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...
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...
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...
How do you shift a system, sector, services and staff to work differently? This is the challenge that the ‘Supporting Parents, Healthy Children’ initiative faces. Many people using adult mental health and addiction services are parents. This initiative focuses on...
If you have the ability to share, you have the ability to save.” This is something I constantly remind myself when delivering the two-day FLO Talanoa Facilitator training. It is from my personal experience of loss that I am able to provide a ‘familial’ perspective...
By guest contributor Charlizza Harris The Smoke & Mirrors Project is the brainchild of award winning playwright and youth development worker Charlizza Harris who has brought together elements of business, social enterprise, performing arts, youth development and...
