Summary
Adi Asilina Davila Toganivalu is a Fijian academic and businesswoman who was the first woman appointed to a company board in Fiji. She is a sister of former President of Fiji Kamisese Mara.
Toganivalu was educated at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba, Australia, whence she graduated with bachelor's degrees in education.[1] She was one of Fiji's first pre-school teachers, working at the YWCA kindergarten in Suva, and later co-ordinated the pre-school education programme at the University of the South Pacific.[2] She later worked for UNICEF as a regional educational officer.[3][4]
In January 2006 Toganivalu was appointed to the board of the Fiji Times, the first woman to hold such a position.[1] The appointment, which is for three years, was approved by News Limited in Sydney, Australia, the parent company of the Fiji Times. She was chosen to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, left the board following his election to the Vice-Presidency of Fiji at the beginning of 2005.[1]
In May 2009 she was selected as part of the judging panel for the Pride of Fiji Awards.[3]
In the leadup to the 2022 Fijian general election she was one of a group of women who challenged the constitutionality of a new electoral law which required married women to re-register as voters.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Adi Davila is first woman on board". Fiji Times. 7 January 2006. p. 2 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Judges for inaugural awards". Fiji Times. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Pride of Fiji Awards 2009". Fiji Times. 11 May 2009 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "UN marks day with kids". Fiji Times. 23 October 2004. p. 11 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Women challenge changes to new electoral law". Fiji Times. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.