Strengthening community bonds for positive change
The Samoan proverb ‘O le tele o sulu e maua ai figota’ – collaboration overcomes challenges – captures the essence of Atu-Mai’s work with community mobilisers. Le Va’s Atu-Mai community engagement leads, Taeao Napo and Charles Lavea, have been meeting...
Call to onboard community champions
Le Va’s Atu-Mai violence prevention team hosted a Community Mobilisation Fono in a bid to strengthen collective efforts towards stopping sexual violence and child sexual abuse. The fono (meeting), held in Manukau on 26 June, had ‘Boarding the Vaka’ as its theme,...
Breaking the silence: Recap of the Aotearoa NZ National Family Violence Conference
There was a strong call to action asking the government to pour more investment into rehabilitating people who harm at this year’s Te Pūtake 2024 National Family Violence Conference. The call is for this to sit alongside Te Aorerekura, the National Strategy to...
Connecting for change: Atu-Mai insights from Pasifika fono
‘Celebrating the Transformative Power of Connection’ was the theme for the Pacific Practioners Fono for family violence and sexual violence on 11 April. Members of Le Va’s Atu-Mai team joined other Pasifika practitioners working in the sexual violence and family...