About Us

Pacific Islands Safety & Prevention Project Inc. ('The Project') is based in Massey, West Auckland. We are presently working in two core services, Social Services for Pacific Island families and children and Injury Prevention Services including Education for Pacific Islands Communities and Family Violence awareness.

The Injury Prevention Project provides education sessions in the community in a manner that is culturally appropriate. We provide training to educators using resources to deliver messages in specific languages and session delivery to Pacific Island communities. The Family Violence projects provide education and information at first point of contact. We have counsellors that provide appropriate services to our pacific people and also facilitate men's groups, couples groups, parenting and womens' support groups.

Our Social Services Project covers a wide spectrum of work. This work includes face-to-face counselling, group work, programme delivery, family support services, youth programmes and assisting in the setting up of new ventures and projects within our communities.

We cover issues such as family violence, rape crisis, sexual abuse, parenting skills, suicide, communication skills, budgeting advice and support, family support and advocacy, youth issues, etc. Family Violence issues are prevalent in the work we do.

The youth work we deliver in our community includes delivery of structured programmes, youth camps and workshops. Programme content include health and well-being, confidence, self-esteem, relationships, sexual health, suicide issues, abuse, bullying, family dynamics, cultural issues, family violence and other issues that affect Pacific youth.

To ensure we remain up to date and participate in our communities staff/board members of our organisation is proud to participate and support the following:

• West Auckland Youth Workers Collective
• National Collective of Youth Workers – representative for West Auckland
• Youth Convenor of Vahefonua Tongan Methodist Aotearoa (National)
• Secretary of Youth Coordinators Auckland Manukau Tongan Methodist Parish (17 Churches)
• Participate in the Tupulaki Health Promotions Group
• Board Member for Family Life Education Pasefika (FLEP)
• Board Member for Injury Prevention Network Aotearoa NZ (IPNANZ)
• Auckland Central Injury Prevention Network
• PIPA _ Pasefika Injury Prevention Aukilani – regional Pacific Injury Prevention Group
• Collective Member for Grey Lynn Womens Refuge
• Member for Advisory Group to the Taskforce on Family Violence - Pacific
• Members of National Family Safety Teams Steering Committee
• National Collective of Independent Womens Refuge (scoping Family Violence training for Pacific)
• Auckland Pacific Island Cultural Social Services Providers network
• Chair – Care and Protection Resource Panel – Waitakere & Whenuapai CYFS sites
• Member on the Management Group for WAVES – Waitakere Anti-Violence Essential Services

We enjoy the work we do and are innovative and creative to make things happen for our communities.

We are the host agency for a Child Advocates within our organisation for the Waitakere region. We are presently working alongside Tu Wahine and Banardos who are also hosting two Child Advocates in Waitakere. Both these organisations are part of a collaboration which includes organisations such as Banardos, Womens Centre, and Plunket. We are all members of WAVES which is a network of Family Violence providers in Waitakere.

Our organisation is leading Violence Free Pasefika, a network of pacific peoples who work with our communities in combating Family Violence. Presently the network operates from Auckland and through its members, have links nationally – advisory groups – Pacific Island Advisory Group to the Taskforce of Family Violence, national organisations – National Collective of Independent Womens Refuge s, Injury Prevention Network Aotearoa New Zealand .

We would like to acknowledge the support from our communities, funders and other stakeholders.

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