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A project to empower people with disabilities to gain employment through positive lifestyles changes and realising their full potential.

A creative digital resource to combat the stigma and discrimination associated with blind people who are able to lead fulfilling lives.

Project Purpose: Create digital resources to combat the stigma and discrimination associated with blind people who are able to lead fulfilling lives. Ua aofia i le futiafu e tasi. When the river dries up, water is found only in the basin of the waterfall.   Talofa lava, my name is Daniel Te’o and I represent […]

The team at Le Va want to share with you some of the inspirational people who volunteer to be FLO Talanoa facilitators. FLO Talanoa is a community led suicide prevention education programme that is evidence informed, culturally safe and co-designed to be led by Pasifika communities.

Le Va supports FLO Talanoa facilitators to deliver suicide prevention education from within their own communities.

This month we profile FLO Talanoa facilitator, Maria Pasene.

In July Le Va and ACC launched Atu-Mai, New Zealand’s first national violence prevention programme for young Pacific people. The programme has inspired Fuluiole (Yole) Lelaulu to share her story.

This story was written by Innes Logan and published in the Spasifik magazine September 2018 issue.

Culture gives us a sense of belonging, pride and identity and for our young people in New Zealand, the stronger their cultural identity, the stronger their mental wellbeing.

Enter the Connecting to Culture Photo competition to win!