Matalena Fale
‘Aiga Facilitator – Uptempo
Lena (Laulii village, Sāmoa) told us in her interview that her superpower was being non-judgemental and empathetic, and she was not kidding! Lena initially joined TSI through the Te Taiwhanga Rangatahi after working as a Covid-19 contact tracer and she has been using and honing her empathy skills. She makes very thoughtful contributions to the team and also loves connecting with her peers and people in the community.
Lena is now passionate for the wider Pasifika peoples through her front-line work with Uptempo ‘aiga.
She is bilingual in Sāmoan and English and loves Sāmoan dancing. She is pretty good at sports too, including touch rugby but will play volley ball, tag or any sport as long as she knows the rules! Lena lives in Manurewa with her ‘aiga.