Hainoame Fulivai FOUNDER & INNOVATOR for TAPA TALANOA
MA (Hons) Education & MTF (Emerging Disruptive Technology)
Malo e lelei,
I'm a First generation, New Zealand-born Tongan wife and mother of two teenage daughters. I understand the challenges of being a Tongan woman who breaks away from tradition and faces stigma daily. My family's struggle during the dawn raids influenced my upbringing in a conservative Tongan Wesleyan family in East Auckland. Despite facing many knockbacks in education, family, and career growth, I want to add value to safeguarding intergenerational repository systems for indigenous communities, especially for the Pacific and my own heritage, and Koloa.
My experiences in schooling both in NZ and Tonga have shaped my motivations and interests. My husband and I raised our family in NZ and Australia before returning to Auckland in 2014. I work in Social Innovation and Systems Change, governance boards, and digital advocacy, innovating new platforms to benefit marginalized communities. Im a fluent and competent bilingual Tongan communicator and professional lifelong learner, creator, and life teacher, life maker, and heart holder. I hold an abounding faith central to relationships, motivations, and interests.
I advocate for disadvantaged communities and have a deep passion for understanding culture and practices, including the complex issues that come with wealth systems and ownership. Through my work, I hope to empower Tongan and Pacific women to find strength, encouragement and shared responsibility for their livelihoods.
Faka'apa'apa lahi atu
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