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Violence prevention
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Le Va for Youth
Dedicated to Pasifika youth to care for your wellbeing.
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FLO: Pasifika for Life
Equipping Pasifika families and communities to prevent suicide.
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Evidence-informed national suicide prevention training
Supporting those who may be at risk of suicide to get the help they need.
LifeKeepers
Mental Wealth
Learning how to look after your mental health creates “Mental Wealth”.
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Engaging Pasifika
New Zealand’s national Pasifika cultural competency training programme.
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Futures that Work Scholarships
Growing Pasifika talent in the mental health and addiction workforce.
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#CatchYourself
Supporting communities to have respectful relationships in times of distress.
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Disability Support
Tools to enhance access & quality
Mental health and addiction
Developing the workforce
Supporting public health
Reducing inequity in health outcomes through workforce development.
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Celebrating 3 years of Le Va’s Niu Wave programme!
The Niu or coconut palm, often called the tree of life among Pasifika people, symbolises resilience and resourcefulness. Its leaves provide shelter and security for homes, its fruits offer nourishment and sustenance, and its trunk is used to build the foundation of a fale or vaka. Every part of the Niu serves as a life-giving resource.
In Le Va’s Niu Wave programme, Pasifika youth strengthen every aspect of their holistic wellbeing - from the physical to the spiritual.
With a strong focus on enhancing mental health, respectful relationships and cultural identity, our leadership programme, like the tree of life, offers tips and tools to support the growth, education and sense of purpose in our youth.
Thank you to MPP for giving Le Va the opportunity to deliver our Niu Wave programme to the Toloa scholarship recipients since early 2022. Our team has been honoured to work with the amazing Pasifika youth. We look forward to showcasing highlights of our programme and its impact in the coming weeks.
#LeVa #NiuWave #IgnitingCommunitiesCreatingChange
Le Va Senior Manager, Tiana Watkins was honoured to share space today with other Indigenous whanaunga at the Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2024 ✨
As a keynote speaker, Tiana presented "Empowering Communities: Le Va LifeKeepers' Culturally Responsive Approach to Suicide Prevention in Aotearoa".
Tiana shared how LifeKeepers fosters Communities of C.A.R.E. (Connect, Ask, Respond, Engage), creating safer, stronger communities across Aotearoa. The successes of Mana Akiaki: LifeKeepers for Māori were shared in addition to an overview of the kaupapa which weaves te reo me ōna tikanga Māori, and empowers whānau to build the courage and confidence to prevent suicide within their communities.
#leva #IWC24 #LifeKeepers
Well deserved Tiana ❤️👏🏽😍
Fabulous Tiana ❤️
Beautiful work Tiana 😍♥️
Awesome sis 🤩🤩
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Nice one Tiana 🌟
"Pacific Nurses: Contributing to the Economy of Care,"
That was theme for the Pacific Nursing symposium 2024. Le Va was honoured to support this symposium in CollaborAction with the Tongan Nurses Association and the Pacific Nursing Section! The event brought together many generations of pacific nurses and inspirational keynote speakers.
Ben Tameifuna, Le Va’s Cultural Lead and Senior Manager for Public Health & Disability, opened up the day by honouring senior nurses with a powerful legacy statement. 🙌 He then highlighted the crucial work Le Va are doing to strengthen the capacity and capability of our Pasifika Public Health Workforce.
Sir Collin Tukuitonga, Associate Dean Pacific at the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, UOA, and Paul Goulter, Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Nursing Organisation, shared valuable insights on leadership and the vital contributions of Pacific nurses to the healthcare sector in New Zealand.
It was inspiring to be in a room filled with Pacific nurses and hear from those with over 40 years of experience to our aspiring students nurses excited to enter the workforce.
We look forward to future CollaborAction in this space!🌺🤎
#LeVa #PasifikaPublicHealth #PasifikaNurses #Legacy #WorkForceDevelopment
Thank you for your leadership in this space Ben Tameifuna 🙏🏾
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We had a great turnout for our very first Niu Wave tertiary workshop tonight.
The Talanoa was powerful and we were encouraged by all the different students that are going to represent our Pasifika communities in STEAM careers in the near future. Our future is in beautiful hands with Pasifika representation on the rise. Malo
Niu Wave is funded by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples as part of the Toloa scholarships program
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Futures that Work Scholarships
Applications are now closed for the 2022 Futures that Work Scholarships. Find out how these scholarships can help you study for a qualification in mental health or addiction support services.
Supporting our Pasifika GPs
Le Va is proud to be partnering with the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Pasifika Chapter to bring to life Fatu o le Ola, a Pasifika approach to wellbeing for our Pasifika GPs.
Fathers Fono workshops open
Registrations are now open for our next Fathers Fono parenting workshop, aimed at bringing our Pasifika fathers together and supporting each other to be the best Dads we can be.
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Checking In: Supporting someone who may be experiencing depression and/or anxiety
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