Analesi Tuicaumia is an early learning practitioner, teacher, and champion for early childhood development. A woman with a mission, Analesi founded Child Benefit Fiji and Mobile Kindy Fiji, championing young children from all walks of life, giving them the best start in life, and developing a model for inclusive, holistic early learning that has been well-received in many countries.
What inspired you to pursue work in early childhood development and early learning?
I was a missionary first. I left Fiji for Ethiopia and felt strongly that the only way to reach a nation would be to reach the little children, [but] I realized I needed an educational background. So I went to Germany to enroll in a degree in early childhood education.
I was the only English-speaking student with my translator among all these Europeans from Italy, Germany, and