Brimbank Pasefika Support

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Our Junior Youth members were challenged in Dec of 2023 through faith to look outward and ask: What does our community need, and how can we serve? Guided by prayer, christian and cultural values we identified real challenges faced by Pasefika families in the west from food insecurity to cultural disconnection.  

The Brimbank Pasefika Support Team aims to:

"Harness cultural values to achieve our vision of fostering the health, growth and success of children, young people, elderly and families across diverse settings in the local community"

 The team is currently working on new projects to enhance the wellbeing and success of the Brimbank Pasefika community.  These include educational programs for children and youth, health and wellness workshops, cultural preservation projects, and assistance Through these initiatives, we aim to foster a thriving & resilient community.  

“Pasefika” is a collective name for Pacific peoples living outside their island homelands. The term was created in Aotearoa New Zealand by Pacific communities to describe their shared identity across Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, including families with roots in Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and the wider Oceania region.