Pasifika RiseInvest in Pasifika wellbeing, early.
Pasifika Rise gives Pacific families a culturally safe way to reach mental health and health support before things become a crisis. We are a Pasifika-led charity working across Tamaki Makaurau and Aotearoa, and we are looking for partners who want to move the curve for our rangatahi.
We carry more, and get less help
Pacific peoples face some of the worst mental health outcomes in Aotearoa, yet are among the least likely to be diagnosed or supported early. The gap is access, not need.
Funding that changes the curve
Your investment goes straight to early, culturally safe care for the families least likely to reach it.
Free for our rangatahi
We work to keep youth support free at the point of care, so cost is never the reason a young person goes without.
Seen in 24 to 48 hours
Online assessment usually within 24 to 48 hours, catching distress early instead of at the emergency department.
Grounded in our culture
Built on the Fonofale model, with family, faith and identity part of the care, delivered by a Pasifika GP-led team.
Built to be accountable
Two entities, one mission. Funding can go to the charitable trust, which directs it to the work that needs it most.
Pasifika Rise Charitable Trust
The grassroots arm. It partners with local communities and organisations, holds and directs funding, and focuses on reaching high-needs Pasifika families and rangatahi early.
Pasifika Rise Limited
The clinical service. It delivers the online consults and care. The trust can put funding into this work, so philanthropic support translates directly into appointments for families.
How a dollar moves: a grant to the trust funds clinical time, so a young person who could not otherwise afford it is seen, assessed, and supported, early.
Let us talk
If your foundation invests in young people, equity, or Pacific communities in Tamaki Makaurau, we would love to share our plan and numbers with you.