Forging paths of lasting transformative change.
Our story
Honouring those who crossed oceans.
Our parents left everything they knew so their children could flourish. TRAILS carries that legacy forward, walking alongside the next generation.
Honouring heritageBuilding futures.
“Our parents, proud Samoan trailblazers, crossed oceans so their children could flourish. As sons and daughters of the diaspora, we refuse to let that legacy end with us.”
TRAILS stands as a testament that honours a legacy. Our patriarchs and matriarchs of responsibility carried faith, family and culture across the Pacific so that their children could build lives of dignity in a new homeland.
We wield our gifts to mentor, guide, protect and build up the next generation, here in our adopted homeland Australia and throughout the South Pacific. This is service (tautua) and legacy (gafa) in plain sight: honouring the fathers and mothers who built it, strengthening families today, and securing futures for tomorrow.
Honour those who built it. Strengthen families today. Secure futures for tomorrow.
The name
A family legacy, built into the name.
TRAILS is more than a word. It carries the family and the mission it was founded on.
- TTasi
- RRopati
- AAction for
- IImpact
- LLegacy in the
- SSouth Pacific
Why we exist
You do not have to cross an ocean to change a life.
The challenges facing Pacific families in Australia are real: young people finding their footing between two cultures, families under pressure, and workers far from home. TRAILS meets these needs the Samoan way, through relationship, respect and steady presence.
We collaborate with schools, churches, businesses and community organisations to create sustainable, long-term impact, so households are steady today and hopeful for tomorrow.
See how we help
Where we are going
Our vision and mission.
To contribute and create enduring ecosystems.
Today
The generation our parents crossed oceans for.
fa'aSamoa
The values that guide us.
The Samoan way shapes how we work, not just what we do.
AigaFamily
The extended family is the centre of everything we do.
TautuaService
Status is earned through service to others, not wealth.
Fa'aaloaloRespect
We honour elders, youth and one another with dignity.
AlofaLove
Compassion and care are the ground we stand on.
LotuFaith
Our work is grounded in faith, lived plainly and warmly.
GafaLegacy
We honour the genealogy and journey that brought us here.
Our aiga
Led by family. Rooted in service.
TRAILS is guided by the Ropati and Tasi families, giving their time and gifts in service (tautua) to community.
Board of Directors
Sia Ropati
Managing Director
Michael Ropati
Director
Lama Tasi
Director
Emily Tasi
Director
Tautalatasi Tasi
Director
Our Team
Faatali Tasi
Secretary
Lourdes Brain
Marketing Lead
Portraits are being confirmed with the family.
Walk this trail with us.
Whether you give, volunteer or partner, you help chart the course.