Since the mid ‘70s, the Brahma Kumaris have been offering meditation courses and programs on personal development in Australasia. In April 2007, a commitment was made to reach out to neighbouring countries in the South Pacific, offering more people in the region the opportunity to learn meditation and explore personal transformation. We have called this outreach initiative “Pasifika Peace”.
Pasifika Peace Pasifika Peace aims to deliver free-of-charge, courses in Meditation, Inner Leadership, Stress- Free Living, Don’t Get Mad Get Wise, Positive Thinking and a variety of other seminars to Pacific Peoples in a culturally empowering manner and through sustainable programs. It is a joint New Zealand/Australia initiative of the Brahma Kumaris.
During September 2008, Pasifika Peace visited Samoa and Vanuatu to meet with community, government and business leaders, the media, students and local people. The welcoming and positive response has resulted in plans for sustainable follow-up in Samoa and Vanuatu - to teach Meditation, and personal development courses in response to local needs. Subsequently two return visits have been made to Samoa in 2009 and 2010 including a brief visit to Pago Pago; whilst two return visits have been made to Vanuatu in 2010 and 2011.
In 2010 an inaugural visit was made to Tahiti, French Polynesia. The overwhelmingly positive response resulted in a return visit in 2011 and a further visit is planned for neighbouring Noumea, New Caledonia.
During 2011, three further inaugural visits were made to Pacific Countries, namely, Fiji, Tonga and the Solomon Islands. Pasifika Peace was once again, very well received in these countries. In response to invitations to return, planning is underway for future visits.
It is envisaged that Pasifika Peace visits will be made to Papua New Guinea and Kiribati during early 2012.
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