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Guest contributor Fatima Akehurst shares her thoughts and experiences living with low vision, how disability support services have changed over the years and the role of the Faiva Ora Leadership group in bringing the voices of Pasifika with disabilities to the table to address service gaps and issues.

Thursday, 3 December marked the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme for 2015 was “Inclusion Matters” – Access and Empowerment for People of all Abilities. 

Le Va, in partnership with New Zealand Disability Support Network (NZDSN) will deliver three disability focused, Engaging Pasifika Cultural Competency programmes in February 2016.  

My name is Christina Taefu and I am very passionate about health and wellbeing for Pasifika communities. I absolutely love my job in mental health! I was very grateful to attend Le Va’s Engaging Pasifika cultural competency training programme recently.

When a Pasifika person goes to the effort of producing a PhD, there is a strong drive to serve the communities we come from. When Tafa Esther Cowley-Malcolm completed her PhD thesis she developed an app to help young Pasifika families develop their parenting skills.

Pasifika came together recently in the hope of finding the answers to questions unanswered. It is said, “He will heal our broken hearts. He will bestow upon us peace and comfort”. By FLO ambassador Te Hiwi Preston.