Pasefika Proud | Rise and Shine

PRODUCER / PATI UMAGA

Rise and Shine aims to address the stigma that sometimes leads to the physical and emotional abuse of disabled Pacific people.

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“It’s time to Rise and Shine, today is a brand new day. For you to realise, you don’t have to be the same. Believe in all the words you pray, and it will come true.”

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Produced by Mr Fonoti Pati Umaga of Banana Leaf 4 Productions and Kanohi ki te Kanohi, the resources had funding support from Pasefika Proud.

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“We agreed to find a creative medium that embraces a youth-oriented approach through music and performance with the aim of raising awareness of the issues for our disabled Pacific peoples, to break down the stereotyping and stigma in having a disability,” says Fonoti.