Tag: handicrafts
Cash on the mat
| Leave a CommentThe Rise Beyond the Reef story By Ariela Zibiah Salanieta Utobota, and her husband can plan for their children to attend boarding schools and complete university education confidently, while sitting in their Bukuya home in the highlands of western Viti Levu. That they are able to plan for all four children’s education without having to […]
Carving out a future, and a past
| 2 Comments on Carving out a future, and a pastBy Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Jack Isaac Junior’s woodcarving skill is an inherent talent that is shared by his clan, and their relationship with Jack’s of Fiji is an extraordinary one that has lasted generations. “My grandfather and father used to sell their carvings at Jack’s Handicraft back when it was just a small shop,” Junior recalls. […]