This year the Pacific Youth Parliamentary simulation event lead by the Pacific Youth Leadership and Transformation (PYLAT) Council developed its own Bill which included advocating for compulsory mental health education in schools. Le Va commented about it on RadioNZ....
Le Va staff members Apollo Taito and Abba Fidow were fortunate to engage with 20 of New Zealand’s public health leaders about the relevance and application of Pasifika values in public health, and the challenges and strengths of ensuring those values are aligned to...
Earlier this year, Le Va facilitated Le Tautua Alumni leadership programme; “O le ala i le pule, o le tautua (The pathway to authority is through service)”. Le Va supports Pacific leaders to develop their unique cultural leadership perspectives and enhance their...
This year, Le Va offered the Le Tautua Matau Mana Moana (Le Tautua M3) Programme to our most senior leaders from the Pasifika mental health and addictions sector. An intake of 15 senior Pasifika mental health and addictions leaders were selected to undergo the...
The role of Fathers for Pasifika is often talked about in conflicting tones; firm authoritarian versus hard working money earner, strict versus absent. However, in recent times, more attention has been focussed towards fathers, particularly from Pasifika fathers...
Since 2008, Le Va has supported emerging and established Pasifika leaders to develop and grow their unique cultural leadership perspectives and enhance their leadership and management skills. This has been undertaken through the Le Tautua programme. The latest...
