Supakako
Making Dreams Happen
“Our mission is to connect opportunities with the disadvantaged in our villages”
About Us?
Supakako is a social enterprise set up by school dropout, suicide survivor, deportee, Tuala Tagaloa Tusani to help connect opportunities with the disadvantaged people of his village to help make their dreams happen.
This program has now extended to include 3 other villages.
Our “Why”
Dreams & Opportunities don’t have to be impossible.
How you can get involved?
Proceeds from every product/service you buy from Supakako is put towards our work to connect opportunities with the disadvantaged in our villages.
Check out our programs below.
Supakako Farmas
Led by Sala Tovia from the villages of Leauvaa & Fasito’otai
I Love Samoa - Supakako Taxis
Led by Tuala Siuta Mase & Fetu Paleti from the villages of Leauvaa & Vaitele
Supakako Boxing
Our boxing program is an opportunity for young men to learn discipline taught in a village setting.
Fruit is starting to show with the captain of our Team, Alai returning from China with much needed knowledge he can share with the rest of the group.
Undadog
Proud Undadog, is a program developed by our Founder to help raise suicide awareness. Tuala has created a Hairwax called Undadog, proceeds from the sale helps to make magnets with the helpline numbers which we distribute free to school, homes, churches etc
Epis Chicken Libraries
This program was started by 11year old Epi to help build libraries for Primary Schools in Samoa.
We are grateful to have partnered with Fletcher Construction to help us build Libraries. Keep in touch for more updates.
Midnight Chicken
Midnight Chicken Show (11pm NZT) Sunday to Thursday, where we discuss topics such as (Grateful Sunday) (Manday Monday) (Financial Wellbeing Tuesday) (Womens Day Wednesday) & (Lets Hustle Thursday)
Supakako Linwood Rugby Team
Our team is led by inspirational leader Sui Pauaraisa, (Captain Manusina, former Warriors, Kiwi Fern)
Our involvement in the Marist Sevens is to not only give our NZ based player a cultural experience but also to grow the women’s game in Samoa and raise suicide awareness.
We are the 2019 & 2020 Marist 7s Women’s Champions.
Pacific Business Network
What is Pacific Business Network? Pacific Business Network is a social enterprise focused on growing communities through business. We invite you to be part of the PBN vision. Help us promote Pacific innovation, its people, its ideas and its businesses to the world. List your business with PBN and make it easier for customers to find you. www.pacificbusinessnetwork.org
Buy Pacific Made
Buy Pacific Made is an awareness campaign to promote Pacific Made products and services. We are a group of entrepreneurs based in New Zealand with networks throughout the Pacific to promote and endorse Pacific products and services through marketing, sales, merchandising and distribution. www.buypacificmade.com
Our Inspiration
The inspiration behind Supakako is based on the work of Founder & President, Tuala Tagaloa Tusani, a high school dropout, suicide survivor and deportee. Tuala survived a suicide attempt as a 19-year-old and spent months in a wheel chair. At the age of 20 he went back to school and never looked back. He is now using his second chance to raise awareness around suicide awareness and helping people that grew up in communities like himself MAKE their Dreams Happen.
A wise senior Samoa matai said, “E lelei le va’a e gau o folau nai loo le va’a e pala i lalo o le fau.” It literally means, better the canoe that breaks while sailing than the canoe rotting under the fau tree.
