𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓: 𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐈 𝐀𝐔 𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐄, 𝐑𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐊𝐈

𝐀 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑, 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 & 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐉𝐈

When Nanumi Au Eco Village received support through the Pilot Tourism MSME Grant Programme to build a new communal kitchen hall, the goal was simple: create a space big enough to welcome more visitors.

A year on, that one structure has reshaped the business, sparking new experience offerings, new partnerships across the region, new jobs for local women, and a growing reputation as a place where community, culture and tourism meet.

𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞: 𝐅𝐉𝐃 𝟏𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒

When the business started, Nanumi Au offered simple accommodation with glamping experience. Today, the business has grown into something far more distinctive: a communal hall built for gathering, cultural events and celebration, paired with a signature “glamping” offering that blends comfort with the outdoors.

The hall itself has quickly become the heart of the business. It now hosts village nights with lovo and meke, birthdays, cultural activities, workshops, and large group functions, evolving from a single-purpose space into a genuine community hub that brings people together and fosters authentic connections.

“𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.”

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐒, 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓

Gardening initiatives, including coffee planting with Bula Coffee.

Partnering with Narara Village to offer a unique rock waterslide experience for groups and students.

Partnering with Waitika Farm Fiji to incorporate locally produced honey into the visitor experience and promote local eco-products.

The hall also accommodates eco-hammock stays, popular with budget-conscious youth groups seeking nature without compromising comfort.

Cultural exchange, showcasing, and storytelling remain rooted in the village, with benefits flowing back to local women’s and men’s groups while preserving and promoting authentic culture.

Nanumi Au has also created employment opportunities for two women, who now hold full-time, formally contracted leadership roles within the business.

Growth at Nanumi Au hasn’t come at the expense of the environment; instead, sustainability has become central to its identity as an eco-and regenerative tourism business with many initiatives such as mangrove conservation and education, regeneration of old sugarcane land with native and fruit trees, tree planting program for visitors, initiating village cleanups, and plans for compost toilets with their new bures.

This is tourism creating lasting opportunities, strengthening communities, preserving culture and protecting the places that make tourism possible.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤:

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