Amin Taumoefolau
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright Exchange which brings accomplished mid-career professionals from developing countries to the United States for a year of study, professional development, and networking.
Humphrey Fellows
Alicia Arteaga Salgado, Nicaragua
Amin Taumoefolau, Tonga
Anastasiya Khamiankova, Belarus
Arooj Pirzadeh, Pakistan
Francis Stephen Nyonzo, Tanzania
Gulnara Ismailova, Azerbaijan
Hadjer Neggaz, Algeria
Ju Yong Lee, South Korea
Kryssya Michaelle Sermeno Camacho, El Salvador
Mehran Khan, Pakistan
Samira Ousmane Mamoudou, Niger
Soethiri Thunder, Myanmar
Amin Taumoefolau
Tonga
Amin Taumoefolau is a serial entrepreneur and project lead who leverages his expertise in digital media and marketing to bring about economic development in Tonga and the Pacific region. Amin is currently a Founding Partner and Managing Director of Kaila Media, a digital marketing agency in the Kingdom of Tonga. He is also involved in Discover Tonga, which develops digital infrastructure for local tourism, and Bid Pacific, an e-commerce platform integrating the informal sector for developing economies. A humanitarian at heart and long-time Tonga Red Cross Society (TRCS) volunteer, he has also served as Volunteer Coordinator, training and deploying volunteers during the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai (HTHH) volcanic eruption and tsunami recovery operation, as well as the COVID-19 outbreak in January 2022. In the aftermath of HTHH, as project lead, Amin successfully implemented the first Cash for Work project implemented by any Red Cross Society in the Pacific Region.
Amin’s professional goals include networking with a wide range of professionals and organizations, engaging with the theory and practice of economic development, and identifying the foundations used to support economic development in the U.S. His ultimate goal is to develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tonga as well as foster economic partnerships for long-term cooperation.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Management - Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand 2014
Available to speak on topics including:
- Entrepreneurship in the Pacific Context
- Cash Voucher Assistance: Cash For Work (C4W)
- Economic Develop Through a Pacific Island Lens
- The Pacific Region
