by Le Va | Apr 6, 2016 | Le Va
Guest blog from Epenesa Olo-Whanga The establishment of Moana Pasefika was initially supported by the Northern Region Support Services (NDSA) to provide support and advice to the Network North Coalition. This coalition was tasked with providing vital links to all...
by Le Va | Apr 6, 2016 | Le Va
Le Va was out in full force again this year at #PolyFest16, with volunteers to help ignite our communities and create that change. It was also an opportunity to engage tens of thousands of Pasifika young people and raise awareness about the right information,...
by Michael Tayler | Mar 1, 2016 | GPS conference, Le Va
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...
by Michael Tayler | Mar 1, 2016 | GPS conference, Le Va
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...
by Michael Tayler | Mar 1, 2016 | GPS conference, Le Va
The focus of our GPS conference in April is not problems, but solutions. In the words of one of our Youth Advisory Komiti members, “we are not problems to fix”. And our young advisors are indeed bringing together people with solutions. We have been blessed to gather...
by Le Va | Mar 1, 2016 | Le Va
Le Va invited Christchurch board member and youth leader Josiah Tuamali’i to write about his experiences in the latest Christchurch earthquakes. You can also read more from him in The Wireless Shake Up series. Josiah is a New Zealand born Samoan who grew up in...
