Guest blog from Drua Pasifika Addiction Network The Drua executive committee drives the work of the Drua Pasifika Addiction Network. The committee represents a range of stakeholder groups across the alcohol and drug sector, including alcohol and drug services, mental...
E fofo e le alamea le alamea: In our problems lie our solutions.” Le Va is honoured to support influential next generation Pasifika health leaders through the Le Tautua Matau Mana Moana (or M3) Pasifika leadership programme. It was important for the M3 leaders...
The first national conference to address the concerns of New Zealand’s Pasifika youth population will be held in Auckland in April with around 350 professionals from the youth, health and social sectors in attendance. GPS 2016 – Growing Pasifika Solutions for...
Mental health and addictions is a big topic at GPS 2016; it is not only a standalone stream, it also intersects with all parts of our upcoming conference. All three big plenaries at GPS 2016 discuss the issues of mental health and addictions. On day one, the opening...
For the Le Va team, GPS stands for Growing Pasifika Solutions – and is the name for our conference series, which began in 2012. Since that first GPS conference, it has grown and evolved its area of focus; from solutions for the whole of health approach to Pasifika, to...
In the early planning stages of GPS 2016, our Youth Action Komiti prioritised the inclusion of a Visual Arts space at the conference. Given the heavy issues addressed at the conference, being able to enter into a creative space is important, separate from the plenary...