I'm forever grateful for this amazing opportunity offer from Jun Kim and Samoa Fa'afafine Association to have been able to work with this new project called So Far as a Make-up Artist & Hairdresser for models interviews.
So Far is a project focused on the youth of Fa'afafine and Fa'afatama. It is intended as a mean of communication to help increase the significance and awareness of minority groups equal rights with the youth of Fa'afafine and Fa'afatama from the ages of 18-30 years as the primary target audience, with advocacy for international human rights as the center rationale behind this project. The project also will act as an avenue for the younger generation of Fa'afafine and Fa'afatama to assert their voices to be heard. It will provide a channel of both indirect and direct engagement and participation from the general communities through documentation of real-life stories (Your story 'SO FAR')
The project is based on the concept of storytelling which is design to reflect the positive and negative realities the youth is facing with equal rights, discrimination, and several other interrelated issues. Nevertheless, the project will also serve as a platform to utilize and showcase the skill sets and talents of young Fa'afafine and Fa'afatama of Samoa through the expected activities.