Island Wealth

Achieve your financial goals!

Island Wealth is a financial capability building programme designed to help individuals improve their financial literacy and management skills. The programme has been created by Pasifika, recognising the unique responsibilities within our culture.

Key learning areas

Develop your skills in a range of financial areas:

Budgeting
Creating a financial plan suitable for your family

Pathways to home ownership

How Island Wealth works

We offer in-person, group sessions that walk you through tricky financial topics and give you confidence in managing your money while balancing cultural and family obligations.

It’s all about breaking barriers and ensuring fair opportunities for our Canterbury Pasifika community.

Meet your mentor

Clarissa is our Business Administrator and Financial Capability Mentor.

Raised in Suva, Fiji before moving to Invercargill, she finds real fulfilment in helping Pacific families achieve their goals; even ones that might not seem possible at first.

She says community and collaboration are the key, quoting a Pacific proverb: 'If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together'.

In her spare time, Clarissa enjoys doing arts and crafts, watching documentaries, and baking.