Lavinia Tiko

Lavinia Tiko, Country Lead for Fiji, is senior lecturer and program coordinator in early childhood education and care with the University of the South Pacific. Lavinia has been a teacher educator for the past 20 years and she promotes quality as an important aspect of learning and teaching in the early years. She is passionate about children’s education, health, safety, and holistic well-being, as these are precursors to a nation’s strong and vibrant future.

Lavinia’s favorite phrase is a local slogan promoting Fijian pride: “Fiji, the way the world should be.”