What inspires me in my role is when I see whānau develop the courage to change emotions, perceptions, thoughts, beliefs, assumptions and behaviours for their own and others’ physical, mental, social and spiritual growth and happiness.
Tōku Pepeha
Tēnā koutou katoa
Ko ao mārama tūtahi te whenua no reira ko he kirirarau or tea o ahau otirā
I whānau mai ahau i Irāna
I tipu ake au i Hemeika
My country is the whole earth so I am a world citizen
but I was born in Iran, I grew up in Jamaica
E rua ōkū manunga, kōtahi te moana : I have two mountains and one sea
Ko Damavand te maunga kei Irāna
Ko Blue Mountain te maunga kei Hemeika
Ko Caribbean Sea te moana kei Hemeika
My mountain in Iran is Damavand
My mountain in Jamaica is Blue Mountain
My sea in Jamaica is the Caribbean Sea
Ko Bahá’í te hāhi
Ko Zohoori-Dossa tōku whānau
Ko Hadiyyeh tōku ingoa
My religion is Bahá’í
My family is Zohoori-Dossa
My name is Hadiyyeh
Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.