Stories and Impact
Discover inspiring stories from across our programs and find out more about our impact.
Credit: Pacific Sports Partnerships
Finding Confidence through Sport: Emmanuel Sevara’s Inclusive GymBad Journey
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Finding Confidence through Sport: Emmanuel Sevara’s Inclusive GymBad Journey
14 Apr 2026- Disability
- Badminton
- Papua New Guinea
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
Women in sport: lessons from Samoa
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Women in sport: lessons from Samoa
17 Apr 2023- Leadership
- Multi-sport
- Samoa
How Team Up programs #EmbraceEquity
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How Team Up programs #EmbraceEquity
8 Mar 2023- Gender
- Multi-sport
- Tonga
Meet the Team: Linda Pulsan
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Meet the Team: Linda Pulsan
9 Feb 2023- Disability
- Gymnastics-Badminton
- Papua New Guinea
Sharing safeguarding knowledge among Team Up partners
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Sharing safeguarding knowledge among Team Up partners
8 Feb 2023- Governance
- Multi-sport
- Multi-country
Meet the team: Danny Ten
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Meet the team: Danny Ten
13 Dec 2022- Disability
- Gymnastics-Badminton
- Papua New Guinea