Jana Ali-Traill is a mental health professional who has worked on the Fiji government’s National Counselling Helpline. She is a counsellor and advocate who works mostly at grassroots using social media to normalise conversations about sex, sexuality, gender and sexual reproductive health for all ages in Fiji and the Pacific.

Manuariki (Riki) Nofo’akifolau is a proud daughter of Oceania navigating life as a sister, mother and aunty to many ‘minions’. She hails from the villages of Holopeka, Koulo (Ha’apai), Ha’asini, Hamula (Tongatapu) with ties to Lakeba, Lau (Fiji). As a Pasifika Youth Specialist, Riki has developed, designed and delivered RSE activations anchored in culture and identity using creative mediums in Health Promotion approaches to initiate meaningful talanoa with Pasifika youth and their families in Aotearoa.

Ms Ruthy Boli is a Social Researcher working with the PNG Institute of Medical Research with over 10 years of professional experience and knowledgeable in the areas of social research, more specifically qualitative, report writing and peer reviewed journals, project management, monitoring and evaluation, human resource management, networking and collaboration, gender and sexuality, HIV&STI, key populations, human rights and gender based violence.