From helping shape Fiji's school curriculum to empowering women in communities, former educator Pulotu Rika has dedicated decades of her life to education and service.
Now 68, the mother, grandmother and recent widow is embracing a new chapter as one of the women undergoing training to contest the upcoming General Elections, driven by a desire to continue serving Fiji through leadership.
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