Founded by the parents of a 15-year-old Tongan girl, who after being diagnosed with cancer wrote a song to encourage all those with the disease to keep on walking.
Her mother, Sina Kami, said the foundation was registered in Tonga last year.
Tae died last year after a three-year battle with cancer.
Mrs Kami said Tae composed the song "Walk On Walk Strong" herself and it was recorded with her playing the guitar.
"After Tae's death, we started a campaign to help other kids with cancer," she said.
Mrs Kami said when Tae was alive she wanted to build a resource centre for other kids in Tonga and Fiji.
"Tae's main dream was to have a resource centre built in Fiji for the children and our main focus is to do that," she said.
Tae lived in Fiji for three months before moving back to Tonga where she passed away.
"On the anniversary of her death, we decided to have a walk in Tonga and Fiji," she said.
Kami said she went to Tonga with her other two daughters and friends and family gathered here to walk. "We raised $12,000 in Tonga and $6000 in Fiji," she said.
She said the money was donated to the children's foundation in Tonga and the foundation yesterday donated $6000 to the Fiji Cancer Society.
Kami said the public donated around half a million dollars for her treatment and now they want her story to help other Pacific families dealing with the same heartache.
Tae was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the jaw, which meant costly specialised treatment in New Zealand back in 2006.
Kami said her daughter was very strong for her age.
Be strong for your kids, mum pleads
by Fiji Times : Friday, November 06, 2009
The mother of a 15-year-old who died last year after being diagnosed with cancer says parents need to be strong for their children.
Sina Kami said her battle had been tough but seeing her daughter's face made her strong.
"As a parent it was a very difficult experience for us to go through but she was very strong," she said.
Mrs Kami said her daughter inspired a lot of people.
"She met a lot of children suffering from cancer in the Pacific and that was why she wanted to do something for them," she said.
She said parents needed to have faith and just walk on, walk strong.
"It is not going to be easy but when you look at your child's face, it just gives you strength to walk on," Mrs Kami said.
She said her daughter left a very strong message with her to be strong.
"It doesn't matter whether we have problems financially or physically I urge all parents to be strong," Mrs Kami said.
She said during her daughter's birthday this year, she invited children in Fiji suffering from cancer and celebrated with them.
Tae Kami died in August last year after a three-year battle with a rare form of cancer of the jaw.
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