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 at Victoria University she was unwilling to let it sit on a shelf in a library. One of...
Pasifikology is a network of those involved in the Pasifika psychology sector in New Zealand, and was a recipient of the FLO Pasifika Community fund. Pasifikology’s initiative was to develop a postvention online resource. The resource is based upon Motu-Tapu – a...
The ‘Mātua project’ led by Dot Greenfield from Vaka Tautua, builds awareness among Samoan Mātua of the issues being faced by Pacific communities relating to suicide and other challenging issues, such as mental health or intergenerational dynamics. The...
Le Va is very honoured to be working in collaboration with Brainwave Trust, particularly as it is recommended training following on from Le Va’s FLO Talanoa training. We had the privilege of hosting three Brainwave Trust workshops this quarter, equipping our...
Our 17 Pasifika community funded initiatives are nearly all complete. Here’s a summary of the results and a description of all the initiatives. Pasifika engaged: Approximately 5,000 people have been involved or directly impacted by the community funded initiatives....
