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Forging collaborative partnerships across sectors

  Published: 24 April 2012 by Monique Faleafa

Earlier this month the GPS 2012: Growing Pacific Solutions for our families national fono brought our Pacific communities and mental health, addictions, disabilities and other social sectors together, to work across boundaries on common issues and share innovation.

Culture the key to growing Pacific solutions

The GPS 2012 - Growing Pacific Solutions for our families fono held in Auckland earlier this month brought together over 300 delegates from the health, social services and disability sector for the first inter-sectoral Pacific gathering this year.

Launch of the Le Va Pacific disability cultural competency training programme

The launch of Le Va’s Pacific Disability Cultural Competency Training Programme at the GPS 2012 fono marks an important milestone in the development of Pacific cultural competency training as an effective tool in supporting non-Pacific people to better engage and respond to the needs of Pacific peoples.

Successful first day at GPS conference

Yesterday morning saw a ‘full house’ at Waipuna Conference Centre, with more than 300 people coming together for the GPS Growing Pacific Solutions for our families conference, organised by Le Va.

Pacific scholarships and awards address health workforce shortages

  Published: 03 April 2012 by Monique Faleafa

Nearly $1.7 million will be awarded to more than 220 Pacific people who have chosen to study a health related qualification in 2012.

Training aims to improve Pacific health

  Published: 30 March 2012 by Monique Faleafa

Health and disability professionals will soon be able to gain a better cultural understanding of Pacific peoples via New Zealand’s first ever online cultural training programme.

Pacific health issues under spotlight

  Published: 20 March 2012 by Monique Faleafa

Multiple agencies will meet in Auckland in early April for the first ever conference aimed specifically at addressing mental health, addiction and disability issues within New Zealand’s Pacific community.

Bridging gaps for the Pacific disability sector

Pati Umaga, a poor humble Samoan boy from Wainuiomata is a man on a mission. "My vision for disabled Pacific people is that they build strong relationships with others and feel a part of the community. Our people are standoffish with service providers. It only takes one bad experience to turn them off. We want to access the world and contribute."

GPS 2012 - Growing Pacific Solutions for our families

Sector expectation is growing with just over five weeks until Le Va’s inaugural GPS 2012 national fono with key partners.

Growing Pacific Solutions

  Published: 19 January 2012 by Monique Faleafa

Over the last four years Le Va’s portfolio has expanded to include Pacific workforce development initiatives and national coordination services in Pacific mental health, disability support, general health and addictions.

Awards recipient receives Prime Minister's Pacific Youth Award

When Jessica Papali’i-Curtin, a Pacific Health Workforce Awards recipient, heard that she was among a small group of outstanding, young, Pacific New Zealanders to receive the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award, she felt very humbled.

The place of culture in Pacific youth spaces

  Published: 06 November 2011 by Manase Lua

Le Va hosted the When Culture and Care Connect forum on 10 June 2011. This was the first ever national forum on Pacific cultural competency across all sectors held in New Zealand.

When Culture and Care Connect 2011

The success of Le Va’s Engaging Pasifika cultural competency training programme is generating interest from sectors other than health, like education, corrections and social services sectors.

When Culture and Care Connect fono - key findings

  Published: 19 October 2011 by Manase Lua

Celebrating success

The achievements of the Pacific Health Workforce Awards recipients were celebrated at a ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Health on Friday, 6 May 2011. More than 330 people attended the event at the Dream Centre in Manukau including award recipients’ supporters, cabinet ministers, Ministry of Health officials and Te Pou and Le Va staff. Check out photos taken on the night.

Engaging Pasifika pilot training day

  Published: 02 May 2011 by Manase Lua

Engaging Pasifika is an applied training package aimed at better engagement with Pacific service users and their families. A training pilot was held on 30 April 2010, and the national roll out began in August 2010.

National Pacific Consumer and Family Recovery Conference

Le Va sponsored the inaugural national Pacific consumer and family recovery conference. This was through a successful application by the Waitemata DHB to the Fakatu’amelie Innovation Fund for a one-off grant.