Tōfā Mamao Collective is officially 2 years old as of last month, June. On Friday 10th July 2020, our official website went live! Tōfā Mamao Collective has come a long way, first starting with a group of like-minded people that had a shared interest in advancing the voices of the Pacific Disability Community and their lived experiences, as voices to be respected and taken seriously by our communities, wider public and society.
Tōfā Mamao Collective has committed themselves to some bold key targets. Valuing its unique position not as a traditional service provider, we aim to achieve our key objectives by influencing change through meaningful partnerships and genuine collaborations with like-minded individuals and organisations.
Through its regular monthly meetings, activities and events, Tōfā Mamao Collective provides a platform for young Pacific disabled people to gain valuable experiences and confidence, in preparation for future leadership opportunities.
Resources
Information for Pacific peoples.
Useful posters for your workplace or community.
Information in sign language and easy read formats.
Find out what support is available for individuals, whānau, foreign nationals, and businesses.
Translations of essential information are available in 16 different languages on the COVID-19 website.
Up-to-date Alert Level information is on the COVID-19 website.
The COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Levels 3 and 2) Order 2020 outlines current restrictions and requirements.
Vaka Tautua has a FREE confidential helpline for Pacific peoples' who are feeling stressed, worried, or anxious to call to talk to someone and receive mental health or social services support (if required). The language lines are Cook Is., Samoan, Tongan, English with access to Niuean and Tuvaluan.
Vaka Tautua is a community PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) distributor for disabled peoples in the Auckland region for the Ministry of Health. This is to help make it easier for disabled peoples to get the PPE they need. This is only available to Pacific disabled people, their families and carers.
You can access this PPE by:
- Completing the order form, or
- Contacting Vaka Tautua (0800 825 282 select 6), ILS (0800 625 100) or Taikura Trust (0800 824 5872)
Mālō lava creatives,
Does your work straddle intersections? Is it unclassifiable? Then we want to hear from you!
Lumana'i supports the future of bright, intriguing new work. Touch Compass would like to hear from anyone who has exciting, new projects. We want to support the development and creation of new work. The ideas can be for live performance or a digital work. Lumana'i is our first programme in our commitment to supporting new work that is disability-led.
Expressions open Aug 28th and close Sep 14th, 2020. Please reach out if you have any questions to the team.
Ia manuia,
Pelenakeke Brown(she/her)
Interim Artistic Director
Touch Compass
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Tōfā Mamao Collective is the first collective of Pacific with people's disabilities, their families and carers, in New Zealand. Two years ago the group was formed with the goal of advancing the voice of Pacific disabled peoples and building better connections with disability services.
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Advancing the voices of tagata sa’ilimalo (Pacific disabled people, their families/nofo-a-kainga, and carers/supporters/tautua soifua) in all levels of our society was further strengthened on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th July 2021, when Tōfā Mamao Collective Wellington and Christchurch social hubs were officially launched through the Valuing Lived Experience project, a collaboration between Tōfā Mamao Collective, Vaka Tautua and PIASS Trust, funded by the Ministry of Health.
The purpose of the social hubs is for tagata sa’ilimalo to advocate and promote local issues that impact their daily lives and to connect with each other as well as their natural supports within their wider community.
“Both events were very successful in bringing our Pacific disabled people and our wider Pacific community together. I was very proud to attend both events and was privileged to hear some of our Pacific disabled peoples lived experiences through their personal stories and I am convinced that our regional approach in bringing forth the local leaders that can articulate challenges and solutions for their local area is the right strategy.” said the Tōfā Mamao Collective National Executive Officer, Tunumafono Ava Fa’amoe.
