Pacific People Are On the Rise
500,000
Pacific People in NZ by 2032
3rd
Samoan is the 3rd most spoken language in Aotearoa
Source: Ministry for Ethnic Communities
62.3%
of Pacific people in New Zealand
are born in New Zealand
Source: Statistics NZ
$108m
NZ government investment in
Pacific communities' wellbeing
Source: Beehive
But ... Pacific People Are Also Lagging Behind
27%
of Pacific people
complete tertiary education
(compared with 31% of the whole population)
30%
of Pacific people
report not having enough money
(compared with 12% of the whole population)
4.1%
of Pacific people
are self-employed
(compared with 15.4% of the whole population)
338
per 100,000 people in prison
(over 3x the rate for NZ Europeans)
74.5
life expectancy for a Pacific Man
(compared with 79.5 years for the general population)
Source: Ministry of Health
Help is Available
The New Zealand government has committed $108m to improve the lives of Pacific People.
However, help is needed to
empower communities and build capacity.
PEP Bridges the gap
E fofō e le alamea le alamea
(The answer for a community's problems
comes from within that community.)
Samoan Proverb
Pacific Enterprise People (PEP) is a Pacific-owned business
supporting Pacific people and communities
to connect to opportunity.
Here's how we've helped:
Training & Workshops | Community Group Governance
Whau Walking Communities (WWC) is a community group of older Pacific people who regularly gather for exercise and fellowship.
PEP was tasked by Whau Local Board to equip the WWC committee to meet compliance requirements in order to continue to receive local board funding. This included bilingual workshops (Samoan and English) and co-design of easy-to-follow templates for committee meetings.
Consulting | Early Childhood Education
Amata Aoga PIC Avondale (AAPICA) is a well-established ECE (Early Childhood Education) centre in Avondale, West Auckland.
AAPICA approached PEP to assist with relaunching its brand after ten years serving the community. Among other services, including facilitating board-level strategic development for the next ten years, PEP connected AAPICA to technical support available to charities through technology firms such as Google. PEP also supports AAPICA in the implementation of technologies.
Pacific Education Navigator | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has introduced a tranche of funding available to education providers and community groups.
MoE approached PEP to facilitate online group and one-on-one sessions with community and educational groups to help them understand the funding available, the criteria and the application process. PEP helped the MoE connect with new community groups, and led to a rise in the number of applications.
Commercialising Passion | Empower-me Consulting
Valeria Edwards and Sa'e Saena are community managers and administrators who help a lot of people through their work in the Kelston community hub.
Valeria and Sa'e approached PEP to help develop their shared passions into a business, with a brand identity, vision, mission and values and online presence. The result is Empower-me Consulting.
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Believe
Grow
Invest in people
PEP Services for Community & Government
SERVICES
(Bilingual | Samoan + English*)
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Capacity Building
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Training
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Mentoring
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Coaching
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Co-Design
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Facilitation
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Talanoa (Talk) Session Host/Lead
*Other languages available
WHAT IS IT ABOUT
Community Governance
From Committee to Trust
Roles and Goals
Legal Entities
WHO IS IT FOR
Government (Central & Local) with a focus on Pacific People's Outcomes
Grassroots Community Groups
Community Organisations seeking funding