The event brought together advocates, community leaders, and changemakers committed to advancing safety, healing, and justice for fa’afafine and all survivors across Samoa.
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Welcome to the Brown Girl Woke news hub. Here, we share the latest updates from our on-the-ground programs, celebrate the achievements of our youth, and amplify the voices of those driving positive social change across Samoa.
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BGW Joins Fa’afafine Peer Empowerment Workshop in Solidarity and Action
Brown Girl Woke had the honor of participating in a powerful Peer Empowerment Workshop led by and for fa’afafine voices.
Eco Toa proudly led our Tide Turner Waste Audit
Eco Toa proudly led our Tide Turner Waste Audit alongside Atlas Daughters and Greater Good Youth
Boom Kaisi Ball | Samoa Pride Edition
From the Village to the Runway: Brown Girl Woke Celebrates Fa’afafine Futures Through Ballroom and Education
Commonwealth Scholarship | SHE BUILDS Program
The graduation of our first-ever She Builds cohort.
BGW Supporting Young Women in Sport
Brown Girl Woke and Samoa Football Team Up to Support Young Women in Sport
Eco Toa Club First Event
Proud of Eco Toa Club first event at school leading Tide Turners
Idahobit – The Power of Community
It was a night filled with pride, visibility, and deep community connection.
SPREP Circle Expo Speaking Tide Turners
Future Leaders Rising from Vaiala Beach School.
Brown Girl Woke: Alofa Initiative Launch
A clear mission of The Alofa Initiative is to contextualise populations with diverse SOGIESC within Samoan culture
BGW Presents: The HUSH Musical
Our 16 days of activism musical HUSH funded by UNESCO
16 Days of Activism 2022
During this event we interviewed some players on how can women and sports be part of the solution.
Special Olympics Samoa Mental Health Showcase
We showcased our mental health music number with amazing talented Poka.
Humanitarian Training
Humanitarian training took place for 3 Days at Millenia Hotel
Meeting with Canada Donor for Menstrual Hygiene Program
Canada helped fund 5 women seamstresses to sew 3000 free reusable pads
Chanel College School Visit
The hike of suicide still continues and we made sure to be involved in the lives of our youth
Boxes of Bras Donated to Samoa Cancer Society for Pinktober
Our team has been assuring our community is informed and help raise cancer awareness.
New Zealand Ambassador Gender Equality, Sports and Social Inclusion Visit BGW Office
We had the honour to receive Her Excellence, Louisa Wall to our offices.
Safety Program Poster Display
The purpose of this activity wrapping up our program allowing kids to show their creativity through art
International Coastal Clean-up Day
SPREP made us as youth partner to speak about International coastal clean up day
Suicide Awareness with Gospel Artists
Afi Pasefika Trust Samoa gave us the opportunity to go into schools and speak life
Pacific Feminist Forum 2022
This is the first time a feminist forum is taken place in Samoa.
Donations of Books and Shoes to Schools
Today, our team drove out to donate books and shoes to schools we run our after-school programs.
First After School Poetry program in Falealili College
The purpose of this poetry program is to encourage and teach students that are interested in poetry.
First Training on Basic Knowledge of Climate Change
Our club is expanding with NUS interns and this was our first of many trainings.
First Safety Kids Program St. Theresa Primary School
Safety Kids Program to 8 Primary Schools
Goods and Grocery Shopping for 10 Street Vendors in Our Reading Program.
Street Souljah Project – Goods and grocery shopping for 10 street vendors in our reading program.
2nd Week of Street Souljah Project
We teach these kids how to read and literacy through providing a curriculum to follow.
Brown Girl Woke Tuana’i Grocery Project
We donated boxes of goods and groceries to families of the students participated in our reading program.
AVP Training
AVP (Alternative Violence Prevention) program two-day workshop facilitated by Samoa Returnees Charitable Trust
Coral Reef Planting
For world ocean day, our climate change group underwent training to learn about coral reef planting at Matareva Beach Fales.
Clean Water for Samoa
Providing Families with Safe, Clean Drinking Water
Gems of the South Pacific Xmas Concert 2020
Gems of the South Pacific are holding a very special Xmas concert this year, raising funds to go towards Brown Girl Woke Scholarship programs.
Brown Girl Woke 2020 NZ Xmas Donation Drive
Make Xmas in Samoa brighter for our vulnerable families
90 Day Fiancé ‘Kalani’ Supports Donation Drive for BGW
Samoan reality TV star appeals for donations to local nonprofits
Programme Brings Smiles to Hospitalised Children
BGW Collective Visits to Local Hospital
ANZ Samoa Donates to Brown Girl Woke
ANZ Samoa Helping Local Families
BGW Teams up with Apia International Christian Church
Brown Girl Woke joins forces with Apia International Christian Church to hand out much needed supplies to families finding it hard to make ends meet.
Samoa Feeling Impact of Global Pandemic
BGW Talks with Tagata Pasifika
“I Ask” Poetry Slam Contest
We want to hear the voices of our poets/singers/rappers on this matter, and so we have created a Poetry Slam Contest.
Samoa Based Beauty Salon Donate 100 Masks to BGW
Jib wanted to contribute to our efforts by teaching her daughter how to give back to the community.
Doris Tulifau Speaks with Samoa Police Commissioner on Mass Prison Break and COVID-19
A lot of people had questions about how the police are handling the situation and what they can do to be kept safe during this time
Miss Samoa / Miss Pacific Islands Teams Up with Brown Girl Woke
Continuing on with the vaccination efforts for the children of Samoa
Our After School Program Kids Perform for U.N. Samoa CRC
Children perform for Committee with message
Maluseu Doris Tulifau TedTalk
Doris explains how cultural norms in Samoa make it more important to create safe spaces for those impacted by domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Benefit Concerts in Response to Samoa Measles Epidemic
Support #PrayForSamoa by attending a benefit concert near you!
Medical Supplies Drive for Samoa’s Measles Epidemic
Brown Girl Woke is helping to organise and send over any medical supplies to our country during this time of emergency.
Brown Girl Woke Boys
The young men of BGW had the chance to participate in a program for troubled teens under the Teen Challenge program
External Research
Looking into society, Samoan culture, its values, morality, challenges and how it has greatly influenced the way life is structured for our youth especially.
Pesega College Outreach
This initiative is to allow engagement amongst our young students and enabling them to be open to free expression, team building and safety along with leadership skills
One solitary Life – Charity Concert
The One Solitary Life Concert as in love and support of all lives seeking sole purpose and in dedication to Sexual Assault Awareness month.
Women in Finance
BGW took part in important discussions of budgeting plans and saving for important needs especially future stability.
Earth Hour 2019
In support of Climate change Awareness we hosted our Earth Hour program at Aggie Greys Sheraton
International Women’s Day 2019
A day full of creative workshops and storytelling
American Samoa Alliance
The workshop definitely gave our students safe space to be open about themselves
Women in sports
We held a Conference at Aggie Greys Sheraton Hotel in support of Women in Sport.
Brown Girl Woke Conference featuring Sister’s United NZ in Samoa
Workshops on self development, self esteem, and young women empowerment through median of performance arts, spoken word and siva (dance).
Formation of BGW USP & NUS
These clubs were developed to present a safe space for young university students to gather together, share and support one another.