Our mission is to support those we work with to enhance their practice, research, and impact by deepening their understanding of Pacific knowledges, cultures, and communities.
Through culturally grounded, community-led, and strengths-based approaches, Moana Impact Studio helps build respectful, responsive, and transformative engagement with Pacific peoples across education, research, policy, and social change.
MISSION
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
TOFA AMANDA MOORS-MAILEI
Amanda is a Samoan-Australian educator and strategist. With over two decades of leadership in education equity and Pacific advancement, she is a Founding Director of the Australian Pasifika Educators Network (APEN) and Chair of the EPHEA Te Moana Reference Group and has led major initiatives in Australian universities and community contexts.
Her work is grounded in a Samoan worldview, shaped by lived experience, and driven by a vision for education and systems that honour culture, elevate community, and create lasting change.
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We guide organisations to shape strategies, frameworks, and policies that honour Pacific ways of knowing, being, and doing, ensuring cultural integrity from vision to implementation.
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We co-design education, equity, and community programs that reflect Pacific values, respond to community needs, and deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes.
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We support research and evaluation processes that are strengths-based, community-led, and ethically grounded in Pacific knowledge systems and cultural protocols.
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We deliver workshops, keynote sessions, and tailored learning experiences that build your team’s capability in cultural responsiveness, Pacific engagement, and inclusive leadership.
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We create and hold safe, relational spaces for talanoa, collective visioning, and co-designed solutions that build trust and mutual accountability between institutions and Pacific communities.
SERVICES
PARTNER
Partner with us to design culturally grounded programs, develop equity-focused strategies, and build meaningful, respectful engagement with Pacific communities. Moana Impact Studio brings deep expertise across education, policy, and community, ensuring your initiatives are not only inclusive in name, but impactful in practice.
Whether you’re looking to collaborate on a project, engage in strategic consultation, or start a conversation about culturally grounded change, we’d love to hear from you.
At Moana Impact Studio, we value relationships and take the time to understand your context, community, and goals. If you’re ready to work in partnership, grounded in purpose and culture, reach out below.
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