Caroline Kavaefiafi
Kalolaine Kavaefiafi is a dedicated development practitioner from Lapaha Tonga with strong experience in community engagement environmental stewardship and capacity building. She brings a grounded understanding of local culture along with the technical skills needed to support effective community driven programs.
She has contributed to initiatives across monitoring and evaluation reforestation nursery management climate resilience and women and youth engagement. Kalolaine is skilled in coordinating village committees leading training sessions and supporting communities to build practical knowledge that strengthens long term sustainability.
Fluent in both Tongan and English she is an effective communicator who connects local communities with development partners through clear reporting and inclusive facilitation. Her commitment to linking environmental work with livelihood opportunities reflects her passion for sustainable growth and community resilience.
Kalolaine’s leadership skills include cultural insight and hands on experience making her a valuable contributor to projects that strengthen people communities and the environment.
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Katrina Ma'u Fatiaki is a Leadership and Human Rights Specialist with more than 20 years of experience serving in regional organisations, civil society and government. She was appointed in 2025 as a Public Service Commissioner under the Tonga Public Service Act 2002, mandated to oversee recruitment, appointments, promotions, discipline, and performance management across 16 Ministries and 4 agencies.
Dr Ate Moala is Tongan with over 40 years of experience in the health sector, serving as a clinician in hospitals and primary care settings in both New Zealand and Tonga. Her life’s work reflects a deep calling to serve, heal, and strengthen Pacific people—both in body and in spirit.
Christine(Chris) Nurminen has a pioneering spirit and is a Pacific development executive with extensive governance and management experience in the not-for-profit sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is Tongan and the Director of Manava Partners – a consultancy she and her sister co-founded based on seeing the need to support Pacific women to lead. Using her MA(Hons) in Education, Chris has served as a CEO for a Crown-appointed charity, served as Chair on various charitable Boards and she now consults Pacific organizations to support strategy, funding and professional development. Chris values partnerships and the interface between Pacific and Māori women in protecting Pacific languages and cultural identities. She is married with two young children and is a published children’s book author.
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