is becoming a diverse organisation that not only celebrates the success of our men, but also the success of our women.”...

12/05/2023

And yet they came back winners…..I hope the new Board at FRU will look after our girls better in the future…..

Financial hardship in Australia drives Fijiana Drua to retain Super W title in style....

11/05/2023

And woman continue to progress in sports globally

Huge congrats!💁‍♀️👊

10/05/2023

We are getting more visible

10/05/2023

Breaking glass ceilings

Meet Lylellah Kunai, one of ten female pioneer recipients of the Australia Awards PNG Scholarship for Women in Maritime.

Lylellah obtained a Mate Class III Certificate of Competence from the PNG Maritime College in Madang in 2021.

Now a Second Officer on the Landing Craft Kiwai Chief vessel, employed by Consort Express Lines Limited, Lylellah is proud of her achievement and says that she is carrying out tasks she never thought she could.

“The Australia Awards PNG Scholarship means so much to me as it gave me a new direction and I am grateful the Australian Government and the shipping companies make this scholarship program available.”

Applications to study maritime in PNG through Australia Awards open on 1 May and close on 30 June 2023. Find out more about Lylellah, Australia Awards In-PNG Scholarship and how to apply on the website.

https://www.australiaawardspng.org/study-in-png/