Le Va’s research shows that Pasifika families and communities thrive when older and younger generations communicate well, and take time to understand each other. It’s when there is a communication breakdown between the generations that it can lead to distress,...
Last month a series of free webinar sessions organised were made available to the community via Youtube, sharing the findings of Two Pasifika research projects selected under the Te Rā o Te Waka Hourua Fund – The Waka Hourua Strategic Research Agenda for Māori and...
Dunedin has 10 newly trained FLO Talanoa Facilitators, after representatives from Otago University, the Southern District Health Board, Te Hou Whanau Services and Waitaki Community Mental Health attended FLO Talanoa training last month. Our new facilitators are based...
Communities across New Zealand were united atop of hills and mountains as a beacon of light for hope in the ‘Lights for Lives’ event on Saturday, 3 September. FLO Talanoa facilitator and Hope Walk organiser Joseph Fa’afiu said the message is simple, and that the...
FLO Talanoa is Le Va’s suicide prevention training programme, developed to be led and delivered by and to our own communities. It is a call to action, designed for sustainability and aligned with Pasifika values of love, respect and reciprocity. Responding to the...