Stories and Impact
Discover inspiring stories from across our programs and find out more about our impact.
Credit: Pacific Sports Partnerships
2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars
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2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars
20 May 2025- Gender
- Multi-sport
- Multi-country
Meet the Team: Meleane Vasitaia Falemaka
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Meet the Team: Meleane Vasitaia Falemaka
1 Oct 2024- Disability
- Table Tennis
- Tonga
Meet the Team: Gabriella Kisapai
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Meet the Team: Gabriella Kisapai
31 Jul 2024- Gender
- Hockey
- Papua New Guinea
Best Director - 2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars
Watch nominees from the Best Director category
Best Disability Inclusion Story
Watch the nominees in the Best Disability Inclusion Story category
Best Messaging - 2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars
Watch the winning video in the category for the Most Outstanding Video for the 2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars.
Best Impact Story Nominees - 2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars
Watch the winning video in the category for the Most Outstanding Video for the 2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars.
Best Series of Videos Nominees - 2025 Team Up Folktale Oscars
Watch the nominees in the Best Series of Videos category
Our podcasts
Pursuing the Olympic dream - Lyenne Nilmo
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Pursuing the Olympic dream - Lyenne Nilmo
6 Jul 2020- Gender
- Multi-sport
- Papua New Guinea
Pursuing the Olympic Dream - Fijiana Captain Luisa Tisolo and Fijiana Head Coach Saiasi Fuli
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Pursuing the Olympic Dream - Fijiana Captain Luisa Tisolo and Fijiana Head Coach Saiasi Fuli
6 Jul 2020- Gender
- Rugby Union
- Fiji
Pursuing the Olympic dream - Nynette Sas
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Pursuing the Olympic dream - Nynette Sas
6 Jul 2020- Leadership
- Multi-sport
- Samoa
All Stories
Sportswomen represent the Pacific at Expo 2020 Dubai
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Sportswomen represent the Pacific at Expo 2020 Dubai
16 Mar 2022- Gender
- Multi-sport
- Multi-country
#IWD Stories: Sport helps me make a positive impact
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#IWD Stories: Sport helps me make a positive impact
11 Mar 2022- Gender
- Hockey
- Vanuatu
#IWD Stories: Sport helps us overcome life’s barriers
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#IWD Stories: Sport helps us overcome life’s barriers
9 Mar 2022- Gender
- Australian Rules Football
- Vanuatu
# IWD Stories : Following in my father’s footsteps
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# IWD Stories : Following in my father’s footsteps
7 Mar 2022- Gender
- Rugby League
- Samoa
Meet the team: Anaise Uatahausi
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Meet the team: Anaise Uatahausi
23 Feb 2022- Disability
- Table Tennis
- Tonga