Believe in yourself, have faith and move forward to achieve your dreams says this confident youth.
Twenty five-year-old Seforana Kauata is a proud volunteer at the St John Ambulance-Suva for the past five years.
What he is more proud of and sees as an achievement is his success as a minority in society.
"I being a Rotuman took the challenge to choose and work with an organisation that hardly has any of my people. It has never been hard for me to make friends with other races. It was a challenge for me. I did feel alone in the beginning but I didn't let anything bring me down because I was only focusing on my goals," said Seforana.
He has always been passionate to work for a service organisation.
"I wanted to learn more because that builds on my self-confidence, improves my character and helps me to become a better person in life. I was always interested to learn about St John's first aid and foot-drill. I found it to be very interesting," he said.
As a volunteer, his top priority is to learn and help others.
After four months of joining St John in 2004, Seforana became a member of the Colour Party in the Investiture Service which the President Ratu Josefa Iloilo received the Knight of Saint John at Government House.
In December of the same year, he received the United Nations Award Certificate for outstanding junior champion volunteer's first runner up.
He was also recognised for highest public duty male trophy at St Johns.
Seforana has served for 400 hours in public duties attending sports events like rugby, soccer and hockey tournaments since 2004.
He holds a yellow belt in karate.
He is the sports co-ordinator at New Zealand Pacific Training Centre where he attends school to prepare for sports like rugby, soccer and volleyball for the inter-tertiary games.
"I have achieved all that I had planned to achieve five years ago. It is very important for us to make plans, set goals and then work towards it. Take every opportunity that comes your way. Even if you don't achieve something, it's all right because at least you attempted it and there are no regrets," says Seforana.
Born and bred in Suva boy is the second eldest of his three other siblings.
The proud Rotuman hails from Malhaha in Rotuma.
