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As the mental health organisation supporting the online gaming spaces at the expo, Le Va were proud to launch our new Mana Restore discord server. The server provides online gamers with mental health information at their fingertips while still in game, covering topics such as anxiety, depression, online bullying, healthy gaming habits and much more.

14 years of Le Va’s Le Tautua emerging leader programme and the first year the programme focused exclusively of youth leadership and growing emerging youth leaders.

With the mental and physical wellbeing of Kiwis such an important focus, Le Va is proud to share a vision with NZR for Pasifika wellbeing and the use of evidence-based, culturally appropriate programmes to improve the health of rugby communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Ribanaia Women’s Group is a Wellington-based Kiribati women’s club that meet regularly and acknowledge the importance of their role as mothers and grandmothers who are instrumental in keeping their Kiribati language and heritage alive for their families and Kiribati communities. Ribanaia Women’s Club were a successful recipient of the 2021 Le Va Pasifika Suicide […]

Applications for the Le Va Suicide Prevention Community Fund will close 6 May 2022. The Le Va Pasifika Suicide Prevention Community Fund initiative uses a strengths-based approach to enhance existing programmes and tap into the resiliency and relationships in Pasifika families and communities. The initiative has a particular focus on Pasifika in New Zealand’s rural, men, rainbow and youth communities, as well as people with lived experience of suicidal behaviour.

Honestly listen. It’s as simple and complex as it sounds. Sometimes we don’t need solutions, we just need someone to listen with an empathetic heart. – Kasi Valu Do we really know what our young people are going through? Le Va had the privilege of connecting with a spoken word winner and leader in the […]