School Drop-Out Uses $220 FNPF Grant To Start Business
Esita Elisapesi Tokalau-Baleilekutu has proven that being a school dropout is not a barrier to becoming successful.
The 28-year-old, of Kadavu now runs her own business and calls it Dropout Bakes.
She started with the name ‘For Heaven’s Cakes Fiji’ but later found out that it was already taken by a very advanced home baker.
So while she was looking for a name, she was called out by some people for being a ‘vuli va vo’ (drop out).
“People said I wasn’t fit to be a business owner.
This did not deter from pushing on, it only made her stronger, hence the birth of “The Dropout Bakes”.
Ms Tokalau-Baleilekutu invested $220 into her business back in 2020 when she was getting the Fiji National Provident Fund’s $220 unemployment assistance.
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